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More updates.

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John Terpstra 0001-01-01 00:00:00 +00:00
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@ -78,7 +78,21 @@ The following functionalities are new to the Samba-3 release:
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Adding users via the User Manager for Domains
Adding users via the User Manager for Domains or via the Windows 200x Microsoft
Management Console.
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<listitem><para>
Samba-3 introduces replaceable and multiple user account (authentication)
back ends. In the case where the back end is placed in an LDAP database
Samba-3 confers the benefits of a back end that can be distributed, replicated,
and highly scalable.
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<listitem><para>
Samba-3 implements full Unicode support. This simplifies cross locale internationalisation
support. It also opens up the use of protocols that samba-2.2.x had but could not use due
to the need to fully support Unicode.
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@ -94,7 +108,11 @@ The following functionalities are NOT provided by Samba-3:
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Acting as a Windows 2000 Domain Controller (i.e. Kerberos and
Active Directory)
Active Directory) - In point of fact, Samba-3 DOES have some
Active Directory Domain Control ability that is at this time
purely experimental <emphasis>AND</emphasis> that is certain
to change as it becomes a fully supported feature some time
during the samba-3 (or later) life cycle.
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@ -51,36 +51,39 @@ like this one we will tell of both.
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So now, what features are covered in this chapter?
So now, what are the benefits of features mentioned in this chapter?
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X
Samba-3 can replace an MS Windows NT4 Domain Controller
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<listitem><para>
X
Samba-3 offers excellent interoperability with MS Windows NT4
style domains as well as natively with Microsoft Active
Directory domains.
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<listitem><para>
X
Samba-3 permits full NT4 style Interdomain Trusts
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>
X
Samba has security modes that permit more flexible
authentication than is possible with MS Windows NT4 Domain Controllers.
</para></listitem>
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X
Samba-3 permits use of multiple account database backends
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X
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<listitem><para>
X
The account (password) database backends can be distributed
and replicated using multiple methods. This gives Samba-3
greater flexibility than MS Windows NT4 and in many cases a
significantly higher utility than Active Directory domains
with MS Windows 200x.
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@ -282,7 +285,7 @@ security domain. This is done as follows:
the Server Manager add a machine account for the Samba server.
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<listitem><para>Next, on the Linux system execute:</para>
<listitem><para>Next, on the Unix/Linux system execute:</para>
<para><programlisting>
<command>smbpasswd -r PDC_NAME -j DOMAIN_NAME</command> (samba 2.x)