-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dominik Schuppli wrote: | Hello everyone, | | I've been wondering if NT and UNIX username mapping can | be done directly via the SAM database instead of | the 'username map = <filename>' option in smb.conf. | | The problem with 'username map' files is that the | mappings seem to work only in one direction, namely | from NT towards UNIX usernames. However, I'd like | to achieve a true, bi-directional one-to-one | mapping, e.g. between UNIX username 'root' and NT | username 'Administrator'.
What would you expect by "going in the reverse direction"? Can you give me an example? | The command 'pdbedit -Lv <username>' shows separate fields | for both UNIX and NT usernames. (I'm using the tdbsam | backend, btw.) Will Samba operate correctly if those | entries contain different usernames? I think the nt user name is essentially unused. | I've enhanced 'pdbedit' on my system so that it | allows manipulation of the 'NT username' field. Is this smart | or stupid? I haven't yet had the opportunity to try | this in a working Samba environment. Maybe someone | has technical advice or knowledge on what I'm trying to do? cheers, jerry ===================================================================== Alleviating the pain of Windows(tm) ------- http://www.samba.org GnuPG Key ----- http://www.plainjoe.org/gpg_public.asc "There's an anonymous coward in all of us." --anonymous -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDi03sIR7qMdg1EfYRAm0pAKDUSLwpiYRbIgXmkEnaf+2QQm04NACg3Vrk MkEzA6V2lqGShw8AJNR3FBg= =Htvj -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba