Date: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:08:19 -0500 From: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> To: Bronte Averay <averay@adam.com.au>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: UserID/Samba issue for wheel group members - newbie poster Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20070907090711.026eb2f0@mail.computinginnovations.com> In-Reply-To: <46E12283.1050701@adam.com.au>
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At 05:05 AM 9/7/2007, Bronte Averay wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>Firstly, apologies if this email appears more than once, just getting used
>to the protocols.
>
>I have an interesting but frustrating issue that I've not been able to
>diagnose and/or resolve.
>
>Scenario:
>
>FreeBSD 6.1 Release fileserver (generic kernel) running samba-2.2.12_2.
>
>Desktops are Windows XP SP2, all up to date patch-wise, mapping various
>Samba shares.
>
>Problem:
>
>When I run smbstatus, all users that are members of the wheel group show a
>UID of root and a GID of <username>.
>
>Users who are not members of the wheel group show a UID of <username> and
>a GID of <username>. Equally, removing a user from the wheel group
>reverts them to <username>/<username> UID/GID at next logon.
>
>I have two sites running identical hardware/software configurations at
>both server and desktop level. But on the second site, members of the
>wheel group have a UID of <username> and a GID of <username>, which is
>precisely as it should be, based on passed experiences.
>
>I'll take this opportunity to mention that I also have a 4.11 server,
>again with some wheel group members, and in this case too, UID and GID for
>these wheel group members are <username> and <username>.
>
>I've kept this as simple as I could, but would happily provide more info
>if I've omitted anything critical or relevant.
>
>The issue is not causing any specific operational issues, but is annoying
>when I want to use smbstatus -u<username> as I obviously get no result for
>wheel group members unless I specify a username of root, then I get more
>than I care to.
>
>If there's an obvious issue, and you wish to spare me embarrassment, feel
>free to contact me directly, with the obvious adjustments. If etiquette
>is that a response to the list is appropriate, I can live with the shame :) .
>
>I've extensively searched but can't find a match to my specific circumstances.
>
>Many thanks in advance of any suggestions.
>
>Regards,
>
>Bronte.
You don't say how you are managing the users. Is the samba server acting
as a domain controller? Are you creating the accounts automatically or
manually?
-Derek
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