Samba Primary Domain Controler rhel5.5

                                                        

1. Configure DNS than configure samba PDC

# yum install samba*

#vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

#In Global settings:

Workgroup =shashi.com

server string = samba # hostname to identify

netbios name = samba

#Domain controller option:

security = user

passdb backend =tdbsam

domain master = yes

domain logons = yes

logon path = \\%L\profile\%U

#Browser Control options

local master =yes

os level = 33

preferred master = yes

#Share definitions

[netlogon]

path = /home/netlogon

browseable = yes

writable = no

[profiles]

path = /home/profiles

create mask = 0755

directory mask = 0755

writable = yes

# save file

create directory:

#mkdir -m 1777 /home/profiles

#mkdir -m 1777 /home/netlogon

Adding a group with group ID 200

#groupadd -g 200 machine

Creating user (unicom) to login, here unicom is name of client machine name and joining unicom into group ID 200.

#useradd -d /dev/null -g 200 -s /sbin/nologin unicom$

#smbpassswd -m -a unicom

or

#smbpasswd -a unicom

#smbpasswd -a root (Give to password for root)

#service smb restart

#chkconfig smb on

Create, enable samba user to login in windows macine

#useradd ashutosh

#smbpasswd -a ashutosh

#smbpasswd -e ashutosh (user check)

#service smb restart

#chkconfig smb on