Hello was wondering if someone could help with a small project!!!!!!.

I am developing a Dialin/RAS system for my company and all initial connections across ppp and vpn work great (server is W2003).

The file server for users accessing the system is running on RH7.2 with samba enabled.

I have enabled password server authorization and added the desired IP for the Win domain controller, this I was hoping with then allow users to access there directory structure.

NO joy as yet.

I have therefore simply added the same username and password for both access to the domain and also samba shares.

Access to the domain and samba is by the following method:

domainname\username
password

this works great and only allows access to the users area.

I am therefore looking for a way to simply have users accessing the domain i.e windows and then be able to access there shares without having to logon again to samba shares.

I hope this makes sense have been working on it since last night and need some beer and rest.

Many thanks

Chris H

Sorry forgot to include that the samba server is running across 2 subnets.

You need security=domain instead of security=server. You will also need to create a machine account in Server Manager on your NT Domain Controller, and join the Samba server to the NT Domain using:
smbpasswd -j NT -r PDC

I also suggest using winbindd instead of managing a smbusers file for UNIX-to-NT username mappings, in case you aren't already. Winbindd is configured adding two UID & GID ranges in smb.conf, and modifying /etc/nsswitch.conf to allow the 'passwd' & 'group' databases to also be read from the NT DC and act as though the NT users were local to the Linux machine. Works like a dream.

Many thanks, ill give it ago when I return to work on Monday.

Chris H