On Fri, 2008-10-03 at 14:47 -0700, Eric Shubert wrote: > Alan Dayley wrote: > > On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Eric Shubert wrote: > >> What you describe sounds nonsensical to me. Sounds like you want to use > >> Linux authentication in addition to a windows domain controller. That'd be > >> like trying to use 2 different domain controllers together. I don't see how > >> you can keep your windows DC and still have samba do authentication separate > >> from that (unless you do peer-to-peer type authentication, which would be > >> security = share). I think samba is designed to either work independently > >> (entirely), or work together with a domain controller. I could be wrong > >> though (it's been known to happen). ;) > >> > >> You might want to read up on samba server types: > >> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.html > > > > Maybe what we need to do cannot be done with Samba, which I am willing > > to entertain. > > > > We have a certain class of business data that must be completely > > restricted from all but a specific list of users. For specific > > reasons the restricted people include the IT department. If > > authentication of users is controlled by the domain controller, the IT > > department has indirect control over the data. So this share cannot > > have authentication by the domain. > > > > (I'm ignoring the fact that SMB is not a secure data protocol over the > > wire. That is very important but, for the moment, is being > > selectively ignored.) > > > > So we want the Samba server to be a stand-alone server. Each allowed > > user will have a Linux user defined on the server. When a user wants > > to get to the data, they connect to "\\SpecialServer\restricted", > > enter their Linux user ID and password and connect to the share. > > > > Are you saying this operational configuration is not possible or just > > a bad idea? > > Sounds like it'd be possible using Share-Level Security "security = share". > See > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ServerType.html#id2552417 > ---- NO - don't use security = share Craig --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss