[Samba] Using machine account credentials for issuing standalone ldap queries against a Windows 2000 Active Directory server

2007-09-11 Thread Raj Pagaku
Hello All,

This might come across as a rather strange and interesting question related to 
using machine account credentials to issue standalone ldap queries against an 
Active Directory server.

We are using Samba and use 'ads' mode to join the machine onto the Active 
Directory (net ads join).  Once the machine is joined to the domain, we do not 
have access to the username and password that was used to join the machine on 
the Active Directory server.  Also we do not have access to any other username 
and password on the AD server.  Hence we use the machine account credentials 
(password that is available in the 'secrets.tdb') to perform ldap queries 
against the AD server (we have appropriate scripts to fetch the credential from 
the file).  We can invoke standard 'ldapsearch' using the machine account 
credentials and perform ldap queries on the AD server.
 
This works completely fine without any issues when we have joined a Windows 
2003 Active Directory server.  
 
However when we join a Windows 2000 Active Directory server the machine account 
credentials don't work.  The password always seems to be invalid when used with 
ldapsearch.  The machine has joined the domain and queries can be performed 
with a normal username and password but not with the machine account username 
and password.

Also this does not seem to be any Samba version specific - we observe this on 
both 3.0.23c as well as 3.0.25a.
 
Does anyone know why the machine account credentials doesn't work when used in 
stand alone ldap queries against a Windows 2000 AD server?
 
Thanks in advance for any input that might help in addressing this issue.
 
Regards
Raj Pagaku

P.S: I had sent this email to samba-technical by mistake.
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[Samba] Use tcp while fetching kerberos tickets

2007-09-07 Thread Raj Pagaku
Hello,

We are running samba version 3.0.25a and Heimdal 0.6.3 for kerberos.

With 3.0.25a version of Samba, we observe that if we are attempting to
join our primary domain in ADS mode and the Active Directory happens to
be the closest DC, samba creates its own local private krb5 conf file
and overrides the KRB5_CONFIG environment variable
[create_local_private_krb5_conf_for_domain() is invoked from function
ads_dc_name() in file libsmb/namequery_dc.c]

Is there a specific reason for creating a custom krb5 conf file instead
of using the default krb5 conf or the conf file specified in the
environment variable KRB5_CONFIG when the 'net ads join' is invoked?
Nothing wrong with creating a custom file but wanted to understand the
technical reason behind it.

There is however one issue with the contents of the private krb5 conf
file generated.  The generated file has a kdc line of the following
format:

   kdc = 

Since the KRB5_CONFIG variable is over-ridden there is no way to inform
samba to use 'tcp' for fetching Kerberos tickets.

We used to run the 'net ads join' by providing path to a krb5.conf file
that had a kdc line of the following format:

   kdc = tcp/

and this worked fine in older versions (3.0.23c) since a custom krb5
conf file was not created.

Our environment does not allow udp kerberos traffic.  How can we inform
the kerberos ticketing code in samba to use 'tcp' instead of 'udp'?

Thanks
Raj Pagaku

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RE: [Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc join

2007-08-19 Thread Raj Pagaku
Jerry,

Thanks for your response.  Any specific reason why 'net rpc join'
doesn't support it?

Since we needed this functionality (customer didn't like it when we said
we don't support that :)), we wrote a small function that utilizes
smbldap_xxx routines.  Specifically our small function utilizes the
following smbldap_xxx routines:

smbldap_set_mod - to set 'cn', 'sAMAccountName', 'objectClass',
'userAccountControl'.
smbldap_init - to initialize the connection with AD server
smbldap_set_creds - set the credentials for the connection
smbldap_add - to precreate the machine account object in the location.

Please let me know if we are doing something fundamentally wrong.

I will be happy to submit the patch to samba group or to anyone who
requires it.

Regards
Raj Pagaku


> -Original Message-
> From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 2:12 PM
> To: Raj Pagaku
> Cc: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc
join
> 
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> Raj Pagaku wrote:
> 
> > We are using samba-3.0.25a and we want to join our
> > system onto the Active Directory server in a
> > specific location.  The argument 'createcomputer'
> > is exactly what we want and it works perfectly when we
> > do a 'net ads join' but fails when we do a 'net rpc join'.
> > The computer object always gets created in the
> > 'Computers' folder.
> >
> > Looking at the code it appears that the 'net rpc join'
> > doesn't support the 'createcomputer' argument.  Is there a
> > specific reason why it isn't supported?  Are there plans to
> > support the 'createcomputer' argument in the 'net rpc join'
> > command in any future releases?
> 
> No.  Net rpc join does not support creating the machine in
> a specific OU.  That is a AD-specific operation.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
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RE: [Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc join

2007-08-06 Thread Raj Pagaku
Hello,

Any suggestions or pointers from the folks would be highly appreciated.
I didn't attach smb.conf since this was a generic question.

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Raj Pagaku

> -Original Message-
> From: Raj Pagaku
> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 2:45 PM
> To: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc join
> 
> Hello,
> 
> We are using samba-3.0.25a and we want to join our system onto the
> Active Directory server in a specific location.  The argument
> 'createcomputer' is exactly what we want and it works perfectly when
we
> do a 'net ads join' but fails when we do a 'net rpc join'.  The
computer
> object always gets created in the 'Computers' folder.
> 
> Looking at the code it appears that the 'net rpc join' doesn't support
> the 'createcomputer' argument.  Is there a specific reason why it
isn't
> supported?  Are there plans to support the 'createcomputer' argument
in
> the 'net rpc join' command in any future releases?
> 
> Thanks
> Raj Pagaku
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[Samba] Argument createcomputer does not work in net rpc join

2007-08-03 Thread Raj Pagaku
Hello,

We are using samba-3.0.25a and we want to join our system onto the
Active Directory server in a specific location.  The argument
'createcomputer' is exactly what we want and it works perfectly when we
do a 'net ads join' but fails when we do a 'net rpc join'.  The computer
object always gets created in the 'Computers' folder.

Looking at the code it appears that the 'net rpc join' doesn't support
the 'createcomputer' argument.  Is there a specific reason why it isn't
supported?  Are there plans to support the 'createcomputer' argument in
the 'net rpc join' command in any future releases?

Thanks
Raj Pagaku
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RE: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set servicePrincipalNames

2006-11-10 Thread Raj Pagaku
Thanks Jerry for your response as well as the useful link to the
reference article.

Once I delegated the following Permissions' for the specific 'Domain
User' on the 'Computer Objects' on my AD server, I was able to join the
Samba system to the domain.

Permissions Delegated via the 'Delegation Control Wizard':
1> Allow 'Write DNS Host Name Attributes' property
2> Allow 'Write Service Principal Name' property

I am sharing the steps I performed on my Windows 2003 AD server for
benefit of others:

* Invoke the 'Delegate Control Wizard' for the 'Computers'
* Add the specific 'Domain User' to the 'Selected users and groups'.
* Create a custom task to delegate.
* Select the 'Computer Objects'
* Select the 'Property-Specific'. Then select the 'Write dNSHostName'
and the 'Write servicePrincipalName'
* Finish your task

If there are any known side-effects of delegating these permissions,
please let me know.

Thanks
Raj Pagaku

> -Original Message-
> From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 11:16 AM
> To: Raj Pagaku
> Cc: Jean-Vincent BAYARRI; samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set
> servicePrincipalNames
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> Raj Pagaku wrote:
> > Thanks Jerry for your response.  It is case (b).  The fqdn of the
local
> > machine is set to a domain outside the AD domain name and the user
> > credentials being used is 'Domain User' and not a 'Domain Admin'.
> >
> > Do we need 'Domain Admin' if the local machine domain is outside the
AD
> > domain name?  Is this a restriction that will be addressed in the
near
> > future?
> 
> This is an AD restriction on the default security assigned
> to a computer object.  When a non-admin is given the right
> to join a specific machine to the domain, that user is only
> granted validated write access to thye DnsHostName and
> servicePrincipalName attributes.  A Windows XP box would fail
> to join the domain in the same way.
> 
> This doc explains it:
> http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-
> us/ad/ad/control_access_rights.asp
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
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RE: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set servicePrincipalNames

2006-11-10 Thread Raj Pagaku
Thanks Jerry for your response.  It is case (b).  The fqdn of the local
machine is set to a domain outside the AD domain name and the user
credentials being used is 'Domain User' and not a 'Domain Admin'.

Do we need 'Domain Admin' if the local machine domain is outside the AD
domain name?  Is this a restriction that will be addressed in the near
future?

Thanks
Raj

> -Original Message-
> From: Gerald (Jerry) Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:21 AM
> To: Raj Pagaku
> Cc: Jean-Vincent BAYARRI; samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set
> servicePrincipalNames
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> Raj Pagaku wrote:
> 
> >>> wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uolympus
> >>> olympus's password:
> >>> Using short domain name -- CHILD1
> >>> Failed to set servicePrincipalNames. Please ensure that
> >>> the DNS domain of this server matches the AD domain,
> >>> Or rejoin with using Domain Admin credentials.
> >>> Disabled account for 'WSA29' in realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'
> 
> Either (a) the fqdn of the local machine (the one you are joining to
> the domain) is not set correctly or (b) is set to a domain
> outside the AD domain name and you are not a domain admin.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
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RE: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set servicePrincipalNames

2006-11-08 Thread Raj Pagaku
I tried the suggested solution and i still run into the same issue (Further 
searching in the Samba list led me to another thread where the same solution 
was proposed, don't know whether that worked for the thread originator)

wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uolympus
olympus's password:
Using short domain name -- CHILD1
Failed to set servicePrincipalNames. Please ensure that
the DNS domain of this server matches the AD domain,
Or rejoin with using Domain Admin credentials.
Disabled account for 'WSA29' in realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'

After I execute the above command, I see that my system is listed in the AD 
server 'Computer' list but has a red 'x' symbol to indicate that it is disabled.

However if I execute the command 'net ads status -s /etc/samba/smb.conf 
-Uolympus' after the 'net ads join' command, I am able to retrieve status 
information properly.

-Raj

> -Original Message-
> From: Jean-Vincent BAYARRI [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 12:22 AM
> To: Raj Pagaku
> Cc: samba@lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set
> servicePrincipalNames
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I also run FreeBSD 6.1 (and also experience a lot of trouble with
> version 3.0.23c...)
> 
> For your problem you should check your /etc/hosts.
> It must have the "CHILD1.AD.WGA" as fqdn for your IP like this:
> 
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx   CHILD1.AD.WGA   CHILD1 alias1 alias2 ... aliasN
> 
> Le Tue, Nov 07, 2006 at 02:56:29PM -0800, Raj Pagaku a écrit :
> > Hello,
> >
> > We recently upgraded to the latest Samba3 version v3.0.23c. If the Samba
> > system and the AD belong to the same domain, I am able to perform a 'net
> > ads join' by supplying either a 'Domain Admins' or a 'Domain Users'
> > credential.
> >
> > However if the Samba system and the AD belong to different domain, I can
> > perform the 'net ads join' by supplying a 'Domain Admins' credential but
> > not a user belonging to 'Domain Users'.  If the user belongs only to the
> > 'Domain Users', I get the 'Failed to set servicePrincipalNames' error.
> >
> > Samba System domain = WGA
> > AD Server domain = CHILD1.AD.WGA
> >
> > wsa29:] winbindd -V
> > Version 3.0.23c
> >
> > wsa29:] hostname
> > wsa29.wga
> >
> > wsa29:] klist
> > Credentials cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_0
> > Principal: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> >   Issued   Expires  Principal
> > Nov  7 14:31:19  Nov  8 00:31:19  krbtgt/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Nov  7 14:32:07  Nov  8 00:31:19  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > wsa29:] cat smb.conf
> > [global]
> >workgroup = CHILD1
> >server string = Samba Server
> >load printers = yes
> >log file = /var/log/samba.log.%m
> >lock directory = /var/run/locks
> >pid directory = /var/run/locks
> >max log size = 100
> >security = ads
> >password server = child1-server.child1.ad.wga
> >realm = CHILD1.AD.WGA
> >encrypt passwords = yes
> >smb passwd file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smbpasswd
> >socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> >dns proxy = no
> >winbind uid = 1-2
> >winbind gid = 1-2
> >winbind enum users = yes
> >winbind enum groups = yes
> >
> > wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uadministrator
> > administrator's password:
> > Using short domain name -- CHILD1
> > Joined 'WSA29' to realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'
> >
> > wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uolympus
> > olympus's password:
> > Using short domain name -- CHILD1
> > Failed to set servicePrincipalNames. Please ensure that
> > the DNS domain of this server matches the AD domain,
> > Or rejoin with using Domain Admin credentials.
> > Disabled account for 'WSA29' in realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'
> >
> > Here the user 'administrator' belongs to 'Domain Admins' and the user
> > 'olympus' belongs to 'Domain Users'.
> >
> > Shouldn't I be able to use a 'Domain Users' account to perform the 'net
> > ads join' operation in 3.0.23c? Or is this restricted to both Samba
> > system and AD server being on the same domain?
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > -Raj
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[Samba] Samba v3.0.23c + FreeBSD 6.1 - Failed to set servicePrincipalNames

2006-11-07 Thread Raj Pagaku
Hello,

We recently upgraded to the latest Samba3 version v3.0.23c. If the Samba
system and the AD belong to the same domain, I am able to perform a 'net
ads join' by supplying either a 'Domain Admins' or a 'Domain Users'
credential.

However if the Samba system and the AD belong to different domain, I can
perform the 'net ads join' by supplying a 'Domain Admins' credential but
not a user belonging to 'Domain Users'.  If the user belongs only to the
'Domain Users', I get the 'Failed to set servicePrincipalNames' error.

Samba System domain = WGA
AD Server domain = CHILD1.AD.WGA

wsa29:] winbindd -V
Version 3.0.23c

wsa29:] hostname
wsa29.wga

wsa29:] klist
Credentials cache: FILE:/tmp/krb5cc_0
Principal: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

  Issued   Expires  Principal
Nov  7 14:31:19  Nov  8 00:31:19  krbtgt/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Nov  7 14:32:07  Nov  8 00:31:19  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

wsa29:] cat smb.conf
[global]
   workgroup = CHILD1
   server string = Samba Server
   load printers = yes
   log file = /var/log/samba.log.%m
   lock directory = /var/run/locks
   pid directory = /var/run/locks
   max log size = 100
   security = ads
   password server = child1-server.child1.ad.wga
   realm = CHILD1.AD.WGA
   encrypt passwords = yes
   smb passwd file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smbpasswd
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY
   dns proxy = no
   winbind uid = 1-2
   winbind gid = 1-2
   winbind enum users = yes
   winbind enum groups = yes

wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uadministrator
administrator's password:
Using short domain name -- CHILD1
Joined 'WSA29' to realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'

wsa29:] net ads join -s /etc/samba/smb.conf -Uolympus
olympus's password:
Using short domain name -- CHILD1
Failed to set servicePrincipalNames. Please ensure that
the DNS domain of this server matches the AD domain,
Or rejoin with using Domain Admin credentials.
Disabled account for 'WSA29' in realm 'CHILD1.AD.WGA'

Here the user 'administrator' belongs to 'Domain Admins' and the user
'olympus' belongs to 'Domain Users'.

Shouldn't I be able to use a 'Domain Users' account to perform the 'net
ads join' operation in 3.0.23c? Or is this restricted to both Samba
system and AD server being on the same domain?

Thanks in advance

-Raj
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