1 <samba:parameter name="security"
5 enumlist="enum_security"
6 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
7 <when_value value="security">
8 <requires option="encrypted passwords">/(yes|true)/</requires>
11 <para>This option affects how clients respond to
12 Samba and is one of the most important settings in the <filename moreinfo="none">
13 smb.conf</filename> file.</para>
15 <para>The default is <command moreinfo="none">security = user</command>, as this is
16 the most common setting, used for a standalone file server or a DC.</para>
18 <para>The alternatives are
19 <command moreinfo="none">security = ads</command> or <command moreinfo="none">security = domain
20 </command>, which support joining Samba to a Windows domain</para>
22 <para>You should use <command moreinfo="none">security = user</command> and
23 <smbconfoption name="map to guest"/> if you
24 want to mainly setup shares without a password (guest shares). This
25 is commonly used for a shared printer server. </para>
27 <para>The different settings will now be explained.</para>
30 <para><anchor id="SECURITYEQUALSAUTO"/><emphasis>SECURITY = AUTO</emphasis></para>
32 <para>This is the default security setting in Samba, and causes Samba to consult
33 the <smbconfoption name="server role"/> parameter (if set) to determine the security mode.</para>
35 <para><anchor id="SECURITYEQUALSUSER"/><emphasis>SECURITY = USER</emphasis></para>
37 <para>If <smbconfoption name="server role"/> is not specified, this is the default security setting in Samba.
38 With user-level security a client must first "log-on" with a
39 valid username and password (which can be mapped using the <smbconfoption name="username map"/>
40 parameter). Encrypted passwords (see the <smbconfoption name="encrypted passwords"/> parameter) can also
41 be used in this security mode. Parameters such as <smbconfoption name="user"/> and <smbconfoption
42 name="guest only"/> if set are then applied and
43 may change the UNIX user to use on this connection, but only after
44 the user has been successfully authenticated.</para>
46 <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that the name of the resource being
47 requested is <emphasis>not</emphasis> sent to the server until after
48 the server has successfully authenticated the client. This is why
49 guest shares don't work in user level security without allowing
50 the server to automatically map unknown users into the <smbconfoption name="guest account"/>.
51 See the <smbconfoption name="map to guest"/> parameter for details on doing this.</para>
53 <para><anchor id="SECURITYEQUALSDOMAIN"/><emphasis>SECURITY = DOMAIN</emphasis></para>
55 <para>This mode will only work correctly if <citerefentry><refentrytitle>net</refentrytitle>
56 <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> has been used to add this
57 machine into a Windows NT Domain. It expects the <smbconfoption name="encrypted passwords"/>
58 parameter to be set to <constant>yes</constant>. In this
59 mode Samba will try to validate the username/password by passing
60 it to a Windows NT Primary or Backup Domain Controller, in exactly
61 the same way that a Windows NT Server would do.</para>
63 <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that a valid UNIX user must still
64 exist as well as the account on the Domain Controller to allow
65 Samba to have a valid UNIX account to map file access to.</para>
67 <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that from the client's point
68 of view <command moreinfo="none">security = domain</command> is the same
69 as <command moreinfo="none">security = user</command>. It only
70 affects how the server deals with the authentication,
71 it does not in any way affect what the client sees.</para>
73 <para><emphasis>Note</emphasis> that the name of the resource being
74 requested is <emphasis>not</emphasis> sent to the server until after
75 the server has successfully authenticated the client. This is why
76 guest shares don't work in user level security without allowing
77 the server to automatically map unknown users into the <smbconfoption name="guest account"/>.
78 See the <smbconfoption name="map to guest"/> parameter for details on doing this.</para>
80 <para>See also the <smbconfoption name="password server"/> parameter and
81 the <smbconfoption name="encrypted passwords"/> parameter.</para>
83 <para><anchor id="SECURITYEQUALSADS"/><emphasis>SECURITY = ADS</emphasis></para>
85 <para>In this mode, Samba will act as a domain member in an ADS realm. To operate
86 in this mode, the machine running Samba will need to have Kerberos installed
87 and configured and Samba will need to be joined to the ADS realm using the
90 <para>Note that this mode does NOT make Samba operate as a Active Directory Domain
93 <para>Note that this forces <smbconfoption name="require strong key">yes</smbconfoption>
94 and <smbconfoption name="client schannel">yes</smbconfoption> for the primary domain.</para>
96 <para>Read the chapter about Domain Membership in the HOWTO for details.</para>
99 <related>realm</related>
100 <related>encrypt passwords</related>
102 <value type="default">AUTO</value>
103 <value type="example">DOMAIN</value>