docs-xml/Samba3-HOWTO/TOSHARG-Passdb.xml

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   3 <chapter id="passdb">
   4 <chapterinfo>
   5         &author.jelmer;
   6         &author.jht;
   7         &author.jerry;
   8         &author.jeremy;
   9         <author>&person.gd;<contrib>LDAP updates</contrib></author>
  10         <author>
  11                 <firstname>Olivier (lem)</firstname><surname>Lemaire</surname>
  12                 <affiliation>
  13                         <orgname>IDEALX</orgname>
  14                         <address><email>olem@IDEALX.org</email></address>
  15                 </affiliation>
  16         </author>
  17
  18         <pubdate>May 24, 2003</pubdate>
  19 </chapterinfo>
  20 <title>Account Information Databases</title>
  21
  22 <para>
  23 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
  24 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
  25 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
  26 <indexterm><primary>ldapsam</primary></indexterm>
  27 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
  28 <indexterm><primary>single repository</primary></indexterm>
  29 The three passdb backends that are fully maintained (actively supported) by the Samba Team are:
  30 <literal>smbpasswd</literal> (being obsoleted), <literal>tdbsam</literal> (a tdb-based binary file format),
  31 and <literal>ldapsam</literal> (LDAP directory).  Of these, only the <literal>ldapsam</literal> backend
  32 stores both POSIX (UNIX) and Samba user and group account information in a single repository. The
  33 <literal>smbpasswd</literal> and <literal>tdbsam</literal> backends store only Samba user accounts.
  34 </para>
  35
  36 <para>
  37 In a strict sense, there are three supported account storage and access systems. One of these is considered
  38 obsolete (smbpasswd). It is recommended to use the <literal>tdbsam</literal> method for all simple systems. Use
  39 <literal>ldapsam</literal> for larger and more complex networks.
  40 </para>
  41
  42 <para>
  43 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
  44 <indexterm><primary>account storage mechanisms</primary></indexterm>
  45 <indexterm><primary>account storage system</primary></indexterm>
  46 <indexterm><primary>user and trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
  47 <indexterm><primary>machine trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
  48 <indexterm><primary>computer accounts</primary></indexterm>
  49 <indexterm><primary>interdomain trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
  50 In a strict and literal sense, the passdb backends are account storage mechanisms (or methods) alone. The choice
  51 of terminology can be misleading, however we are stuck with this choice of wording. This chapter documents the
  52 nature of the account storage system with a focus on user and trust accounts. Trust accounts have two forms,
  53 machine trust accounts (computer accounts) and interdomain trust accounts. These are all treated as user-like
  54 entities.
  55 </para>
  56
  57 <sect1>
  58 <title>Features and Benefits</title>
  59
  60 <sect2>
  61         <title>Backward Compatibility Account Storage Systems</title>
  62
  63 <variablelist>
  64         <varlistentry><term>Plaintext</term>
  65                 <listitem>
  66                         <para>
  67 <indexterm><primary>plaintext</primary></indexterm>
  68 <indexterm><primary>plaintext authentication</primary></indexterm>
  69 <indexterm><primary>/etc/passwd</primary></indexterm>
  70 <indexterm><primary>/etc/shadow</primary></indexterm>
  71 <indexterm><primary>PAM</primary></indexterm>
  72                         This isn't really a backend at all, but is listed here for simplicity.  Samba can be configured to pass
  73                         plaintext authentication requests to the traditional UNIX/Linux <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and
  74                         <filename>/etc/shadow</filename>-style subsystems.  On systems that have Pluggable Authentication Modules
  75                         (PAM) support, all PAM modules are supported. The behavior is just as it was with Samba-2.2.x, and the
  76                         protocol limitations imposed by MS Windows clients apply likewise. Please refer to <link
  77                         linkend="passdbtech">Technical Information</link>, for more information regarding the limitations of plaintext
  78                         password usage.
  79                         </para>
  80                 </listitem>
  81         </varlistentry>
  82
  83         <varlistentry><term>smbpasswd</term>
  84                 <listitem>
  85                         <para>
  86 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
  87 <indexterm><primary>LanMan passwords</primary></indexterm>
  88 <indexterm><primary>NT-encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
  89 <indexterm><primary>SAM</primary></indexterm>
  90                         This option allows continued use of the <filename>smbpasswd</filename>
  91                         file that maintains a plain ASCII (text) layout that includes the MS Windows
  92                         LanMan and NT-encrypted passwords as well as a field that stores some
  93                         account information. This form of password backend does not store any of
  94                         the MS Windows NT/200x SAM (Security Account Manager) information required to
  95                         provide the extended controls that are needed for more comprehensive
  96                         interoperation with MS Windows NT4/200x servers.
  97                         </para>
  98
  99                         <para>
 100                         This backend should be used only for backward compatibility with older
 101                         versions of Samba. It may be deprecated in future releases.
 102                         </para>
 103                 </listitem>
 104         </varlistentry>
 105 </variablelist>
 106
 107 </sect2>
 108
 109 <sect2>
 110 <title>New Account Storage Systems</title>
 111
 112 <para>
 113 Samba introduces a number of new password backend capabilities.
 114 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>tdbsam</secondary></indexterm>
 115 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>ldapsam</secondary></indexterm>
 116 </para>
 117
 118 <variablelist>
 119         <varlistentry><term>tdbsam</term>
 120                 <listitem>
 121                         <para>
 122 <indexterm><primary>rich database backend</primary></indexterm>
 123 <indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
 124 <indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
 125                         This backend provides a rich database backend for local servers. This
 126                         backend is not suitable for multiple domain controllers (i.e., PDC + one
 127                         or more BDC) installations.
 128                         </para>
 129
 130                         <para>
 131 <indexterm><primary>extended SAM</primary></indexterm>
 132 <indexterm><primary>TDB</primary></indexterm>
 133 <indexterm><primary>binary format TDB</primary></indexterm>
 134 <indexterm><primary>trivial database</primary></indexterm>
 135 <indexterm><primary>system access controls</primary></indexterm>
 136 <indexterm><primary>MS Windows NT4/200x</primary></indexterm>
 137                         The <emphasis>tdbsam</emphasis> password backend stores the old <emphasis>
 138                         smbpasswd</emphasis> information plus the extended MS Windows NT/200x
 139                         SAM information into a binary format TDB (trivial database) file.
 140                         The inclusion of the extended information makes it possible for Samba
 141                         to implement the same account and system access controls that are possible
 142                         with MS Windows NT4/200x-based systems.
 143                         </para>
 144
 145                         <para>
 146 <indexterm><primary>simple operation</primary></indexterm>
 147 <indexterm><primary>OpenLDAP</primary></indexterm>
 148 <indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
 149                         The inclusion of the <emphasis>tdbsam</emphasis> capability is a direct
 150                         response to user requests to allow simple site operation without the overhead
 151                         of the complexities of running OpenLDAP. It is recommended to use this only
 152                         for sites that have fewer than 250 users. For larger sites or implementations,
 153                         the use of OpenLDAP or of Active Directory integration is strongly recommended.
 154                         </para>
 155                 </listitem>
 156         </varlistentry>
 157
 158         <varlistentry><term>ldapsam</term>
 159                 <listitem>
 160                         <para>
 161 <indexterm><primary>rich directory backend</primary></indexterm>
 162 <indexterm><primary>distributed account</primary></indexterm>
 163                         This provides a rich directory backend for distributed account installation.
 164                         </para>
 165
 166                         <para>
 167 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 168 <indexterm><primary>OpenLDAP</primary></indexterm>
 169 <indexterm><primary>Samba schema</primary></indexterm>
 170 <indexterm><primary>schema file</primary></indexterm>
 171 <indexterm><primary>examples/LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 172                         Samba has a new and extended LDAP implementation that requires configuration
 173                         of OpenLDAP with a new format Samba schema. The new format schema file is
 174                         included in the <filename class="directory">examples/LDAP</filename> directory of the Samba distribution.
 175                         </para>
 176
 177                         <para>
 178 <indexterm><primary>expands control abilities</primary></indexterm>
 179 <indexterm><primary>profile</primary></indexterm>
 180 <indexterm><primary>home directories</primary></indexterm>
 181 <indexterm><primary>account access controls</primary></indexterm>
 182 <indexterm><primary>greater scalability</primary></indexterm>
 183                         The new LDAP implementation significantly expands the control abilities that
 184                         were possible with prior versions of Samba. It is now possible to specify
 185                         <quote>per-user</quote> profile settings, home directories, account access controls, and
 186                         much more. Corporate sites will see that the Samba Team has listened to their
 187                         requests both for capability and greater scalability.
 188                         </para>
 189                 </listitem>
 190         </varlistentry>
 191
 192 </variablelist>
 193
 194 </sect2>
 195
 196 </sect1>
 197
 198 <sect1 id="passdbtech">
 199         <title>Technical Information</title>
 200
 201         <para>
 202 <indexterm><primary>plaintext passwords</primary></indexterm>
 203 <indexterm><primary>encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 204         Old Windows clients send plaintext passwords over the wire. Samba can check these
 205         passwords by encrypting them and comparing them to the hash stored in the UNIX user database.
 206         </para>
 207
 208         <para>
 209 <indexterm><primary>encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 210 <indexterm><primary>LanMan</primary></indexterm>
 211 <indexterm><primary>plaintext passwords</primary></indexterm>
 212 <indexterm><primary>registry</primary></indexterm>
 213         Newer Windows clients send encrypted passwords (LanMan and NT hashes) instead of plaintext passwords over
 214         the wire. The newest clients will send only encrypted passwords and refuse to send plaintext passwords unless
 215         their registry is tweaked.
 216         </para>
 217
 218         <para>
 219 <indexterm><primary>UNIX-style encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 220 <indexterm><primary>converted</primary></indexterm>
 221         Many people ask why Samba cannot simply use the UNIX password database. Windows requires
 222         passwords that are encrypted in its own format.  The UNIX passwords can't be converted to
 223         Windows-style encrypted passwords. Because of that, you can't use the standard UNIX user
 224         database, and you have to store the LanMan and NT hashes somewhere else.
 225         </para>
 226
 227         <para>
 228 <indexterm><primary>differently encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 229 <indexterm><primary>profile</primary></indexterm>
 230 <indexterm><primary>workstations</primary></indexterm>
 231 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
 232         In addition to differently encrypted passwords, Windows also stores certain data for each
 233         user that is not stored in a UNIX user database: for example, workstations the user may logon from,
 234         the location where the user's profile is stored, and so on. Samba retrieves and stores this
 235         information using a <smbconfoption name="passdb backend"/>. Commonly available backends are LDAP,
 236         tdbsam, and plain text file. For more information, see the man page for &smb.conf; regarding the
 237         <smbconfoption name="passdb backend"/> parameter.
 238         </para>
 239
 240
 241         <figure id="idmap-sid2uid">
 242                 <title>IDMAP: Resolution of SIDs to UIDs.</title>
 243                 <imagefile scale="40">idmap-sid2uid</imagefile>
 244         </figure>
 245
 246         <para>
 247         <indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
 248 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 249 <indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
 250         The resolution of SIDs to UIDs is fundamental to correct operation of Samba. In both cases shown, if winbindd
 251         is not running or cannot be contacted, then only local SID/UID resolution is possible. See <link
 252         linkend="idmap-sid2uid">resolution of SIDs to UIDs</link> and <link linkend="idmap-uid2sid">resolution of UIDs
 253         to SIDs</link> diagrams.
 254         </para>
 255
 256         <figure id="idmap-uid2sid">
 257                 <title>IDMAP: Resolution of UIDs to SIDs.</title>
 258                 <imagefile scale="50">idmap-uid2sid</imagefile>
 259         </figure>
 260
 261         <sect2>
 262         <title>Important Notes About Security</title>
 263
 264                 <para>
 265 <indexterm><primary>SMB password encryption</primary></indexterm>
 266 <indexterm><primary>clear-text passwords</primary></indexterm>
 267 <indexterm><primary>hashed password equivalent</primary></indexterm>
 268 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 269 <indexterm><primary>secret</primary></indexterm>
 270                 The UNIX and SMB password encryption techniques seem similar on the surface. This
 271                 similarity is, however, only skin deep. The UNIX scheme typically sends clear-text
 272                 passwords over the network when logging in. This is bad. The SMB encryption scheme
 273                 never sends the clear-text password over the network, but it does store the 16-byte
 274                 hashed values on disk. This is also bad. Why? Because the 16 byte hashed values
 275                 are a <quote>password equivalent.</quote> You cannot derive the user's password from them, but
 276                 they could potentially be used in a modified client to gain access to a server.
 277                 This would require considerable technical knowledge on behalf of the attacker but
 278                 is perfectly possible. You should therefore treat the data stored in whatever passdb
 279                 backend you use (smbpasswd file, LDAP) as though it contained the clear-text
 280                 passwords of all your users. Its contents must be kept secret, and the file should
 281                 be protected accordingly.
 282                 </para>
 283
 284                 <para>
 285 <indexterm><primary>password scheme</primary></indexterm>
 286 <indexterm><primary>plaintext passwords</primary></indexterm>
 287 <indexterm><primary>compatible</primary></indexterm>
 288                 Ideally, we would like a password scheme that involves neither plaintext passwords
 289                 on the network nor plaintext passwords on disk. Unfortunately, this is not available because Samba is stuck with
 290                 having to be compatible with other SMB systems (Windows NT, Windows for Workgroups, Windows 9x/Me).
 291                 </para>
 292
 293                 <para>
 294 <indexterm><primary>encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 295 <indexterm><primary>plaintext passwords</primary></indexterm>
 296                 Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 3 changed the default setting so plaintext passwords
 297                 are disabled from being sent over the wire. This mandates either the use of encrypted
 298                 password support or editing the Windows NT registry to re-enable plaintext passwords.
 299                 </para>
 300
 301                 <para>
 302 <indexterm><primary>domain security</primary></indexterm>
 303 <indexterm><primary>domain environment</primary></indexterm>
 304                 The following versions of Microsoft Windows do not support full domain security protocols,
 305                 although they may log onto a domain environment:
 306                 </para>
 307
 308                 <itemizedlist>
 309                         <listitem><para>MS DOS Network client 3.0 with the basic network redirector installed.</para></listitem>
 310                         <listitem><para>Windows 95 with the network redirector update installed.</para></listitem>
 311                         <listitem><para>Windows 98 [Second Edition].</para></listitem>
 312                         <listitem><para>Windows Me.</para></listitem>
 313                 </itemizedlist>
 314
 315                 <note>
 316                 <para>
 317 <indexterm><primary>Windows Home edition</primary></indexterm>
 318 <indexterm><primary>domain member</primary></indexterm>
 319 <indexterm><primary>domain logons</primary></indexterm>
 320                 MS Windows Home editions do not have facilities to become a domain member, and cannot participate in domain logons.
 321                 </para>
 322                 </note>
 323
 324                 <para>
 325                 The following versions of MS Windows fully support domain security protocols.
 326                 </para>
 327
 328                 <itemizedlist>
 329                         <listitem><para>Windows NT 3.5x.</para></listitem>
 330                         <listitem><para>Windows NT 4.0.</para></listitem>
 331                         <listitem><para>Windows editions labeled Professional.</para></listitem>
 332                         <listitem><para>Windows editions labeled Server/Advanced Server.</para></listitem>
 333                 </itemizedlist>
 334
 335                 <para>
 336 <indexterm><primary>SMB/CIFS</primary></indexterm>
 337 <indexterm><primary>authentication</primary></indexterm>
 338 <indexterm><primary>challenge/response mechanism</primary></indexterm>
 339 <indexterm><primary>clear-text</primary></indexterm>
 340 <indexterm><primary>encrypted</primary></indexterm>
 341 <indexterm><primary>negotiate</primary></indexterm>
 342                 All current releases of Microsoft SMB/CIFS clients support authentication via the
 343                 SMB challenge/response mechanism described here. Enabling clear-text authentication
 344                 does not disable the ability of the client to participate in encrypted authentication.
 345                 Instead, it allows the client to negotiate either plaintext or encrypted password
 346                 handling.
 347                 </para>
 348
 349                 <para>
 350 <indexterm><primary>cached encrypted password</primary></indexterm>
 351 <indexterm><primary>plaintext passwords</primary></indexterm>
 352 <indexterm><primary>registry change</primary></indexterm>
 353 <indexterm><primary>auto-reconnect</primary></indexterm>
 354 <indexterm><primary>encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 355                 MS Windows clients will cache the encrypted password alone. Where plaintext passwords
 356                 are re-enabled through the appropriate registry change, the plaintext password is never
 357                 cached. This means that in the event that a network connections should become disconnected
 358                 (broken), only the cached (encrypted) password will be sent to the resource server to
 359                 effect an auto-reconnect. If the resource server does not support encrypted passwords, the
 360                 auto-reconnect will fail. Use of encrypted passwords is strongly advised.
 361                 </para>
 362
 363                 <sect3>
 364                 <title>Advantages of Encrypted Passwords</title>
 365
 366                         <itemizedlist>
 367                                 <listitem><para>
 368 <indexterm><primary>passed across the network</primary></indexterm>
 369 <indexterm><primary>network sniffer</primary></indexterm>
 370 <indexterm><primary>SMB server</primary></indexterm>
 371                                 Plaintext passwords are not passed across the network. Someone using a network sniffer
 372                                 cannot just record passwords going to the SMB server.
 373                                 </para></listitem>
 374
 375                                 <listitem><para>
 376 <indexterm><primary>not stored anywhere</primary></indexterm>
 377 <indexterm><primary>memory</primary></indexterm>
 378 <indexterm><primary>disk</primary></indexterm>
 379                                 Plaintext passwords are not stored anywhere in memory or on disk.
 380                                 </para></listitem>
 381
 382                                 <listitem><para>
 383 <indexterm><primary>encrypted passwords</primary></indexterm>
 384 <indexterm><primary>user-level security</primary></indexterm>
 385 <indexterm><primary>password prompt</primary></indexterm>
 386 <indexterm><primary>SMB encryption</primary></indexterm>
 387                                 Windows NT does not like talking to a server that does not support encrypted passwords. It will refuse to
 388                                 browse the server. It will insist on prompting the user for
 389                                 the password on each connection, which is very annoying. The only thing you can do to stop this is to use SMB
 390                                 encryption.
 391                                 </para></listitem>
 392
 393                                 <listitem><para>
 394 <indexterm><primary>encrypted password</primary></indexterm>
 395 <indexterm><primary>automatic reconnects</primary></indexterm>
 396                                 Encrypted password support allows automatic share (resource) reconnects.
 397                                 </para></listitem>
 398
 399                                 <listitem><para>
 400 <indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
 401 <indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
 402                                 Encrypted passwords are essential for PDC/BDC operation.
 403                                 </para></listitem>
 404                         </itemizedlist>
 405                 </sect3>
 406
 407
 408                 <sect3>
 409                 <title>Advantages of Non-Encrypted Passwords</title>
 410
 411                         <itemizedlist>
 412                                 <listitem><para>
 413 <indexterm><primary>cached in memory</primary></indexterm>
 414                                 Plaintext passwords are not kept on disk and are not cached in memory.
 415                                 </para></listitem>
 416
 417                                 <listitem><para>
 418 <indexterm><primary>Login</primary></indexterm>
 419 <indexterm><primary>FTP</primary></indexterm>
 420                                 Plaintext passwords use the same password file as other UNIX services, such as Login and FTP.
 421                                 </para></listitem>
 422
 423                                 <listitem><para>
 424 <indexterm><primary>Telnet</primary></indexterm>
 425 <indexterm><primary>FTP</primary></indexterm>
 426                                 Use of other services (such as Telnet and FTP) that send plaintext passwords over
 427                                 the network makes sending them for SMB not such a big deal.
 428                                 </para></listitem>
 429                         </itemizedlist>
 430                 </sect3>
 431         </sect2>
 432
 433         <sect2>
 434         <title>Mapping User Identifiers between MS Windows and UNIX</title>
 435
 436         <para>
 437 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 438 <indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
 439 <indexterm><primary>mapping</primary></indexterm>
 440         Every operation in UNIX/Linux requires a user identifier (UID), just as in
 441         MS Windows NT4/200x this requires a security identifier (SID). Samba provides
 442         two means for mapping an MS Windows user to a UNIX/Linux UID.
 443         </para>
 444
 445         <para>
 446 <indexterm><primary>Samba SAM</primary></indexterm>
 447 <indexterm><primary>SAM</primary></indexterm>
 448 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 449 <indexterm><primary>account information database</primary></indexterm>
 450 <indexterm><primary>local user account</primary></indexterm>
 451         First, all Samba SAM database accounts require a UNIX/Linux UID that the account will map to. As users are
 452         added to the account information database, Samba will call the <smbconfoption name="add user script"/>
 453         interface to add the account to the Samba host OS. In essence all accounts in the local SAM require a local
 454         user account.
 455         </para>
 456
 457         <para>
 458         <indexterm><primary>idmap uid</primary></indexterm>
 459         <indexterm><primary>idmap gid</primary></indexterm>
 460         <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 461         <indexterm><primary>SAM</primary></indexterm>
 462         <indexterm><primary>foreign domain</primary></indexterm>
 463         <indexterm><primary>non-member Windows client</primary></indexterm>
 464         <indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
 465         The second way to map Windows SID to UNIX UID is via the <emphasis>idmap uid</emphasis> and
 466         <emphasis>idmap gid</emphasis> parameters in &smb.conf;.  Please refer to the man page for information about
 467         these parameters.  These parameters are essential when mapping users from a remote (non-member Windows client
 468         or a member of a foreign domain) SAM server.
 469         </para>
 470
 471         </sect2>
 472
 473         <sect2 id="idmapbackend">
 474         <title>Mapping Common UIDs/GIDs on Distributed Machines</title>
 475
 476         <para>
 477 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 478 <indexterm><primary>GID</primary></indexterm>
 479 <indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
 480 <indexterm><primary>domain member servers</primary></indexterm>
 481 <indexterm><primary>NFS</primary></indexterm>
 482 <indexterm><primary>rsync</primary></indexterm>
 483         Samba has a special facility that makes it possible to maintain identical UIDs and GIDs
 484         on all servers in a distributed network. A distributed network is one where there exists
 485         a PDC, one or more BDCs, and/or one or more domain member servers. Why is this important?
 486         This is important if files are being shared over more than one protocol (e.g., NFS) and where
 487         users are copying files across UNIX/Linux systems using tools such as <command>rsync</command>.
 488         </para>
 489
 490         <para>
 491 <indexterm><primary>LDAP-based</primary></indexterm>
 492 <indexterm><primary>idmap backend</primary></indexterm>
 493 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 494 <indexterm><primary>GID</primary></indexterm>
 495 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 496 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary></indexterm>
 497 <indexterm><primary>LDAP idmap Backend</primary></indexterm>
 498         <indexterm><primary>idmap backend</primary></indexterm>
 499         The special facility is enabled using a parameter called <parameter>idmap backend</parameter>.
 500         The default setting for this parameter is an empty string. Technically it is possible to use
 501         an LDAP-based idmap backend for UIDs and GIDs, but it makes most sense when this is done for
 502         network configurations that also use LDAP for the SAM backend.
 503         <link linkend="idmapbackendexample">Example Configuration with the LDAP idmap Backend</link>
 504         shows that configuration.
 505         </para>
 506
 507 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>ldapsam</secondary></indexterm>
 508 <example id="idmapbackendexample">
 509 <title>Example Configuration with the LDAP idmap Backend</title>
 510 <smbconfblock>
 511 <smbconfsection name="[global]"/>
 512 <smbconfoption name="idmap backend">ldap:ldap://ldap-server.quenya.org:636</smbconfoption>
 513 <smbconfcomment>Alternatively, this could be specified as:</smbconfcomment>
 514 <smbconfoption name="idmap backend">ldap:ldaps://ldap-server.quenya.org</smbconfoption>
 515 </smbconfblock>
 516 </example>
 517
 518         <para>
 519 <indexterm><primary>LDAP backends</primary></indexterm>
 520 <indexterm><primary>PADL Software</primary></indexterm>
 521         A network administrator who wants to make significant use of LDAP backends will sooner or later be
 522         exposed to the excellent work done by PADL Software. PADL <ulink url="http://www.padl.com"/> have
 523         produced and released to open source an array of tools that might be of interest. These tools include:
 524         </para>
 525
 526         <itemizedlist>
 527                 <listitem>
 528                 <para>
 529 <indexterm><primary>nss_ldap</primary></indexterm>
 530 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
 531 <indexterm><primary>AIX</primary></indexterm>
 532 <indexterm><primary>Linux</primary></indexterm>
 533 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 534 <indexterm><primary>Solaris</primary></indexterm>
 535 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 536 <indexterm><primary>GID</primary></indexterm>
 537                 <emphasis>nss_ldap:</emphasis> An LDAP name service switch (NSS) module to provide native
 538                 name service support for AIX, Linux, Solaris, and other operating systems. This tool
 539                 can be used for centralized storage and retrieval of UIDs and GIDs.
 540                 </para>
 541                 </listitem>
 542
 543                 <listitem>
 544                 <para>
 545 <indexterm><primary>pam_ldap</primary></indexterm>
 546 <indexterm><primary>PAM</primary></indexterm>
 547 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 548 <indexterm><primary>access authentication</primary></indexterm>
 549                 <emphasis>pam_ldap:</emphasis> A PAM module that provides LDAP integration for UNIX/Linux
 550                 system access authentication.
 551                 </para>
 552                 </listitem>
 553
 554                 <listitem>
 555                 <para>
 556 <indexterm><primary>idmap_ad</primary></indexterm>
 557 <indexterm><primary>IDMAP backend</primary></indexterm>
 558 <indexterm><primary>RFC 2307</primary></indexterm>
 559 <indexterm><primary>PADL</primary></indexterm>
 560                 <emphasis>idmap_ad:</emphasis> An IDMAP backend that supports the Microsoft Services for
 561                 UNIX RFC 2307 schema available from the PADL Web
 562                 <ulink url="http://www.padl.com/download/xad_oss_plugins.tar.gz">site</ulink>.
 563                 </para>
 564                 </listitem>
 565         </itemizedlist>
 566
 567         </sect2>
 568
 569         <sect2>
 570         <title>Comments Regarding LDAP</title>
 571
 572         <para>
 573 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary><secondary>directories</secondary></indexterm>
 574 <indexterm><primary>architecture</primary></indexterm>
 575 <indexterm><primary>FIM</primary></indexterm>
 576 <indexterm><primary>SSO</primary></indexterm>
 577         There is much excitement and interest in LDAP directories in the information technology world
 578         today. The LDAP architecture was designed to be highly scalable. It was also designed for
 579         use across a huge number of potential areas of application encompassing a wide range of operating
 580         systems and platforms. LDAP technologies are at the heart of the current generations of Federated
 581         Identity Management (FIM) solutions that can underlie a corporate Single Sign-On (SSO) environment.
 582         </para>
 583
 584         <para>
 585 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 586 <indexterm><primary>eDirectory</primary></indexterm>
 587 <indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
 588 <indexterm><primary>authentication</primary></indexterm>
 589         LDAP implementations have been built across a wide variety of platforms. It lies at the core of Microsoft
 590         Windows Active Directory services (ADS), Novell's eDirectory, as well as many others. Implementation of the
 591         directory services LDAP involves interaction with legacy as well as new generation applications, all of which
 592         depend on some form of authentication services.
 593         </para>
 594
 595         <para>
 596 <indexterm><primary>LDAP directory</primary></indexterm>
 597 <indexterm><primary>authentication</primary></indexterm>
 598 <indexterm><primary>access controls</primary></indexterm>
 599 <indexterm><primary>intermediate tools</primary></indexterm>
 600 <indexterm><primary>middle-ware</primary></indexterm>
 601 <indexterm><primary>central environment</primary></indexterm>
 602 <indexterm><primary>infrastructure</primary></indexterm>
 603 <indexterm><primary>login shells</primary></indexterm>
 604 <indexterm><primary>mail</primary></indexterm>
 605 <indexterm><primary>messaging systems</primary></indexterm>
 606 <indexterm><primary>quota controls</primary></indexterm>
 607 <indexterm><primary>printing systems</primary></indexterm>
 608 <indexterm><primary>DNS servers</primary></indexterm>
 609 <indexterm><primary>DHCP servers</primary></indexterm>
 610         UNIX services can utilize LDAP directory information for authentication and access controls
 611         through intermediate tools and utilities. The total environment that consists of the LDAP directory
 612         and the middle-ware tools and utilities makes it possible for all user access to the UNIX platform
 613         to be managed from a central environment and yet distributed to wherever the point of need may
 614         be physically located. Applications that benefit from this infrastructure include: UNIX login
 615         shells, mail and messaging systems, quota controls, printing systems, DNS servers, DHCP servers,
 616         and also Samba.
 617         </para>
 618
 619         <para>
 620 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 621 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
 622 <indexterm><primary>scalable</primary></indexterm>
 623 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary></indexterm>
 624 <indexterm><primary>LDAP directory</primary></indexterm>
 625 <indexterm><primary>management costs</primary></indexterm>
 626         Many sites are installing LDAP for the first time in order to provide a scalable passdb backend
 627         for Samba. Others are faced with the need to adapt an existing LDAP directory to new uses such
 628         as for the Samba SAM backend. Whatever your particular need and attraction to Samba may be,
 629         decisions made in respect of the design of the LDAP directory structure and its implementation
 630         are of a durable nature for the site. These have far-reaching implications that affect long-term
 631         information systems management costs.
 632         </para>
 633
 634         <para>
 635 <indexterm><primary>LDAP deployment</primary></indexterm>
 636 <indexterm><primary>Directory Information Tree</primary><see>DIT</see></indexterm>
 637         Do not rush into an LDAP deployment. Take the time to understand how the design of the Directory
 638         Information Tree (DIT) may impact current and future site needs, as well as the ability to meet
 639         them. The way that Samba SAM information should be stored within the DIT varies from site to site
 640         and with each implementation new experience is gained. It is well understood by LDAP veterans that
 641         first implementations create awakening, second implementations of LDAP create fear, and
 642         third-generation deployments bring peace and tranquility.
 643         </para>
 644
 645         <sect3>
 646         <title>Caution Regarding LDAP and Samba</title>
 647
 648         <para>
 649 <indexterm><primary>POSIX identity</primary></indexterm>
 650 <indexterm><primary>networking environment</primary></indexterm>
 651 <indexterm><primary>user accounts</primary></indexterm>
 652 <indexterm><primary>group accounts</primary></indexterm>
 653 <indexterm><primary>machine trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
 654 <indexterm><primary>interdomain trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
 655 <indexterm><primary>intermediate information</primary></indexterm>
 656         Samba requires UNIX POSIX identity information as well as a place to store information that is
 657         specific to Samba and the Windows networking environment. The most used information that must
 658         be dealt with includes: user accounts, group accounts, machine trust accounts, interdomain
 659         trust accounts, and intermediate information specific to Samba internals.
 660         </para>
 661
 662         <para>
 663 <indexterm><primary>deployment guidelines</primary></indexterm>
 664 <indexterm><primary>HOWTO documents</primary></indexterm>
 665 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 666         The example deployment guidelines in this book, as well as other books and HOWTO documents
 667         available from the internet may not fit with established directory designs and implementations.
 668         The existing DIT may not be able to accommodate the simple information layout proposed in common
 669         sources. Additionally, you may find that the common scripts and tools that are used to provision
 670         the LDAP directory for use with Samba may not suit your needs.
 671         </para>
 672
 673         <para>
 674 <indexterm><primary>existing LDAP DIT</primary></indexterm>
 675         It is not uncommon, for sites that have existing LDAP DITs to find necessity to generate a
 676         set of site-specific scripts and utilities to make it possible to deploy Samba within the
 677         scope of site operations. The way that user and group accounts are distributed throughout
 678         the DIT may make this a challenging matter. The solution will, of course, be rewarding, but
 679         the journey to it may be challenging. Take time to understand site needs and do not rush
 680         into deployment.
 681         </para>
 682
 683         <para>
 684 <indexterm><primary>scripts</primary></indexterm>
 685 <indexterm><primary>tools</primary></indexterm>
 686         Above all, do not blindly use scripts and tools that are not suitable for your site. Check
 687         and validate all scripts before you execute them to make sure that the existing infrastructure
 688         will not be damaged by inadvertent use of an inappropriate tool.
 689         </para>
 690
 691         </sect3>
 692
 693         </sect2>
 694
 695         <sect2>
 696         <title>LDAP Directories and Windows Computer Accounts</title>
 697
 698                 <para>
 699 <indexterm><primary>turnkey solution</primary></indexterm>
 700 <indexterm><primary>LDAP.</primary></indexterm>
 701 <indexterm><primary>frustrating experience</primary></indexterm>
 702                 Samba doesn't provide a turnkey solution to LDAP. It is best to deal with the design and
 703                 configuration of an LDAP directory prior to integration with Samba. A working knowledge
 704                 of LDAP makes Samba integration easy, and the lack of a working knowledge of LDAP can make
 705                 it a frustrating experience.
 706                 </para>
 707
 708                 <para>
 709 <indexterm><primary>computer accounts</primary></indexterm>
 710 <indexterm><primary>machine accounts</primary></indexterm>
 711 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 712                 Computer (machine) accounts can be placed wherever you like in an LDAP directory subject
 713                 to some constraints that are described in this chapter.
 714                 </para>
 715
 716                 <para>
 717 <indexterm><primary>POSIX</primary></indexterm>
 718 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
 719 <indexterm><primary>computer accounts</primary></indexterm>
 720 <indexterm><primary>machine accounts</primary></indexterm>
 721 <indexterm><primary>Windows NT4/200X</primary></indexterm>
 722 <indexterm><primary>user account</primary></indexterm>
 723 <indexterm><primary>trust accounts</primary></indexterm>
 724                 The POSIX and sambaSamAccount components of computer (machine) accounts are both used by Samba.
 725                 Thus, machine accounts are treated inside Samba in the same way that Windows NT4/200X treats
 726                 them. A user account and a machine account are indistinguishable from each other, except that
 727                 the machine account ends in a $ character, as do trust accounts.
 728                 </para>
 729
 730                 <para>
 731 <indexterm><primary>user</primary></indexterm>
 732 <indexterm><primary>group</primary></indexterm>
 733 <indexterm><primary>machine</primary></indexterm>
 734 <indexterm><primary>trust</primary></indexterm>
 735 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 736                 The need for Windows user, group, machine, trust, and other accounts to be tied to a valid UNIX
 737                 UID is a design decision that was made a long way back in the history of Samba development. It
 738                 is unlikely that this decision will be reversed or changed during the remaining life of the
 739                 Samba-3.x series.
 740                 </para>
 741
 742                 <para>
 743 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 744 <indexterm><primary>SID</primary></indexterm>
 745 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
 746                 The resolution of a UID from the Windows SID is achieved within Samba through a mechanism that
 747                 must refer back to the host operating system on which Samba is running. The NSS is the preferred
 748                 mechanism that shields applications (like Samba) from the need to know everything about every
 749                 host OS it runs on.
 750                 </para>
 751
 752                 <para>
 753 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 754 <indexterm><primary>passwd</primary></indexterm>
 755 <indexterm><primary>shadow</primary></indexterm>
 756 <indexterm><primary>group</primary></indexterm>
 757 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
 758 <indexterm><primary>winbindd</primary></indexterm>
 759 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 760                 Samba asks the host OS to provide a UID via the <quote>passwd</quote>, <quote>shadow</quote>,
 761                 and <quote>group</quote> facilities in the NSS control (configuration) file. The best tool
 762                 for achieving this is left up to the UNIX administrator to determine. It is not imposed by
 763                 Samba. Samba provides winbindd with its support libraries as one method. It is
 764                 possible to do this via LDAP, and for that Samba provides the appropriate hooks so that
 765                 all account entities can be located in an LDAP directory.
 766                 </para>
 767
 768                 <para>
 769 <indexterm><primary>PADL</primary></indexterm>
 770 <indexterm><primary>nss_ldap</primary></indexterm>
 771 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
 772 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
 773 <indexterm><primary>documentation</primary></indexterm>
 774                 For many the weapon of choice is to use the PADL nss_ldap utility. This utility must
 775                 be configured so that computer accounts can be resolved to a POSIX/UNIX account UID. That
 776                 is fundamentally an LDAP design question.  The information provided on the Samba list and
 777                 in the documentation is directed at providing working examples only. The design
 778                 of an LDAP directory is a complex subject that is beyond the scope of this documentation.
 779                 </para>
 780
 781         </sect2>
 782
 783 </sect1>
 784
 785 <sect1 id="acctmgmttools">
 786 <title>Account Management Tools</title>
 787
 788 <para>
 789 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
 790 <indexterm><primary>machine accounts</primary></indexterm>
 791 <indexterm><primary>management tools</primary></indexterm>
 792 Samba provides two tools for management of user and machine accounts:
 793 <command>smbpasswd</command> and <command>pdbedit</command>.
 794 </para>
 795
 796 <para>
 797 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
 798 <indexterm><primary>password aging</primary></indexterm>
 799 <indexterm><primary>failed logins</primary></indexterm>
 800 The <command>pdbedit</command> can be used to manage account policies in addition to
 801 Samba user account information. The policy management capability is used to administer
 802 domain default settings for password aging and management controls to handle failed login
 803 attempts.
 804 </para>
 805
 806 <para>
 807 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 808 <indexterm><primary>storage mechanism</primary></indexterm>
 809 <indexterm><primary>SambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
 810 <indexterm><primary>net</primary></indexterm>
 811 Some people are confused when reference is made to <literal>smbpasswd</literal> because the
 812 name refers to a storage mechanism for SambaSAMAccount information, but it is also the name
 813 of a utility tool. That tool is destined to eventually be replaced by new functionality that
 814 is being added to the <command>net</command> toolset (see <link linkend="NetCommand">the Net Command</link>).
 815 </para>
 816
 817         <sect2>
 818         <title>The <command>smbpasswd</command> Tool</title>
 819
 820                 <para>
 821 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 822 <indexterm><primary>passwd</primary></indexterm>
 823 <indexterm><primary>yppasswd</primary></indexterm>
 824 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
 825 <indexterm><primary>storage methods</primary></indexterm>
 826                 The <command>smbpasswd</command> utility is similar to the <command>passwd</command>
 827                 and <command>yppasswd</command> programs. It maintains the two 32 byte password
 828                 fields in the passdb backend. This utility operates independently of the actual
 829                 account and password storage methods used (as specified by the <parameter>passdb
 830                 backend</parameter> in the &smb.conf; file).
 831                 </para>
 832
 833                 <para>
 834 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 835 <indexterm><primary>client-server mode</primary></indexterm>
 836                 <command>smbpasswd</command> works in a client-server mode where it contacts the
 837                 local smbd to change the user's password on its behalf. This has enormous benefits.
 838                 </para>
 839
 840                 <para>
 841 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 842 <indexterm><primary>change passwords</primary></indexterm>
 843                 <command>smbpasswd</command> has the capability to change passwords on Windows NT
 844                 servers (this only works when the request is sent to the NT PDC if changing an NT
 845                 domain user's password).
 846                 </para>
 847
 848                 <para>
 849                 <indexterm><primary>user management</primary></indexterm>
 850                 <indexterm><primary>user account</primary><secondary>Adding/Deleting</secondary></indexterm>
 851                 <command>smbpasswd</command> can be used to:
 852                 </para>
 853
 854                 <itemizedlist>
 855                         <listitem><para><emphasis>add</emphasis> user or machine accounts.</para></listitem>
 856                         <listitem><para><emphasis>delete</emphasis> user or machine accounts.</para></listitem>
 857                         <listitem><para><emphasis>enable</emphasis> user or machine accounts.</para></listitem>
 858                         <listitem><para><emphasis>disable</emphasis> user or machine accounts.</para></listitem>
 859                         <listitem><para><emphasis>set to NULL</emphasis> user passwords.</para></listitem>
 860                         <listitem><para><emphasis>manage</emphasis> interdomain trust accounts.</para></listitem>
 861                 </itemizedlist>
 862
 863                 <para>
 864                 To run smbpasswd as a normal user, just type:
 865                 </para>
 866
 867                 <para>
 868 <screen>
 869 &prompt;<userinput>smbpasswd</userinput>
 870 <prompt>Old SMB password: </prompt><userinput><replaceable>secret</replaceable></userinput>
 871 </screen>
 872                 For <replaceable>secret</replaceable>, type the old value here or press return if
 873                 there is no old password.
 874 <screen>
 875 <prompt>New SMB Password: </prompt><userinput><replaceable>new secret</replaceable></userinput>
 876 <prompt>Repeat New SMB Password: </prompt><userinput><replaceable>new secret</replaceable></userinput>
 877 </screen>
 878                 </para>
 879
 880                 <para>
 881                 If the old value does not match the current value stored for that user, or the two
 882                 new values do not match each other, then the password will not be changed.
 883                 </para>
 884
 885                 <para>
 886 <indexterm><primary>SMB password</primary></indexterm>
 887                 When invoked by an ordinary user, the command will allow only the user to change his or her own
 888                 SMB password.
 889                 </para>
 890
 891                 <para>
 892 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 893 <indexterm><primary>SMB password</primary></indexterm>
 894                 When run by root, <command>smbpasswd</command> may take an optional argument specifying
 895                 the username whose SMB password you wish to change. When run as root, <command>smbpasswd</command>
 896                 does not prompt for or check the old password value, thus allowing root to set passwords
 897                 for users who have forgotten their passwords.
 898                 </para>
 899
 900                 <para>
 901 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 902 <indexterm><primary>passwd</primary></indexterm>
 903 <indexterm><primary>yppasswd</primary></indexterm>
 904 <indexterm><primary>change capabilities</primary></indexterm>
 905                 <command>smbpasswd</command> is designed to work in the way familiar to UNIX
 906                 users who use the <command>passwd</command> or <command>yppasswd</command> commands.
 907                 While designed for administrative use, this tool provides essential user-level
 908                 password change capabilities.
 909                 </para>
 910
 911                 <para>
 912 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
 913                 For more details on using <command>smbpasswd</command>, refer to the man page (the
 914                 definitive reference).
 915                 </para>
 916         </sect2>
 917
 918         <sect2 id="pdbeditthing">
 919         <title>The <command>pdbedit</command> Tool</title>
 920
 921                 <para>
 922                 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
 923                 <indexterm><primary>User Management</primary></indexterm>
 924                 <indexterm><primary>account policy</primary></indexterm>
 925                 <indexterm><primary>User Accounts</primary><secondary>Adding/Deleting</secondary></indexterm>
 926                 <command>pdbedit</command> is a tool that can be used only by root. It is used to
 927                 manage the passdb backend, as well as domain-wide account policy settings. <command>pdbedit</command>
 928                 can be used to:
 929                 </para>
 930
 931                 <itemizedlist>
 932                         <listitem><para>add, remove, or modify user accounts.</para></listitem>
 933                         <listitem><para>list user accounts.</para></listitem>
 934                         <listitem><para>migrate user accounts.</para></listitem>
 935                         <listitem><para>migrate group accounts.</para></listitem>
 936                         <listitem><para>manage account policies.</para></listitem>
 937                         <listitem><para>manage domain access policy settings.</para></listitem>
 938                 </itemizedlist>
 939
 940                 <para>
 941                 <indexterm><primary>Sarbanes-Oxley</primary></indexterm>
 942                 Under the terms of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, American businesses and organizations are mandated to
 943                 implement a series of <literal>internal controls</literal> and procedures to communicate, store,
 944                 and protect financial data. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act has far reaching implications in respect of:
 945                 </para>
 946
 947                 <orderedlist>
 948                         <listitem><para>Who has access to information systems that store financial data.</para></listitem>
 949                         <listitem><para>How personal and financial information is treated among employees and business
 950                                 partners.</para></listitem>
 951                         <listitem><para>How security vulnerabilities are managed.</para></listitem>
 952                         <listitem><para>Security and patch level maintenance for all information systems.</para></listitem>
 953                         <listitem><para>How information systems changes are documented and tracked.</para></listitem>
 954                         <listitem><para>How information access controls are implemented and managed.</para></listitem>
 955                         <listitem><para>Auditability of all information systems in respect of change and security.</para></listitem>
 956                         <listitem><para>Disciplinary procedures and controls to ensure privacy.</para></listitem>
 957                 </orderedlist>
 958
 959                 <para>
 960                 <indexterm><primary>accountability</primary></indexterm>
 961                 <indexterm><primary>compliance</primary></indexterm>
 962                 In short, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 is an instrument that enforces accountability in respect of
 963                 business related information systems so as to ensure the compliance of all information systems that
 964                 are used to store personal information and particularly for financial records processing. Similar
 965                 accountabilities are being demanded around the world.
 966                 </para>
 967
 968                 <para>
 969                 <indexterm><primary>laws</primary></indexterm>
 970                 <indexterm><primary>regulations</primary></indexterm>
 971                 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
 972                 <indexterm><primary>access controls</primary></indexterm>
 973                 <indexterm><primary>manage accounts</primary></indexterm>
 974                 The need to be familiar with the Samba tools and facilities that permit information systems operation
 975                 in compliance with government laws and regulations is clear to all. The <command>pdbedit</command> is
 976                 currently the only Samba tool that provides the capacity to manage account and systems access controls
 977                 and policies. During the remaining life-cycle of the Samba series it is possible the new tools may
 978                 be implemented to aid in this important area.
 979                 </para>
 980
 981                 <para>
 982                 Domain global policy controls available in Windows NT4 compared with Samba
 983                 is shown in <link linkend="policycontrols">NT4 Domain v's Samba Policy Controls</link>.
 984                 </para>
 985
 986                 <table id="policycontrols">
 987                 <title>NT4 Domain v's Samba Policy Controls</title>
 988             <tgroup cols="5">
 989                 <colspec align="left" colwidth="2*"/>
 990                 <colspec align="left" colwidth="2*"/>
 991                 <colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
 992                 <colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
 993                 <colspec align="center" colwidth="1*"/>
 994                 <thead>
 995                     <row>
 996                         <entry><para>NT4 policy Name</para></entry>
 997                         <entry><para>Samba Policy Name</para></entry>
 998                         <entry><para>NT4 Range</para></entry>
 999                         <entry><para>Samba Range</para></entry>
1000                         <entry><para>Samba Default</para></entry>
1001                     </row>
1002                 </thead>
1003                 <tbody>
1004                     <row>
1005                                         <entry><para>Maximum Password Age</para></entry>
1006                                         <entry><para>maximum password age</para></entry>
1007                                         <entry><para>0 - 999 (days)</para></entry>
1008                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (sec)</para></entry>
1009                                         <entry><para>4294967295</para></entry>
1010                     </row>
1011                     <row>
1012                                         <entry><para>Minimum Password Age</para></entry>
1013                                         <entry><para>minimum password age</para></entry>
1014                                         <entry><para>0 - 999 (days)</para></entry>
1015                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (sec)</para></entry>
1016                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1017                     </row>
1018                     <row>
1019                                         <entry><para>Minimum Password Length</para></entry>
1020                                         <entry><para>min password length</para></entry>
1021                                         <entry><para>1 - 14 (Chars)</para></entry>
1022                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (Chars)</para></entry>
1023                                         <entry><para>5</para></entry>
1024                     </row>
1025                     <row>
1026                                         <entry><para>Password Uniqueness</para></entry>
1027                                         <entry><para>password history</para></entry>
1028                                         <entry><para>0 - 23 (#)</para></entry>
1029                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (#)</para></entry>
1030                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1031                     </row>
1032                     <row>
1033                                         <entry><para>Account Lockout - Reset count after</para></entry>
1034                                         <entry><para>reset count minutes</para></entry>
1035                                         <entry><para>1 - 99998 (min)</para></entry>
1036                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (min)</para></entry>
1037                                         <entry><para>30</para></entry>
1038                     </row>
1039                     <row>
1040                                         <entry><para>Lockout after bad logon attempts</para></entry>
1041                                         <entry><para>bad lockout attempt</para></entry>
1042                                         <entry><para>0 - 998 (#)</para></entry>
1043                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (#)</para></entry>
1044                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1045                     </row>
1046                     <row>
1047                                         <entry><para>*** Not Known ***</para></entry>
1048                                         <entry><para>disconnect time</para></entry>
1049                                         <entry><para>TBA</para></entry>
1050                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295</para></entry>
1051                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1052                     </row>
1053                     <row>
1054                                         <entry><para>Lockout Duration</para></entry>
1055                                         <entry><para>lockout duration</para></entry>
1056                                         <entry><para>1 - 99998 (min)</para></entry>
1057                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295 (min)</para></entry>
1058                                         <entry><para>30</para></entry>
1059                     </row>
1060                     <row>
1061                                         <entry><para>Users must log on in order to change password</para></entry>
1062                                         <entry><para>user must logon to change password</para></entry>
1063                                         <entry><para>0/1</para></entry>
1064                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295</para></entry>
1065                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1066                     </row>
1067                     <row>
1068                                         <entry><para>*** Registry Setting ***</para></entry>
1069                                         <entry><para>refuse machine password change</para></entry>
1070                                         <entry><para>0/1</para></entry>
1071                                         <entry><para>0 - 4294967295</para></entry>
1072                                         <entry><para>0</para></entry>
1073                     </row>
1074                                 </tbody>
1075                         </tgroup>
1076                 </table>
1077
1078                 <para>
1079                 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1080 <indexterm><primary>policy settings</primary></indexterm>
1081 <indexterm><primary>account security</primary></indexterm>
1082 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1083                 The <command>pdbedit</command> tool is the only one that can manage the account
1084                 security and policy settings. It is capable of all operations that smbpasswd can
1085                 do as well as a superset of them.
1086                 </para>
1087
1088                 <para>
1089                 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1090 <indexterm><primary>account import/export</primary></indexterm>
1091 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
1092                 One particularly important purpose of the <command>pdbedit</command> is to allow
1093                 the import/export of account information from one passdb backend to another.
1094                 </para>
1095
1096                 <sect3>
1097                 <title>User Account Management</title>
1098
1099                 <para>
1100 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1101 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1102 <indexterm><primary>system accounts</primary></indexterm>
1103 <indexterm><primary>user account</primary></indexterm>
1104 <indexterm><primary>domain user manager</primary></indexterm>
1105 <indexterm><primary>add user script</primary></indexterm>
1106 <indexterm><primary>interface scripts</primary></indexterm>
1107                 The <command>pdbedit</command> tool, like the <command>smbpasswd</command> tool, requires
1108                 that a POSIX user account already exists in the UNIX/Linux system accounts database (backend).
1109                 Neither tool will call out to the operating system to create a user account because this is
1110                 considered to be the responsibility of the system administrator. When the Windows NT4 domain
1111                 user manager is used to add an account, Samba will implement the <literal>add user script</literal>
1112                 (as well as the other interface scripts) to ensure that user, group and machine accounts are
1113                 correctly created and changed. The use of the <command>pdbedit</command> tool does not
1114                 make use of these interface scripts.
1115                 </para>
1116
1117                 <para>
1118 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1119 <indexterm><primary>POSIX account</primary></indexterm>
1120                 Before attempting to use the <command>pdbedit</command> tool to manage user and machine
1121                 accounts, make certain that a system (POSIX) account has already been created.
1122                 </para>
1123
1124                 <sect4>
1125                 <title>Listing User and Machine Accounts</title>
1126
1127                 <para>
1128 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
1129 <indexterm><primary>password backend</primary></indexterm>
1130                 The following is an example of the user account information that is stored in
1131                 a tdbsam password backend. This listing was produced by running:
1132 <screen>
1133 &prompt;<userinput>pdbedit -Lv met</userinput>
1134 UNIX username:        met
1135 NT username:          met
1136 Account Flags:        [U          ]
1137 User SID:             S-1-5-21-1449123459-1407424037-3116680435-2004
1138 Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-1449123459-1407424037-3116680435-1201
1139 Full Name:            Melissa E Terpstra
1140 Home Directory:       \\frodo\met\Win9Profile
1141 HomeDir Drive:        H:
1142 Logon Script:         scripts\logon.bat
1143 Profile Path:         \\frodo\Profiles\met
1144 Domain:               &example.workgroup;
1145 Account desc:
1146 Workstations:         melbelle
1147 Munged dial:
1148 Logon time:           0
1149 Logoff time:          Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1150 Kickoff time:         Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1151 Password last set:    Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:37:03 GMT
1152 Password can change:  Sat, 14 Dec 2002 14:37:03 GMT
1153 Password must change: Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1154 </screen>
1155                 </para>
1156
1157                 <para>
1158 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd format</primary></indexterm>
1159                 Accounts can also be listed in the older <literal>smbpasswd</literal> format:
1160 <screen>
1161 &rootprompt;<userinput>pdbedit -Lw</userinput>
1162 root:0:84B0D8E14D158FF8417EAF50CFAC29C3:
1163      AF6DD3FD4E2EA8BDE1695A3F05EFBF52:[U          ]:LCT-42681AB8:
1164 jht:1000:6BBC4159020A52741486235A2333E4D2:
1165      CC099521AD554A3C3CF2556274DBCFBC:[U          ]:LCT-40D75B5B:
1166 rcg:1002:E95D4331A6F23AF8AAD3B435B51404EE:
1167      BB0F2C39B04CA6100F0E535DF8314B43:[U          ]:LCT-40D7C5A3:
1168 afw:1003:1AAFA7F9F6DC1DEAAAD3B435B51404EE:
1169      CE92C2F9471594CDC4E7860CA6BC62DB:[T          ]:LCT-40DA501F:
1170 met:1004:A2848CB7E076B435AAD3B435B51404EE:
1171      F25F5D3405085C555236B80B7B22C0D2:[U          ]:LCT-4244FAB8:
1172 aurora$:1005:060DE593EA638B8ACC4A19F14D2FF2BB:
1173      060DE593EA638B8ACC4A19F14D2FF2BB:[W          ]:LCT-4173E5CC:
1174 temptation$:1006:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:
1175      A96703C014E404E33D4049F706C45EE9:[W          ]:LCT-42BF0C57:
1176 vaioboss$:1001:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:
1177      88A30A095160072784C88F811E89F98A:[W          ]:LCT-41C3878D:
1178 frodo$:1008:15891DC6B843ECA41249940C814E316B:
1179      B68EADCCD18E17503D3DAD3E6B0B9A75:[W          ]:LCT-42B7979F:
1180 marvel$:1011:BF709959C3C94E0B3958B7B84A3BB6F3:
1181      C610EFE9A385A3E8AA46ADFD576E6881:[W          ]:LCT-40F07A4
1182 </screen>
1183 <indexterm><primary>login id</primary></indexterm>
1184 <indexterm><primary>UID</primary></indexterm>
1185 <indexterm><primary>LanManger password</primary></indexterm>
1186 <indexterm><primary>NT password</primary></indexterm>
1187 <indexterm><primary>Account Flags</primary></indexterm>
1188 <indexterm><primary>LCT</primary><see>last change time</see></indexterm>
1189                 The account information that was returned by this command in order from left to right
1190                 consists of the following colon separated data:
1191                 </para>
1192
1193                 <itemizedlist>
1194                         <listitem><para>Login ID.</para></listitem>
1195                         <listitem><para>UNIX UID.</para></listitem>
1196                         <listitem>
1197                                 <para>Microsoft LanManager password hash (password converted to upper-case then hashed).</para>
1198                         </listitem>
1199                         <listitem><para>Microsoft NT password hash (hash of the case-preserved password).</para></listitem>
1200                         <listitem><para>Samba SAM Account Flags.</para></listitem>
1201                         <listitem><para>The LCT data (password last change time).</para></listitem>
1202                 </itemizedlist>
1203
1204                 <para>
1205 <indexterm><primary>Account Flags</primary></indexterm>
1206 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1207                 The Account Flags parameters are documented in the <command>pdbedit</command> man page, and are
1208                 briefly documented in <link linkend="TOSHARG-acctflags">the Account Flags Management section</link>.
1209                 </para>
1210
1211                 <para>
1212 <indexterm><primary>last change time</primary></indexterm>
1213                 The LCT data consists of 8 hexadecimal characters representing the time since January 1, 1970, of
1214                 the time when the password was last changed.
1215                 </para>
1216
1217                 </sect4>
1218
1219                 <sect4>
1220                 <title>Adding User Accounts</title>
1221
1222                 <para>
1223 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1224 <indexterm><primary>add a user account</primary></indexterm>
1225 <indexterm><primary>standalone server</primary></indexterm>
1226 <indexterm><primary>domain</primary></indexterm>
1227 <indexterm><primary>SambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
1228                 The <command>pdbedit</command> can be used to add a user account to a standalone server
1229                 or to a domain. In the example shown here the account for the user <literal>vlaan</literal>
1230                 has been created before attempting to add the SambaSAMAccount.
1231 <screen>
1232 &rootprompt; pdbedit -a vlaan
1233 new password: secretpw
1234 retype new password: secretpw
1235 Unix username:        vlaan
1236 NT username:          vlaan
1237 Account Flags:        [U          ]
1238 User SID:             S-1-5-21-726309263-4128913605-1168186429-3014
1239 Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-726309263-4128913605-1168186429-513
1240 Full Name:            Victor Laan
1241 Home Directory:       \\frodo\vlaan
1242 HomeDir Drive:        H:
1243 Logon Script:         scripts\logon.bat
1244 Profile Path:         \\frodo\profiles\vlaan
1245 Domain:               &example.workgroup;
1246 Account desc:         Guest User
1247 Workstations:
1248 Munged dial:
1249 Logon time:           0
1250 Logoff time:          Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1251 Kickoff time:         Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1252 Password last set:    Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:35:12 GMT
1253 Password can change:  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:35:12 GMT
1254 Password must change: Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1255 Last bad password   : 0
1256 Bad password count  : 0
1257 Logon hours         : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
1258 </screen>
1259                 </para>
1260
1261                 </sect4>
1262
1263                 <sect4>
1264                 <title>Deleting Accounts</title>
1265
1266                 <para>
1267 <indexterm><primary>account deleted</primary></indexterm>
1268 <indexterm><primary>SambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
1269 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1270 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
1271                 An account can be deleted from the SambaSAMAccount database
1272 <screen>
1273 &rootprompt; pdbedit -x vlaan
1274 </screen>
1275                 The account is removed without further screen output. The account is removed only from the
1276                 SambaSAMAccount (passdb backend) database, it is not removed from the UNIX account backend.
1277                 </para>
1278
1279                 <para>
1280 <indexterm><primary>delete user script</primary></indexterm>
1281 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1282                 The use of the NT4 domain user manager to delete an account will trigger the <parameter>delete user
1283                 script</parameter>, but not the <command>pdbedit</command> tool.
1284                 </para>
1285
1286                 </sect4>
1287
1288                 <sect4>
1289                 <title>Changing User Accounts</title>
1290
1291                 <para>
1292 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1293                 Refer to the <command>pdbedit</command> man page for a full synopsis of all operations
1294                 that are available with this tool.
1295                 </para>
1296
1297                 <para>
1298 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1299                 An example of a simple change in the user account information is the change of the full name
1300                 information shown here:
1301 <screen>
1302 &rootprompt; pdbedit -r --fullname="Victor Aluicious Laan" vlaan
1303 ...
1304 Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-726309263-4128913605-1168186429-513
1305 Full Name:            Victor Aluicious Laan
1306 Home Directory:       \\frodo\vlaan
1307 ...
1308 </screen>
1309                 </para>
1310
1311                 <para>
1312 <indexterm><primary>grace time</primary></indexterm>
1313 <indexterm><primary>password expired</primary></indexterm>
1314 <indexterm><primary>expired password</primary></indexterm>
1315                 Let us assume for a moment that a user's password has expired and the user is unable to
1316                 change the password at this time. It may be necessary to give the user additional grace time
1317                 so that it is possible to continue to work with the account and the original password. This
1318                 demonstrates how the password expiration settings may be updated
1319 <screen>
1320 &rootprompt; pdbedit -Lv vlaan
1321 ...
1322 Password last set:    Sun, 09 Sep 2001 22:21:40 GMT
1323 Password can change:  Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1324 Password must change: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1325 Last bad password   : Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1326 Bad password count  : 2
1327 ...
1328 </screen>
1329 <indexterm><primary>bad logon attempts</primary></indexterm>
1330 <indexterm><primary>lock the account</primary></indexterm>
1331                 The user has recorded 2 bad logon attempts and the next will lock the account, but the
1332                 password is also expired. Here is how this account can be reset:
1333 <screen>
1334 &rootprompt; pdbedit -z vlaan
1335 ...
1336 Password last set:    Sun, 09 Sep 2001 22:21:40 GMT
1337 Password can change:  Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1338 Password must change: Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1339 Last bad password   : 0
1340 Bad password count  : 0
1341 ...
1342 </screen>
1343                 The <literal>Password must change:</literal> parameter can be reset like this:
1344 <screen>
1345 &rootprompt; pdbedit --pwd-must-change-time=1200000000 vlaan
1346 ...
1347 Password last set:    Sun, 09 Sep 2001 22:21:40 GMT
1348 Password can change:  Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1349 Password must change: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:20:00 GMT
1350 ...
1351 </screen>
1352                 Another way to use this tools is to set the date like this:
1353 <screen>
1354 &rootprompt; pdbedit --pwd-must-change-time="2010-01-01" \
1355               --time-format="%Y-%m-%d" vlaan
1356 ...
1357 Password last set:    Sun, 09 Sep 2001 22:21:40 GMT
1358 Password can change:  Thu, 03 Jan 2002 15:08:35 GMT
1359 Password must change: Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT
1360 ...
1361 </screen>
1362 <indexterm><primary>strptime</primary></indexterm>
1363 <indexterm><primary>time format</primary></indexterm>
1364                 Refer to the strptime man page for specific time format information.
1365                 </para>
1366
1367                 <para>
1368 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1369 <indexterm><primary>SambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
1370                 Please refer to the pdbedit man page for further information relating to SambaSAMAccount
1371                 management.
1372                 </para>
1373
1374                 <sect5 id="TOSHARG-acctflags">
1375                 <title>Account Flags Management</title>
1376
1377                 <para>
1378 <indexterm><primary>Samba SAM account flags</primary></indexterm>
1379 <indexterm><primary>account control block</primary><see>ACB</see></indexterm>
1380 <indexterm><primary>account encode_bits</primary></indexterm>
1381 <indexterm><primary>account control flags</primary></indexterm>
1382                 The Samba SAM account flags are properly called the ACB (account control block) within
1383                 the Samba source code. In some parts of the Samba source code they are referred to as the
1384                 account encode_bits, and also as the account control flags.
1385                 </para>
1386
1387                 <para>
1388 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1389 <indexterm><primary>user account</primary></indexterm>
1390 <indexterm><primary>machine account</primary></indexterm>
1391 <indexterm><primary>trust account</primary></indexterm>
1392 <indexterm><primary>damaged data</primary></indexterm>
1393                 The manual adjustment of user, machine (workstation or server) or an inter-domain trust
1394                 account account flgas should not be necessary under normal conditions of use of Samba. On the other hand,
1395                 where this information becomes corrupted for some reason, the ability to correct the damaged data is certainly
1396                 useful. The tool of choice by which such correction can be affected is the <command>pdbedit</command> utility.
1397                 </para>
1398
1399                 <para>
1400 <indexterm><primary>account flags</primary></indexterm>
1401 <indexterm><primary>LDAP directory</primary></indexterm>
1402                 There have been a few requests for information regarding the account flags from developers
1403                 who are creating their own Samba management tools. An example of a need for information regarding
1404                 the proper management of the account flags is evident when developing scripts that will be used
1405                 to manage an LDAP directory.
1406                 </para>
1407
1408                 <para>
1409 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1410 <indexterm><primary>account flag order</primary></indexterm>
1411                 The account flag field can contain up to 16 characters. Presently, only 11 are in use.
1412                 These are listed in <link linkend="accountflags">Samba SAM Account Control Block Flags</link>.
1413                 The order in which the flags are specified to the <command>pdbedit</command> command is not important.
1414                 In fact, they can be set without problem in any order in the SambaAcctFlags record in the LDAP directory.
1415                 </para>
1416
1417                 <table frame="all" id="accountflags">
1418                 <title>Samba SAM Account Control Block Flags</title>
1419         <tgroup cols="2" align="center">
1420             <thead>
1421             <row><entry align="center">Flag</entry><entry>Description</entry></row>
1422             </thead>
1423             <tbody>
1424             <row>
1425                                 <entry align="center">D</entry>
1426                                 <entry align="left">Account is disabled.</entry>
1427                         </row>
1428             <row>
1429                                 <entry align="center">H</entry>
1430                                 <entry align="left">A home directory is required.</entry>
1431                         </row>
1432             <row>
1433                                 <entry align="center">I</entry>
1434                                 <entry align="left">An inter-domain trust account.</entry>
1435                         </row>
1436             <row>
1437                                 <entry align="center">L</entry>
1438                                 <entry align="left">Account has been auto-locked.</entry>
1439                         </row>
1440             <row>
1441                                 <entry align="center">M</entry>
1442                                 <entry align="left">An MNS (Microsoft network service) logon account.</entry>
1443                         </row>
1444             <row>
1445                                 <entry align="center">N</entry>
1446                                 <entry align="left">Password not required.</entry>
1447                         </row>
1448             <row>
1449                                 <entry align="center">S</entry>
1450                                 <entry align="left">A server trust account.</entry>
1451                         </row>
1452             <row>
1453                                 <entry align="center">T</entry>
1454                                 <entry align="left">Temporary duplicate account entry.</entry>
1455                         </row>
1456             <row>
1457                                 <entry align="center">U</entry>
1458                                 <entry align="left">A normal user account.</entry>
1459                         </row>
1460             <row>
1461                                 <entry align="center">W</entry>
1462                                 <entry align="left">A workstation trust account.</entry>
1463                         </row>
1464             <row>
1465                                 <entry align="center">X</entry>
1466                                 <entry align="left">Password does not expire.</entry>
1467                         </row>
1468             </tbody>
1469         </tgroup>
1470         </table>
1471
1472                 <para>
1473 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1474 <indexterm><primary>account control flags</primary></indexterm>
1475                 An example of use of the <command>pdbedit</command> utility to set the account control flags
1476                 is shown here:
1477 <screen>
1478 &rootprompt; pdbedit -r -c "[DLX]" jht
1479 Unix username:        jht
1480 NT username:          jht
1481 Account Flags:        [DHULX      ]
1482 User SID:             S-1-5-21-729263-4123605-1186429-3000
1483 Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-729263-4123605-1186429-513
1484 Full Name:            John H Terpstra,Utah Office
1485 Home Directory:       \\aurora\jht
1486 HomeDir Drive:        H:
1487 Logon Script:         scripts\logon.bat
1488 Profile Path:         \\aurora\profiles\jht
1489 Domain:               MIDEARTH
1490 Account desc:         BluntObject
1491 Workstations:
1492 Logon time:           0
1493 Logoff time:          Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1494 Kickoff time:         0
1495 Password last set:    Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:18 GMT
1496 Password can change:  Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:18 GMT
1497 Password must change: Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1498 Last bad password   : 0
1499 Bad password count  : 0
1500 Logon hours         : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
1501 </screen>
1502 <indexterm><primary>default settings</primary></indexterm>
1503         The flags can be reset to the default settings by executing:
1504 <screen>
1505 &rootprompt; pdbedit -r -c "[]" jht
1506 Unix username:        jht
1507 NT username:          jht
1508 Account Flags:        [U          ]
1509 User SID:             S-1-5-21-729263-4123605-1186429-3000
1510 Primary Group SID:    S-1-5-21-729263-4123605-1186429-513
1511 Full Name:            John H Terpstra,Utah Office
1512 Home Directory:       \\aurora\jht
1513 HomeDir Drive:        H:
1514 Logon Script:         scripts\logon.bat
1515 Profile Path:         \\aurora\profiles\jht
1516 Domain:               MIDEARTH
1517 Account desc:         BluntObject
1518 Workstations:
1519 Logon time:           0
1520 Logoff time:          Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1521 Kickoff time:         0
1522 Password last set:    Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:18 GMT
1523 Password can change:  Sun, 03 Jul 2005 23:19:18 GMT
1524 Password must change: Mon, 18 Jan 2038 20:14:07 GMT
1525 Last bad password   : 0
1526 Bad password count  : 0
1527 Logon hours         : FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
1528 </screen>
1529                 </para>
1530
1531                 </sect5>
1532
1533                 </sect4>
1534
1535                 <sect4>
1536                 <title>Domain Account Policy Managment</title>
1537
1538                 <para>
1539 <indexterm><primary>domain account access policies</primary></indexterm>
1540 <indexterm><primary>access policies</primary></indexterm>
1541                 To view the domain account access policies that may be configured execute:
1542 <screen>
1543 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P ?
1544 No account policy by that name
1545 Account policy names are :
1546 min password length
1547 password history
1548 user must logon to change password
1549 maximum password age
1550 minimum password age
1551 lockout duration
1552 reset count minutes
1553 bad lockout attempt
1554 disconnect time
1555 refuse machine password change
1556 </screen>
1557                 </para>
1558
1559                 <para>
1560                 Commands will be executed to establish controls for our domain as follows:
1561                 </para>
1562
1563                 <orderedlist>
1564                         <listitem><para>min password length = 8 characters.</para></listitem>
1565                         <listitem><para>password history = last 4 passwords.</para></listitem>
1566                         <listitem><para>maximum password age = 90 days.</para></listitem>
1567                         <listitem><para>minimum password age = 7 days.</para></listitem>
1568                         <listitem><para>bad lockout attempt = 8 bad logon attempts.</para></listitem>
1569                         <listitem><para>lockout duration = forever, account must be manually reenabled.</para></listitem>
1570                 </orderedlist>
1571
1572                 <para>
1573                 The following command execution will achieve these settings:
1574 <screen>
1575 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "min password length" -C 8
1576 account policy value for min password length was 5
1577 account policy value for min password length is now 8
1578 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "password history" -C 4
1579 account policy value for password history was 0
1580 account policy value for password history is now 4
1581 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "maximum password age" -C 7776000
1582 account policy value for maximum password age was 4294967295
1583 account policy value for maximum password age is now 7776000
1584 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "minimum password age" -C 604800
1585 account policy value for minimum password age was 0
1586 account policy value for minimum password age is now 7
1587 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "bad lockout attempt" -C 8
1588 account policy value for bad lockout attempt was 0
1589 account policy value for bad lockout attempt is now 8
1590 &rootprompt; pdbedit -P "lockout duration" -C -1
1591 account policy value for lockout duration was 30
1592 account policy value for lockout duration is now 4294967295
1593 </screen>
1594                 </para>
1595
1596 <note><para>
1597 To set the maximum (infinite) lockout time use the value of -1.
1598 </para></note>
1599
1600 <warning><para>
1601 Account policies must be set individually on each PDC and BDC. At this time (Samba 3.0.11 to Samba 3.0.14a)
1602 account policies are not replicated automatically. This may be fixed before Samba 3.0.20 ships or some
1603 time there after. Please check the WHATSNEW.txt file in the Samba tarball for specific update notiations
1604 regarding this facility.
1605 </para></warning>
1606
1607                 </sect4>
1608
1609                 </sect3>
1610
1611                 <sect3>
1612                 <title>Account Import/Export</title>
1613
1614                 <para>
1615                 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1616 <indexterm><primary>account import/export</primary></indexterm>
1617 <indexterm><primary>authentication</primary></indexterm>
1618                 The <command>pdbedit</command> tool allows import/export of authentication (account)
1619                 databases from one backend to another. For example, to import/export accounts from an
1620                 old <filename>smbpasswd</filename> database to a <parameter>tdbsam</parameter>
1621                 backend:
1622                 </para>
1623
1624                 <procedure>
1625                         <step><para>
1626 <indexterm><primary>pdbedit</primary></indexterm>
1627 <screen>
1628 &rootprompt;<userinput>pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam</userinput>
1629 </screen>
1630                         </para></step>
1631
1632                         <step><para>
1633 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1634                         Replace the <parameter>smbpasswd</parameter> with <parameter>tdbsam</parameter> in the
1635                         <parameter>passdb backend</parameter> configuration in &smb.conf;.
1636                         </para></step>
1637                 </procedure>
1638
1639         </sect3>
1640         </sect2>
1641 </sect1>
1642
1643 <sect1>
1644 <title>Password Backends</title>
1645
1646         <sect2>
1647         <title>Plaintext</title>
1648
1649                 <para>
1650 <indexterm><primary>user database</primary></indexterm>
1651 <indexterm><primary>/etc/samba/smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1652 <indexterm><primary>/etc/smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1653 <indexterm><primary>password encryption</primary></indexterm>
1654 <indexterm><primary>/etc/passwd</primary></indexterm>
1655 <indexterm><primary>PAM</primary></indexterm>
1656                 Older versions of Samba retrieved user information from the UNIX user database
1657                 and eventually some other fields from the file <filename>/etc/samba/smbpasswd</filename>
1658                 or <filename>/etc/smbpasswd</filename>. When password encryption is disabled, no
1659                 SMB-specific data is stored at all. Instead, all operations are conducted via the way
1660                 that the Samba host OS will access its <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> database.
1661                 On most Linux systems, for example, all user and group resolution is done via PAM.
1662                 </para>
1663
1664         </sect2>
1665
1666         <sect2>
1667         <title>smbpasswd: Encrypted Password Database</title>
1668
1669                 <para>
1670                 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>smbpasswd</secondary></indexterm>
1671 <indexterm><primary>user account</primary></indexterm>
1672 <indexterm><primary>LM/NT password hashes</primary></indexterm>
1673 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1674                 Traditionally, when configuring <smbconfoption name="encrypt passwords">yes</smbconfoption>
1675                 in Samba's &smb.conf; file, user account information such as username, LM/NT password hashes,
1676                 password change times, and account flags have been stored in the <filename>smbpasswd(5)</filename>
1677                 file. There are several disadvantages to this approach for sites with large numbers of users
1678                 (counted in the thousands).
1679                 </para>
1680
1681                 <itemizedlist>
1682                 <listitem><para>
1683 <indexterm><primary>lookups</primary></indexterm>
1684                 The first problem is that all lookups must be performed sequentially. Given that
1685                 there are approximately two lookups per domain logon (one during initial logon validation
1686                 and one for a session connection setup, such as when mapping a network drive or printer), this
1687                 is a performance bottleneck for large sites. What is needed is an indexed approach
1688                 such as that used in databases.
1689                 </para></listitem>
1690
1691                 <listitem><para>
1692 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1693 <indexterm><primary>replicate</primary></indexterm>
1694 <indexterm><primary>rsync</primary></indexterm>
1695 <indexterm><primary>ssh</primary></indexterm>
1696 <indexterm><primary>custom scripts</primary></indexterm>
1697                 The second problem is that administrators who desire to replicate an smbpasswd file
1698                 to more than one Samba server are left to use external tools such as
1699                 <command>rsync(1)</command> and <command>ssh(1)</command> and write custom,
1700                 in-house scripts.
1701                 </para></listitem>
1702
1703                 <listitem><para>
1704 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1705 <indexterm><primary>home directory</primary></indexterm>
1706 <indexterm><primary>password expiration</primary></indexterm>
1707 <indexterm><primary>relative identifier</primary></indexterm>
1708 <indexterm><primary>relative identifier</primary><see>RID</see></indexterm>
1709                 Finally, the amount of information that is stored in an smbpasswd entry leaves
1710                 no room for additional attributes such as a home directory, password expiration time,
1711                 or even a relative identifier (RID).
1712                 </para></listitem>
1713                 </itemizedlist>
1714
1715                 <para>
1716 <indexterm><primary>user attributes</primary></indexterm>
1717 <indexterm><primary>smbd</primary></indexterm>
1718 <indexterm><primary>API</primary></indexterm>
1719 <indexterm><primary>samdb interface</primary></indexterm>
1720                 As a result of these deficiencies, a more robust means of storing user attributes
1721                 used by smbd was developed. The API that defines access to user accounts
1722                 is commonly referred to as the samdb interface (previously, this was called the passdb
1723                 API and is still so named in the Samba source code trees).
1724                 </para>
1725
1726                 <para>
1727 <indexterm><primary>passdb backends</primary></indexterm>
1728 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd plaintext database</primary></indexterm>
1729 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
1730 <indexterm><primary>ldapsam</primary></indexterm>
1731 <indexterm><primary>enterprise</primary></indexterm>
1732                 Samba provides an enhanced set of passdb backends that overcome the deficiencies
1733                 of the smbpasswd plaintext database. These are tdbsam and ldapsam.
1734                 Of these, ldapsam will be of most interest to large corporate or enterprise sites.
1735                 </para>
1736
1737         </sect2>
1738
1739         <sect2>
1740         <title>tdbsam</title>
1741
1742                 <para>
1743                 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>tdbsam</secondary></indexterm>
1744 <indexterm><primary>trivial database</primary><see>TDB</see></indexterm>
1745 <indexterm><primary>machine account</primary></indexterm>
1746                 Samba can store user and machine account data in a <quote>TDB</quote> (trivial database).
1747                 Using this backend does not require any additional configuration. This backend is
1748                 recommended for new installations that do not require LDAP.
1749                 </para>
1750
1751                 <para>
1752 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
1753 <indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
1754 <indexterm><primary>BDC</primary></indexterm>
1755 <indexterm><primary>scalability</primary></indexterm>
1756                 As a general guide, the Samba Team does not recommend using the tdbsam backend for sites
1757                 that have 250 or more users. Additionally, tdbsam is not capable of scaling for use
1758                 in sites that require PDB/BDC implementations that require replication of the account
1759                 database. Clearly, for reason of scalability, the use of ldapsam should be encouraged.
1760                 </para>
1761
1762                 <para>
1763 <indexterm><primary>250-user limit</primary></indexterm>
1764 <indexterm><primary>performance-based</primary></indexterm>
1765 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
1766                 The recommendation of a 250-user limit is purely based on the notion that this
1767                 would generally involve a site that has routed networks, possibly spread across
1768                 more than one physical location. The Samba Team has not at this time established
1769                 the performance-based scalability limits of the tdbsam architecture.
1770                 </para>
1771
1772                 <para>
1773 <indexterm><primary>4,500 user accounts</primary></indexterm>
1774 <indexterm><primary>passdb backend</primary></indexterm>
1775 <indexterm><primary>tdbsam</primary></indexterm>
1776 <indexterm><primary>SambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
1777                 There are sites that have thousands of users and yet require only one server.
1778                 One site recently reported having 4,500 user accounts on one UNIX system and
1779                 reported excellent performance with the <literal>tdbsam</literal> passdb backend.
1780                 The limitation of where the <literal>tdbsam</literal> passdb backend can be used
1781                 is not one pertaining to a limitation in the TDB storage system, it is based
1782                 only on the need for a reliable distribution mechanism for the SambaSAMAccount
1783                 backend.
1784                 </para>
1785
1786         </sect2>
1787
1788         <sect2>
1789         <title>ldapsam</title>
1790
1791                 <para>
1792 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
1793 <indexterm><primary>ldapsam</primary></indexterm>
1794                 <indexterm><primary>SAM backend</primary><secondary>ldapsam</secondary></indexterm>
1795                 There are a few points to stress that the ldapsam does not provide. The LDAP
1796                 support referred to in this documentation does not include:
1797                 </para>
1798
1799                 <itemizedlist>
1800                         <listitem><para>A means of retrieving user account information from
1801                         a Windows 200x Active Directory server.</para></listitem>
1802                         <listitem><para>A means of replacing /etc/passwd.</para></listitem>
1803                 </itemizedlist>
1804
1805                 <para>
1806 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
1807 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
1808 <indexterm><primary>PAM</primary></indexterm>
1809 <indexterm><primary>LGPL</primary></indexterm>
1810                 The second item can be accomplished by using LDAP NSS and PAM modules. LGPL versions of these libraries can be
1811                 obtained from <ulink url="http://www.padl.com/">PADL Software</ulink>.  More information about the
1812                 configuration of these packages may be found in <ulink url="http://safari.oreilly.com/?XmlId=1-56592-491-6">
1813                 <emphasis>LDAP, System Administration</emphasis> by Gerald Carter, Chapter 6, Replacing NIS"</ulink>.
1814                 </para>
1815
1816                 <para>
1817 <indexterm><primary>LDAP directory</primary></indexterm>
1818 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1819 <indexterm><primary>directory server</primary></indexterm>
1820                 This document describes how to use an LDAP directory for storing Samba user
1821                 account information traditionally stored in the smbpasswd(5) file. It is
1822                 assumed that the reader already has a basic understanding of LDAP concepts
1823                 and has a working directory server already installed. For more information
1824                 on LDAP architectures and directories, please refer to the following sites:
1825                 </para>
1826
1827                 <itemizedlist>
1828                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.openldap.org/">OpenLDAP</ulink></para></listitem>
1829                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.sun.com/software/products/directory_srvr_ee/index.xml">
1830                                 Sun One Directory Server</ulink></para></listitem>
1831                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.novell.com/products/edirectory/">Novell eDirectory</ulink></para></listitem>
1832                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www-306.ibm.com/software/tivoli/products/directory-server/">IBM
1833                                 Tivoli Directory Server</ulink></para></listitem>
1834                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.redhat.com/software/rha/directory/">Red Hat Directory
1835                                 Server</ulink></para></listitem>
1836                         <listitem><para><ulink url="http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/view/119229">Fedora Directory
1837                                 Server</ulink></para></listitem>
1838                 </itemizedlist>
1839
1840                 <para>
1841                 Two additional Samba resources that may prove to be helpful are:
1842                 </para>
1843
1844                 <itemizedlist>
1845                         <listitem><para>
1846 <indexterm><primary>Samba-PDC-LDAP-HOWTO</primary></indexterm>
1847                         The <ulink url="http://www.unav.es/cti/ldap-smb/ldap-smb-3-howto.html">Samba-PDC-LDAP-HOWTO</ulink>
1848                         maintained by Ignacio Coupeau.
1849                         </para></listitem>
1850
1851                         <listitem><para>
1852 <indexterm><primary>IDEALX</primary></indexterm>
1853 <indexterm><primary>NT migration scripts</primary></indexterm>
1854 <indexterm><primary>smbldap-tools</primary></indexterm>
1855                         The NT migration scripts from <ulink url="http://samba.idealx.org/">IDEALX</ulink> that are
1856                         geared to manage users and groups in such a Samba-LDAP domain controller configuration.
1857                         Idealx also produced the smbldap-tools and the Interactive Console Management tool.
1858                         </para></listitem>
1859                 </itemizedlist>
1860
1861                 <sect3>
1862                 <title>Supported LDAP Servers</title>
1863
1864                         <para>
1865 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
1866 <indexterm><primary>ldapsam</primary></indexterm>
1867 <indexterm><primary>OpenLDAP</primary></indexterm>
1868 <indexterm><primary>Netscape's Directory Server</primary></indexterm>
1869                         The LDAP ldapsam code was developed and tested using the OpenLDAP 2.x server and
1870                         client libraries. The same code should work with Netscape's Directory Server and client SDK.
1871                         However, there are bound to be compile errors and bugs. These should not be hard to fix.
1872                         Please submit fixes via the process outlined in <link linkend="bugreport">Reporting Bugs</link>.
1873                         </para>
1874
1875                         <para>
1876                         Samba is capable of working with any standards-compliant LDAP server.
1877                         </para>
1878
1879                 </sect3>
1880
1881                 <sect3>
1882                 <title>Schema and Relationship to the RFC 2307 posixAccount</title>
1883
1884
1885                         <para>
1886                         Samba-3.0 includes the necessary schema file for OpenLDAP 2.x in the
1887                         <filename>examples/LDAP/samba.schema</filename> directory of the source code distribution
1888                         tarball. The schema entry for the sambaSamAccount ObjectClass is shown here:
1889 <programlisting>
1890 ObjectClass (1.3.6.1.4.1.7165.2.2.6 NAME 'sambaSamAccount' SUP top AUXILIARY
1891     DESC 'Samba-3.0 Auxiliary SAM Account'
1892     MUST ( uid $ sambaSID )
1893     MAY  ( cn $ sambaLMPassword $ sambaNTPassword $ sambaPwdLastSet $
1894           sambaLogonTime $ sambaLogoffTime $ sambaKickoffTime $
1895           sambaPwdCanChange $ sambaPwdMustChange $ sambaAcctFlags $
1896           displayName $ sambaHomePath $ sambaHomeDrive $ sambaLogonScript $
1897           sambaProfilePath $ description $ sambaUserWorkstations $
1898           sambaPrimaryGroupSID $ sambaDomainName ))
1899 </programlisting>
1900                         </para>
1901
1902                         <para>
1903 <indexterm><primary>samba.schema</primary></indexterm>
1904 <indexterm><primary>OpenLDAP</primary></indexterm>
1905 <indexterm><primary>OID</primary></indexterm>
1906                         The <filename>samba.schema</filename> file has been formatted for OpenLDAP 2.0/2.1.
1907                         The Samba Team owns the OID space used by the above schema and recommends its use.
1908                         If you translate the schema to be used with Netscape DS, please submit the modified
1909                         schema file as a patch to <ulink url="mailto:jerry@samba.org">jerry@samba.org</ulink>.
1910                         </para>
1911
1912                         <para>
1913 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
1914 <indexterm><primary>/etc/passwd</primary></indexterm>
1915 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
1916 <indexterm><primary>AUXILIARY</primary></indexterm>
1917 <indexterm><primary>ObjectClass</primary></indexterm>
1918 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
1919 <indexterm><primary>RFC 2307.</primary></indexterm>
1920                         Just as the smbpasswd file is meant to store information that provides information
1921                         additional to  a user's <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> entry, so is the sambaSamAccount
1922                         object meant to supplement the UNIX user account information. A sambaSamAccount is an
1923                         <constant>AUXILIARY</constant> ObjectClass, so it can be used to augment existing
1924                         user account information in the LDAP directory, thus providing information needed
1925                         for Samba account handling. However, there are several fields (e.g., uid) that overlap
1926                         with the posixAccount ObjectClass outlined in RFC 2307. This is by design.
1927                         </para>
1928
1929                         <para>
1930 <indexterm><primary>account information</primary></indexterm>
1931 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
1932 <indexterm><primary>posixAccount</primary></indexterm>
1933 <indexterm><primary>ObjectClasses</primary></indexterm>
1934 <indexterm><primary>smbd</primary></indexterm>
1935 <indexterm><primary>getpwnam</primary></indexterm>
1936 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
1937 <indexterm><primary>NIS</primary></indexterm>
1938 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
1939                         In order to store all user account information (UNIX and Samba) in the directory,
1940                         it is necessary to use the sambaSamAccount and posixAccount ObjectClasses in
1941                         combination. However, <command>smbd</command> will still obtain the user's UNIX account
1942                         information via the standard C library calls, such as getpwnam().
1943                         This means that the Samba server must also have the LDAP NSS library installed
1944                         and functioning correctly. This division of information makes it possible to
1945                         store all Samba account information in LDAP, but still maintain UNIX account
1946                         information in NIS while the network is transitioning to a full LDAP infrastructure.
1947                         </para>
1948                 </sect3>
1949
1950                 <sect3>
1951                 <title>OpenLDAP Configuration</title>
1952
1953                 <para>
1954 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
1955 <indexterm><primary>OpenLDAP</primary></indexterm>
1956 <indexterm><primary>slapd</primary></indexterm>
1957 <indexterm><primary>samba.schema</primary></indexterm>
1958                 To include support for the sambaSamAccount object in an OpenLDAP directory
1959                 server, first copy the samba.schema file to slapd's configuration directory.
1960                 The samba.schema file can be found in the directory <filename>examples/LDAP</filename>
1961                 in the Samba source distribution.
1962 <screen>
1963 &rootprompt;<userinput>cp samba.schema /etc/openldap/schema/</userinput>
1964 </screen>
1965                 </para>
1966
1967                 <para>
1968 <indexterm><primary>samba.schema</primary></indexterm>
1969 <indexterm><primary>slapd.conf</primary></indexterm>
1970 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
1971 <indexterm><primary>cosine.schema</primary></indexterm>
1972 <indexterm><primary>uid</primary></indexterm>
1973 <indexterm><primary>inetorgperson.schema</primary></indexterm>
1974 <indexterm><primary>displayName</primary></indexterm>
1975 <indexterm><primary>attribute</primary></indexterm>
1976                 Next, include the <filename>samba.schema</filename> file in <filename>slapd.conf</filename>.
1977                 The sambaSamAccount object contains two attributes that depend on other schema
1978                 files. The <parameter>uid</parameter> attribute is defined in <filename>cosine.schema</filename> and
1979                 the <parameter>displayName</parameter> attribute is defined in the <filename>inetorgperson.schema</filename>
1980                 file. Both of these must be included before the <filename>samba.schema</filename> file.
1981 <programlisting>
1982 ## /etc/openldap/slapd.conf
1983
1984 ## schema files (core.schema is required by default)
1985 include            /etc/openldap/schema/core.schema
1986
1987 ## needed for sambaSamAccount
1988 include            /etc/openldap/schema/cosine.schema
1989 include            /etc/openldap/schema/inetorgperson.schema
1990 include            /etc/openldap/schema/nis.schema
1991 include            /etc/openldap/schema/samba.schema
1992 ....
1993 </programlisting>
1994                 </para>
1995
1996                 <para>
1997 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
1998 <indexterm><primary>posixAccount</primary></indexterm>
1999 <indexterm><primary>posixGroup</primary></indexterm>
2000 <indexterm><primary>ObjectClasses</primary></indexterm>
2001                 It is recommended that you maintain some indices on some of the most useful attributes,
2002                 as in the following example, to speed up searches made on sambaSamAccount ObjectClasses
2003                 (and possibly posixAccount and posixGroup as well):
2004                 </para>
2005
2006 <para>
2007 <programlisting>
2008 # Indices to maintain
2009 ## required by OpenLDAP
2010 index objectclass             eq
2011
2012 index cn                      pres,sub,eq
2013 index sn                      pres,sub,eq
2014 ## required to support pdb_getsampwnam
2015 index uid                     pres,sub,eq
2016 ## required to support pdb_getsambapwrid()
2017 index displayName             pres,sub,eq
2018
2019 ## uncomment these if you are storing posixAccount and
2020 ## posixGroup entries in the directory as well
2021 ##index uidNumber               eq
2022 ##index gidNumber               eq
2023 ##index memberUid               eq
2024
2025 index   sambaSID              eq
2026 index   sambaPrimaryGroupSID  eq
2027 index   sambaDomainName       eq
2028 index   default               sub
2029 </programlisting>
2030 </para>
2031
2032                 <para>
2033                 Create the new index by executing:
2034 <screen>
2035 &rootprompt;./sbin/slapindex -f slapd.conf
2036 </screen>
2037                 </para>
2038
2039                 <para>
2040                 Remember to restart slapd after making these changes:
2041 <screen>
2042 &rootprompt;<userinput>/etc/init.d/slapd restart</userinput>
2043 </screen>
2044                 </para>
2045
2046                 </sect3>
2047
2048                 <sect3>
2049                 <title>Initialize the LDAP Database</title>
2050
2051                 <para>
2052 <indexterm><primary>LDAP database</primary></indexterm>
2053 <indexterm><primary>account containers</primary></indexterm>
2054 <indexterm><primary>LDIF file</primary></indexterm>
2055 <indexterm><primary>DNS</primary></indexterm>
2056                 Before you can add accounts to the LDAP database, you must create the account containers
2057                 that they will be stored in. The following LDIF file should be modified to match your
2058                 needs (DNS entries, and so on):
2059 <programlisting>
2060 # Organization for Samba Base
2061 dn: dc=quenya,dc=org
2062 objectclass: dcObject
2063 objectclass: organization
2064 dc: quenya
2065 o: Quenya Org Network
2066 description: The Samba Network LDAP Example
2067
2068 # Organizational Role for Directory Management
2069 dn: cn=Manager,dc=quenya,dc=org
2070 objectclass: organizationalRole
2071 cn: Manager
2072 description: Directory Manager
2073
2074 # Setting up container for Users OU
2075 dn: ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org
2076 objectclass: top
2077 objectclass: organizationalUnit
2078 ou: People
2079
2080 # Setting up admin handle for People OU
2081 dn: cn=admin,ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org
2082 cn: admin
2083 objectclass: top
2084 objectclass: organizationalRole
2085 objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
2086 userPassword: {SSHA}c3ZM9tBaBo9autm1dL3waDS21+JSfQVz
2087
2088 # Setting up container for groups
2089 dn: ou=Groups,dc=quenya,dc=org
2090 objectclass: top
2091 objectclass: organizationalUnit
2092 ou: Groups
2093
2094 # Setting up admin handle for Groups OU
2095 dn: cn=admin,ou=Groups,dc=quenya,dc=org
2096 cn: admin
2097 objectclass: top
2098 objectclass: organizationalRole
2099 objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
2100 userPassword: {SSHA}c3ZM9tBaBo9autm1dL3waDS21+JSfQVz
2101
2102 # Setting up container for computers
2103 dn: ou=Computers,dc=quenya,dc=org
2104 objectclass: top
2105 objectclass: organizationalUnit
2106 ou: Computers
2107
2108 # Setting up admin handle for Computers OU
2109 dn: cn=admin,ou=Computers,dc=quenya,dc=org
2110 cn: admin
2111 objectclass: top
2112 objectclass: organizationalRole
2113 objectclass: simpleSecurityObject
2114 userPassword: {SSHA}c3ZM9tBaBo9autm1dL3waDS21+JSfQVz
2115 </programlisting>
2116                 </para>
2117
2118                 <para>
2119 <indexterm><primary>userPassword</primary></indexterm>
2120 <indexterm><primary>slappasswd</primary></indexterm>
2121                 The userPassword shown above should be generated using <command>slappasswd</command>.
2122                 </para>
2123
2124                 <para>
2125 <indexterm><primary>LDIF</primary></indexterm>
2126 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
2127                 The following command will then load the contents of the LDIF file into the LDAP
2128                 database.
2129 <indexterm><primary>slapadd</primary></indexterm>
2130 <screen>
2131 &prompt;<userinput>slapadd -v -l initldap.dif</userinput>
2132 </screen>
2133                 </para>
2134
2135                 <para>
2136                 Do not forget to secure your LDAP server with an adequate access control list
2137                 as well as an admin password.
2138                 </para>
2139
2140                 <note><para>
2141 <indexterm><primary>secrets.tdb</primary></indexterm>
2142                 Before Samba can access the LDAP server, you need to store the LDAP admin password
2143                 in the Samba <filename>secrets.tdb</filename> database by:
2144 <indexterm><primary>smbpasswd</primary></indexterm>
2145 <screen>
2146 &rootprompt;<userinput>smbpasswd -w <replaceable>secret</replaceable></userinput>
2147 </screen>
2148                 </para></note>
2149
2150                 </sect3>
2151
2152                 <sect3>
2153                 <title>Configuring Samba</title>
2154
2155                         <para>
2156 <indexterm><primary>LDAP</primary></indexterm>
2157 <indexterm><primary>smbd</primary></indexterm>
2158                         The following parameters are available in &smb.conf; only if your version of Samba was built with
2159                         LDAP support. Samba automatically builds with LDAP support if the LDAP libraries are found. The
2160                         best method to verify that Samba was built with LDAP support is:
2161 <screen>
2162 &rootprompt; smbd -b | grep LDAP
2163    HAVE_LDAP_H
2164    HAVE_LDAP
2165    HAVE_LDAP_DOMAIN2HOSTLIST
2166    HAVE_LDAP_INIT
2167    HAVE_LDAP_INITIALIZE
2168    HAVE_LDAP_SET_REBIND_PROC
2169    HAVE_LIBLDAP
2170    LDAP_SET_REBIND_PROC_ARGS
2171 </screen>
2172                         If the build of the <command>smbd</command> command you are using does not produce output
2173                         that includes <literal>HAVE_LDAP_H</literal> it is necessary to discover why the LDAP headers
2174                         and libraries were not found during compilation.
2175                         </para>
2176
2177                         <para>LDAP-related smb.conf options include these:
2178                         <smbconfblock>
2179                         <smbconfoption name="passdb backend">ldapsam:url</smbconfoption>
2180                         <smbconfoption name="ldap admin dn"/>
2181                         <smbconfoption name="ldap delete dn"/>
2182                         <smbconfoption name="ldap filter"/>
2183                         <smbconfoption name="ldap group suffix"/>
2184                         <smbconfoption name="ldap idmap suffix"/>
2185                         <smbconfoption name="ldap machine suffix"/>
2186                         <smbconfoption name="ldap passwd sync"/>
2187                         <smbconfoption name="ldap ssl"/>
2188                         <smbconfoption name="ldap suffix"/>
2189                         <smbconfoption name="ldap user suffix"/>
2190                         <smbconfoption name="ldap replication sleep"/>
2191                         <smbconfoption name="ldap timeout"/>
2192                         <smbconfoption name="ldap page size"/>
2193                         </smbconfblock>
2194                         </para>
2195
2196                         <para>
2197                         These are described in the &smb.conf; man page and so are not repeated here. However, an example
2198                         for use with an LDAP directory is shown in <link linkend="confldapex">the Configuration with LDAP.</link>
2199                         </para>
2200
2201 <example id="confldapex">
2202 <title>Configuration with LDAP</title>
2203 <smbconfblock>
2204 <smbconfsection name="[global]"/>
2205 <smbconfoption name="security">user</smbconfoption>
2206 <smbconfoption name="encrypt passwords">yes</smbconfoption>
2207 <smbconfoption name="netbios name">MORIA</smbconfoption>
2208 <smbconfoption name="workgroup">NOLDOR</smbconfoption>
2209
2210 <smbconfcomment>LDAP related parameters:</smbconfcomment>
2211
2212 <smbconfcomment>Define the DN used when binding to the LDAP servers.</smbconfcomment>
2213 <smbconfcomment>The password for this DN is not stored in smb.conf</smbconfcomment>
2214 <smbconfcomment>Set it using 'smbpasswd -w secret' to store the</smbconfcomment>
2215 <smbconfcomment>passphrase in the secrets.tdb file.</smbconfcomment>
2216 <smbconfcomment>If the "ldap admin dn" value changes, it must be reset.</smbconfcomment>
2217 <smbconfoption name="ldap admin dn">"cn=Manager,dc=quenya,dc=org"</smbconfoption>
2218
2219 <smbconfcomment>SSL directory connections can be configured by:</smbconfcomment>
2220 <smbconfcomment>('off', 'start tls', or 'on' (default))</smbconfcomment>
2221 <smbconfoption name="ldap ssl">start tls</smbconfoption>
2222
2223 <smbconfcomment>syntax: passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://server-name[:port]</smbconfcomment>
2224 <smbconfoption name="passdb backend">ldapsam:ldap://frodo.quenya.org</smbconfoption>
2225
2226 <smbconfcomment>smbpasswd -x delete the entire dn-entry</smbconfcomment>
2227 <smbconfoption name="ldap delete dn">no</smbconfoption>
2228
2229 <smbconfcomment>The machine and user suffix are added to the base suffix</smbconfcomment>
2230 <smbconfcomment>wrote WITHOUT quotes. NULL suffixes by default</smbconfcomment>
2231 <smbconfoption name="ldap user suffix">ou=People</smbconfoption>
2232 <smbconfoption name="ldap group suffix">ou=Groups</smbconfoption>
2233 <smbconfoption name="ldap machine suffix">ou=Computers</smbconfoption>
2234
2235 <smbconfcomment>Trust UNIX account information in LDAP</smbconfcomment>
2236 <smbconfcomment> (see the smb.conf man page for details)</smbconfcomment>
2237
2238 <smbconfcomment>Specify the base DN to use when searching the directory</smbconfcomment>
2239 <smbconfoption name="ldap suffix">dc=quenya,dc=org</smbconfoption>
2240 </smbconfblock>
2241 </example>
2242
2243                 </sect3>
2244
2245                 <sect3>
2246                 <title>Accounts and Groups Management</title>
2247
2248                         <para>
2249                         <indexterm><primary>User Management</primary></indexterm>
2250                         <indexterm><primary>User Accounts</primary><secondary>Adding/Deleting</secondary></indexterm>
2251                         Because user accounts are managed through the sambaSamAccount ObjectClass, you should
2252                         modify your existing administration tools to deal with sambaSamAccount attributes.
2253                         </para>
2254
2255                         <para>
2256 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
2257 <indexterm><primary>/etc/openldap/sldap.conf</primary></indexterm>
2258 <indexterm><primary>NSS</primary></indexterm>
2259                         Machine accounts are managed with the sambaSamAccount ObjectClass, just
2260                         like user accounts. However, it is up to you to store those accounts
2261                         in a different tree of your LDAP namespace. You should use
2262                         <quote>ou=Groups,dc=quenya,dc=org</quote> to store groups and
2263                         <quote>ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org</quote> to store users. Just configure your
2264                         NSS and PAM accordingly (usually, in the <filename>/etc/openldap/sldap.conf</filename>
2265                         configuration file).
2266                         </para>
2267
2268                         <para>
2269 <indexterm><primary>POSIX</primary></indexterm>
2270 <indexterm><primary>posixGroup</primary></indexterm>
2271 <indexterm><primary>Domain Groups</primary></indexterm>
2272 <indexterm><primary>ADS</primary></indexterm>
2273                         In Samba, the group management system is based on POSIX
2274                         groups. This means that Samba makes use of the posixGroup ObjectClass.
2275                         For now, there is no NT-like group system management (global and local
2276                         groups). Samba knows only about <constant>Domain Groups</constant>
2277                         and, unlike MS Windows 2000 and Active Directory, Samba does not
2278                         support nested groups.
2279                         </para>
2280
2281                 </sect3>
2282
2283                 <sect3>
2284                 <title>Security and sambaSamAccount</title>
2285
2286
2287                         <para>
2288 <indexterm><primary>sambaSAMAccount</primary></indexterm>
2289                         There are two important points to remember when discussing the security
2290                         of sambaSAMAccount entries in the directory.
2291                         </para>
2292
2293                         <itemizedlist>
2294                                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Never</emphasis> retrieve the SambaLMPassword or
2295 <indexterm><primary>SambaNTPassword</primary></indexterm>
2296                                 SambaNTPassword attribute values over an unencrypted LDAP session.</para></listitem>
2297                                 <listitem><para><emphasis>Never</emphasis> allow non-admin users to
2298                                 view the SambaLMPassword or SambaNTPassword attribute values.</para></listitem>
2299                         </itemizedlist>
2300
2301                         <para>
2302 <indexterm><primary>clear-text</primary></indexterm>
2303 <indexterm><primary>impersonate</primary></indexterm>
2304 <indexterm><primary>LM/NT password hashes</primary></indexterm>
2305                         These password hashes are clear-text equivalents and can be used to impersonate
2306                         the user without deriving the original clear-text strings. For more information
2307                         on the details of LM/NT password hashes, refer to <link linkend="passdb">the
2308                         Account Information Database section</link>.
2309                         </para>
2310
2311                         <para>
2312 <indexterm><primary>encrypted session</primary></indexterm>
2313 <indexterm><primary>StartTLS</primary></indexterm>
2314 <indexterm><primary>LDAPS</primary></indexterm>
2315 <indexterm><primary>secure communications</primary></indexterm>
2316                         To remedy the first security issue, the <smbconfoption name="ldap ssl"/> &smb.conf;
2317                         parameter defaults to require an encrypted session (<smbconfoption name="ldap
2318                         ssl">on</smbconfoption>) using the default port of <constant>636</constant> when
2319                         contacting the directory server. When using an OpenLDAP server, it
2320                         is possible to use the StartTLS LDAP extended operation in the place of LDAPS.
2321                         In either case, you are strongly encouraged to use secure communications protocols
2322                         (so do not set <smbconfoption name="ldap ssl">off</smbconfoption>).
2323                         </para>
2324
2325                         <para>
2326 <indexterm><primary>LDAPS</primary></indexterm>
2327 <indexterm><primary>StartTLS</primary></indexterm>
2328 <indexterm><primary>LDAPv3</primary></indexterm>
2329                         Note that the LDAPS protocol is deprecated in favor of the LDAPv3 StartTLS
2330                         extended operation. However, the OpenLDAP library still provides support for
2331                         the older method of securing communication between clients and servers.
2332                         </para>
2333
2334                         <para>
2335 <indexterm><primary>harvesting password hashes</primary></indexterm>
2336 <indexterm><primary>ACL</primary></indexterm>
2337 <indexterm><primary>slapd.conf</primary></indexterm>
2338                         The second security precaution is to prevent non-administrative users from
2339                         harvesting password hashes from the directory. This can be done using the
2340                         following ACL in <filename>slapd.conf</filename>:
2341                         </para>
2342
2343 <para>
2344 <programlisting>
2345 ## allow the "ldap admin dn" access, but deny everyone else
2346 access to attrs=SambaLMPassword,SambaNTPassword
2347      by dn="cn=Samba Admin,ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org" write
2348      by * none
2349 </programlisting>
2350 </para>
2351
2352                 </sect3>
2353
2354                 <sect3>
2355                 <title>LDAP Special Attributes for sambaSamAccounts</title>
2356
2357                         <para> The sambaSamAccount ObjectClass is composed of the attributes shown in next tables: <link
2358                         linkend="attribobjclPartA">Part A</link>, and <link linkend="attribobjclPartB">Part B</link>.
2359                         </para>
2360
2361                         <table frame="all" id="attribobjclPartA">
2362                                 <title>Attributes in the sambaSamAccount ObjectClass (LDAP), Part A</title>
2363                         <tgroup cols="2" align="justify">
2364                                         <colspec align="left"/>
2365                                         <colspec align="justify" colwidth="1*"/>
2366                         <tbody>
2367                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaLMPassword</constant></entry><entry>The LanMan password 16-byte hash stored as a character
2368                                                 representation of a hexadecimal string.</entry></row>
2369                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaNTPassword</constant></entry><entry>The NT password 16-byte hash stored as a character
2370                                                 representation of a hexadecimal string.</entry></row>
2371                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaPwdLastSet</constant></entry><entry>The integer time in seconds since 1970 when the
2372                                                 <constant>sambaLMPassword</constant> and <constant>sambaNTPassword</constant> attributes were last set.
2373                                 </entry></row>
2374
2375                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaAcctFlags</constant></entry><entry>String of 11 characters surrounded by square brackets [ ]
2376                                                 representing account flags such as U (user), W (workstation), X (no password expiration),
2377                                                 I (domain trust account), H (home dir required), S (server trust account),
2378                                                 and D (disabled).</entry></row>
2379
2380                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaLogonTime</constant></entry><entry>Integer value currently unused.</entry></row>
2381
2382                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaLogoffTime</constant></entry><entry>Integer value currently unused.</entry></row>
2383
2384                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaKickoffTime</constant></entry><entry>Specifies the time (UNIX time format) when the user
2385                                 will be locked down and cannot login any longer. If this attribute is omitted, then the account will never expire.
2386                                 Using this attribute together with shadowExpire of the shadowAccount ObjectClass will enable accounts to
2387                                 expire completely on an exact date.</entry></row>
2388
2389                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaPwdCanChange</constant></entry><entry>Specifies the time (UNIX time format)
2390                                 after which the user is allowed to change his password. If this attribute is not set, the user will be free
2391                                 to change his password whenever he wants.</entry></row>
2392
2393                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaPwdMustChange</constant></entry><entry>Specifies the time (UNIX time format) when the user is
2394                                 forced to change his password. If this value is set to 0, the user will have to change his password at first login.
2395                                 If this attribute is not set, then the password will never expire.</entry></row>
2396
2397                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaHomeDrive</constant></entry><entry>Specifies the drive letter to which to map the
2398                                 UNC path specified by sambaHomePath. The drive letter must be specified in the form <quote>X:</quote>
2399                                 where X is the letter of the drive to map. Refer to the <quote>logon drive</quote> parameter in the
2400                                 smb.conf(5) man page for more information.</entry></row>
2401
2402                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaLogonScript</constant></entry><entry>The sambaLogonScript property specifies the path of
2403                                 the user's logon script, .CMD, .EXE, or .BAT file. The string can be null. The path
2404                                 is relative to the netlogon share. Refer to the <smbconfoption name="logon script"/> parameter in the
2405                                 &smb.conf; man page for more information.</entry></row>
2406
2407                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaProfilePath</constant></entry><entry>Specifies a path to the user's profile.
2408                                 This value can be a null string, a local absolute path, or a UNC path. Refer to the
2409                                 <smbconfoption name="logon path"/> parameter in the &smb.conf; man page for more information.</entry></row>
2410
2411                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaHomePath</constant></entry><entry>The sambaHomePath property specifies the path of
2412                                 the home directory for the user. The string can be null. If sambaHomeDrive is set and specifies
2413                                 a drive letter, sambaHomePath should be a UNC path. The path must be a network
2414                                 UNC path of the form <filename>\\server\share\directory</filename>. This value can be a null string.
2415                                 Refer to the <command>logon home</command> parameter in the &smb.conf; man page for more information.
2416                                 </entry></row>
2417                         </tbody>
2418                         </tgroup></table>
2419
2420
2421                         <table frame="all" id="attribobjclPartB">
2422                                 <title>Attributes in the sambaSamAccount ObjectClass (LDAP), Part B</title>
2423                         <tgroup cols="2" align="justify">
2424                                         <colspec align="left"/>
2425                                         <colspec align="justify" colwidth="1*"/>
2426                         <tbody>
2427                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaUserWorkstations</constant></entry><entry>Here you can give a comma-separated list of machines
2428                                 on which the user is allowed to login. You may observe problems when you try to connect to a Samba domain member.
2429                                 Because domain members are not in this list, the domain controllers will reject them. Where this attribute is omitted,
2430                                 the default implies no restrictions.
2431                                 </entry></row>
2432
2433                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaSID</constant></entry><entry>The security identifier(SID) of the user.
2434                                 The Windows equivalent of UNIX UIDs.</entry></row>
2435
2436                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaPrimaryGroupSID</constant></entry><entry>The security identifier (SID) of the primary group
2437                                 of the user.</entry></row>
2438
2439                                 <row><entry><constant>sambaDomainName</constant></entry><entry>Domain the user is part of.</entry></row>
2440                         </tbody>
2441                         </tgroup></table>
2442
2443
2444                         <para>
2445 <indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
2446 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
2447                         The majority of these parameters are only used when Samba is acting as a PDC of
2448                         a domain (refer to <link linkend="samba-pdc">Domain Control</link>, for details on
2449                         how to configure Samba as a PDC). The following four attributes
2450                         are only stored with the sambaSamAccount entry if the values are non-default values:
2451                         </para>
2452
2453                         <itemizedlist>
2454 <indexterm><primary>sambaHomePath</primary></indexterm>
2455 <indexterm><primary>sambaLogonScript</primary></indexterm>
2456 <indexterm><primary>sambaProfilePath</primary></indexterm>
2457 <indexterm><primary>sambaHomeDrive</primary></indexterm>
2458                                 <listitem><para>sambaHomePath</para></listitem>
2459                                 <listitem><para>sambaLogonScript</para></listitem>
2460                                 <listitem><para>sambaProfilePath</para></listitem>
2461                                 <listitem><para>sambaHomeDrive</para></listitem>
2462                         </itemizedlist>
2463
2464                         <para>
2465 <indexterm><primary>sambaSamAccount</primary></indexterm>
2466 <indexterm><primary>PDC</primary></indexterm>
2467 <indexterm><primary>smbHome</primary></indexterm>
2468                         These attributes are only stored with the sambaSamAccount entry if
2469                         the values are non-default values. For example, assume MORIA has now been
2470                         configured as a PDC and that <smbconfoption name="logon home">\\%L\%u</smbconfoption> was defined in
2471                         its &smb.conf; file. When a user named <quote>becky</quote> logs on to the domain,
2472                         the <smbconfoption name="logon home"/> string is expanded to \\MORIA\becky.
2473                         If the smbHome attribute exists in the entry <quote>uid=becky,ou=People,dc=samba,dc=org</quote>,
2474                         this value is used. However, if this attribute does not exist, then the value
2475                         of the <smbconfoption name="logon home"/> parameter is used in its place. Samba
2476                         will only write the attribute value to the directory entry if the value is
2477                         something other than the default (e.g., <filename>\\MOBY\becky</filename>).
2478                         </para>
2479
2480                 </sect3>
2481
2482                 <sect3>
2483                 <title>Example LDIF Entries for a sambaSamAccount</title>
2484
2485                         <para>
2486                         The following is a working LDIF that demonstrates the use of the SambaSamAccount ObjectClass:
2487 <programlisting>
2488 dn: uid=guest2, ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org
2489 sambaLMPassword: 878D8014606CDA29677A44EFA1353FC7
2490 sambaPwdMustChange: 2147483647
2491 sambaPrimaryGroupSID: S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-513
2492 sambaNTPassword: 552902031BEDE9EFAAD3B435B51404EE
2493 sambaPwdLastSet: 1010179124
2494 sambaLogonTime: 0
2495 objectClass: sambaSamAccount
2496 uid: guest2
2497 sambaKickoffTime: 2147483647
2498 sambaAcctFlags: [UX         ]
2499 sambaLogoffTime: 2147483647
2500 sambaSID: S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-5006
2501 sambaPwdCanChange: 0
2502 </programlisting>
2503                         </para>
2504
2505                         <para>
2506                         The following is an LDIF entry for using both the sambaSamAccount and
2507                         posixAccount ObjectClasses:
2508 <programlisting>
2509 dn: uid=gcarter, ou=People,dc=quenya,dc=org
2510 sambaLogonTime: 0
2511 displayName: Gerald Carter
2512 sambaLMPassword: 552902031BEDE9EFAAD3B435B51404EE
2513 sambaPrimaryGroupSID: S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-1201
2514 objectClass: posixAccount
2515 objectClass: sambaSamAccount
2516 sambaAcctFlags: [UX         ]
2517 userPassword: {crypt}BpM2ej8Rkzogo
2518 uid: gcarter
2519 uidNumber: 9000
2520 cn: Gerald Carter
2521 loginShell: /bin/bash
2522 logoffTime: 2147483647
2523 gidNumber: 100
2524 sambaKickoffTime: 2147483647
2525 sambaPwdLastSet: 1010179230
2526 sambaSID: S-1-5-21-2447931902-1787058256-3961074038-5004
2527 homeDirectory: /home/moria/gcarter
2528 sambaPwdCanChange: 0
2529 sambaPwdMustChange: 2147483647
2530 sambaNTPassword: 878D8014606CDA29677A44EFA1353FC7
2531 </programlisting>
2532                 </para>
2533
2534                 </sect3>
2535
2536                 <sect3>
2537                 <title>Password Synchronization</title>
2538
2539                 <para>
2540                 Samba and later can update the non-Samba (LDAP) password stored with an account. When
2541                 using pam_ldap, this allows changing both UNIX and Windows passwords at once.
2542                 </para>
2543
2544                 <para>The <smbconfoption name="ldap passwd sync"/> options can have the  values shown in
2545                 <link linkend="ldappwsync">Possible <emphasis>ldap passwd sync</emphasis> Values</link>.</para>
2546
2547                 <table frame="all" id="ldappwsync">
2548                 <title>Possible <parameter>ldap passwd sync</parameter> Values</title>
2549                 <tgroup cols="2">
2550                         <colspec align="left" colwidth="1*"/>
2551                         <colspec align="justify" colwidth="4*"/>
2552                 <thead>
2553                         <row><entry align="left">Value</entry><entry align="center">Description</entry></row>
2554                 </thead>
2555                 <tbody>
2556                 <row><entry>yes</entry><entry><para>When the user changes his password, update
2557                                <constant>SambaNTPassword</constant>, <constant>SambaLMPassword</constant>,
2558                                and the <constant>password</constant> fields.</para></entry></row>
2559
2560                 <row><entry>no</entry><entry><para>Only update <constant>SambaNTPassword</constant> and
2561                                         <constant>SambaLMPassword</constant>.</para></entry></row>
2562
2563                 <row><entry>only</entry><entry><para>Only update the LDAP password and let the LDAP server
2564                         worry about the other fields.  This option is only available on some LDAP servers and
2565                         only when the LDAP server supports LDAP_EXOP_X_MODIFY_PASSWD.</para></entry></row>
2566                 </tbody>
2567                 </tgroup>
2568                 </table>
2569
2570
2571                 <para>More information can be found in the &smb.conf; man page.</para>
2572
2573                 </sect3>
2574
2575                 <sect3>
2576                 <title>Using OpenLDAP Overlay for Password Synchronization</title>
2577
2578                 <para>
2579                 Howard Chu has written a special overlay called <command>smbk5pwd</command>. This tool  modifies the
2580                 <literal>SambaNTPassword</literal>, <literal>SambaLMPassword</literal> and <literal>Heimdal</literal>
2581                 hashes in an OpenLDAP entry when an LDAP_EXOP_X_MODIFY_PASSWD operation is performed.
2582                 </para>
2583
2584                 <para>
2585                 The overlay is shipped with OpenLDAP-2.3 and can be found in the
2586                 <filename>contrib/slapd-modules/smbk5pwd</filename> subdirectory. This module can also be used with
2587                 OpenLDAP-2.2.
2588                 </para>
2589
2590                 </sect3>
2591
2592         </sect2>
2593
2594 </sect1>
2595
2596 <sect1>
2597 <title>Common Errors</title>
2598
2599         <sect2>
2600                 <title>Users Cannot Logon</title>
2601
2602                 <para><quote>I've installed Samba, but now I can't log on with my UNIX account! </quote></para>
2603
2604                 <para>Make sure your user has been added to the current Samba <smbconfoption name="passdb backend"/>.
2605                 Read the <link linkend="acctmgmttools">Account Management Tools</link> for details.</para>
2606
2607         </sect2>
2608 </sect1>
2609
2610 </chapter>