Samba4 is version 4 of Samba, the Linux implementation of the SMB/CIFS protocols. It is the first version of Samba with full Active Directory support, allowing a Linux server to become an Active Directory Domain Controller.
Questions tagged [samba4]
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Can't write on Samba4 share using Zentyal 6.1 server, after upgrading from 5, read only is allowed
I can't write on all my clients (Windows 7 and Windows 10) in all my samba shares, even if the users are accepted on domain, and the permissions was maintained. The shares are on a NAS, ISCSI connected. The line in my /etc/fstab…

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Is it possible to use sssd to login to the samba domain controller
We use sssd for user management with the account information from a Samba AD Domain Controller.
The sssd-configuration on linux clients looks as follows:
[sssd]
services = nss, pam,ssh
config_file_version = 2
domains = EXAMPLE.DOMAIN.EU…

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Why does Samba want the root password when joining an ADS domain?
Best practice on *NIX servers is to leave the root password unset and then use sudo. However, when one uses Samba's net join command, even through sudo, it still asks for the root password. Why? Doesn't it have all the local privileges it…

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Home Folder user has Full Control. Any reason NOT to?
I am looking for information one way or the other. Should users have Full Control over their Home folder in terms of permissions? Our environment is Samba AD-based, with Samba file servers. The user home folders are in \\example\Users\%USERNAME%,…

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How to migrate Fedora Directory Server
I am trying to migrate an old Fedora Core 8 machine to CentOS 7. It runs Samba and Fedora Directory server. It is used for authenticating Windows users. I would like to move to Samba4. What is the best way to do this?
I have tried exporting userRoot…

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configure nsscache with samba4 active directory
I have a problem caching the users from samba4 AD with nsscache, since there is no uid, rather samAccountName or cn in AD. When I use the uid-like attribute:
# Default uid-like attribute
ldap_uidattr = 'sAMAccountName'
I get the following error:
#…

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Samba 4 Office365 sync
I couldn't find any info on if it's possible to sync Samba4 AD with Office 365.
The obvious idea would be to use a Windows server (non AD role) to install the Azure AD Connect software and run it against the samba 4 DC. But since I'm posting here,…

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BIND cannot see local client PCs and vice versa
I'm trying to configure bind9 DNS to make it usable for my tiny network of windows PCs in order to create Active Directory DC on samba.
For some reason I am getting "ignoring out-of-zone data" for these PCs.
I am pretty sure I am missing something,…

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Samba 4 as AD DC and non-domain worstations authorization problems
I've inherited a big Samba AD infrastructure with mix of old Samba builds (from 4.3 to 4.7) based on old 32 bit FreeBSD that cannot be updated simply.
I have built a test lab with Samba 4 AD DC and full spectrum of client PCs - from Windows XP to…
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Samba 4 and "file modified outside this application" messages
I've used CentOS 5 and 6 for many years as a web development server. I edit files directly on samba share mounted on a windows 7 (previously windows XP). I'm trying to migrate to CentOS 7 which has Samba 4.8. There is a strange problem when I edit a…

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Samba mount fail on cifs
Client Debian, server Windows 2019.
Even that DNS resolved ok, I added eagleeye on /etc/hosts, also modified /etc/samba.smb.conf adding:
client min protocol = SMB2
client max protocol = SMB3
I can browse the share with smbclient:
#> smbclient…

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Use LDAP Account Manager with OpenLDAP to manage Samba4 users for a file server
I'm setting up a file server in Ubuntu using Samba4. I need an easy way to manage users, so I'm using LDAP Account Manager with OpenLDAP
I can successfully create users by running sudo smbpasswd -a
I set up OpenLDAP and LDAP Account…

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Convert Samba Active Directory to sssd instead of winbind
I've inherited a Samba 4 Active Directory (AD) server. It works fine with winbind, however for security reasons we'd like to change to sssd. The domain has two domain controllers (primary and secondary) both online.
I've created a test client…

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It is possible to manage a Samba4 ADDC server with phpLDAPadmin?
I have installed a Samba4 and configured it as a Active Directory Domain Controller and works GREAT. Now I wonder, it is possible to manage it with phpLDAPadmin instead of RSAT? I'm kicking all Windows-ses from my network!
Any help, link, tip, will…
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UUID mapping to new installed nextcloud
I have a question about to the migration of data to a new nextcloud installation.
I have a one node google’s Ganeti cluster with multiple VM’s, nextcloud and the backup VM’s are the only VM’s with external data storage. The Ganeti master (host) and…

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