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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Cannot create new users in Active Directory (Using Samba4 as DC and AD)
I setup Samba version 4.1.17-Ubuntu as domain controller and active directory, and everything seemed to go smoothly, but when I try to use the administrator account on one windows 10 PC domain member to create new user in the AD using Windows active…

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What kind of ACL storage to use for a Samba domain controller on ZFS and FreeBSD
I want to set up a Samba domain controller on a FreeBSD hosts that uses ZFS for file storage.
When I try to run samba-tool domain provision as documented on the Samba Wiki article on setting up a domain controller, I get an error telling me that I…

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ActiveDirectory Samba4 SMBHome authentication error
I have a samba4 server up and running providing an
ADC. One OS X machine joined this AD and is configured to
use the UNC path for the home directory, but the login failed
because automountd fails to mount the SMBHome (native homeDirectory) with an…

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Samba4 DC cannot enable TLS encryption
I've created my SSL certificate through an intermediate and have attached the certificate, key and (chain) CA to the Samba4 config under [General]. Upon restarting Samba though, the LDAP server is no longer functional. This issue only seems to occur…

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create second samba4 active directory domain controller for backup
I built up a samba4 active directory domain controller on ubuntu 14.04 and everything is working fine. The Windows clients can log in and do stuff. So far so good.
However, in case of emergency, I want to have a second samba4 ad dc, which will take…

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Enforce permissions on copying files within samba share
I have a small problem with samba which I'm unable to solve, but I honestly expect there to be no solution. When copying files with restrictive permissions from one directory on the share to another, the permissions are also copied and not set to…

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To use linux as AD Server do I have to change unix permissions (chmod)?
I didn't see a clear explanation about changing folders/files permission on server side when using Linux as an Active Directory Domain Controller (ADDC), but I have problems all the time with permissions.
My system is now with Debian Jessie, having…

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Samba 4 (Ubuntu) Administration (Active Directory) via RSAT using Windows 7 error
I want to administrate Samba 4 (Active Directory) via RSAT (Remote Server Administration Tools) using Windows 7. I have installed the RSAT and opened the "Active Directory Computers and Users" tool in Windows 7, but occurs this error:
Naming…

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Join Samba 4 AD domain, missing DNS entries?
I've just set up a Samba 4 Active Directory domain using the Samba supplied guide. So far so good, and I managed to join my fileserver to this domain by following the Setup a Samba AD Member Server guide. However, I seem to be unable to make my…

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Samba4 domain controller, group policy processing fails, gpupdate fails
I'm using a Samba4 domain controller, and on the machines joined to the domain I'm seeing this message:
The processing of Group Policy failed. Windows attempted to read the file…

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How to change Samba4 AD realm
I have an Ubuntu 14.04 server that runs Samba4 as Active Directory PDC.
The server is called athena and its DNS name is athena.ad.domain.com.
The realm is AD.DOMAIN.COM and the NetBIOS name is DOMAIN.
When I look at my users, their usernames are…

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SAMBA 4.1.6 create public share
I just upgraded Ubuntu server to 14.04 which took samba up to 4.1.6. My public share (local home network so not worried about security so much as family getting to files simply and anonymously), has stopped working, i.e. it will now ask for…

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Authentization agains Samba4 domain controler and not working kinit
I've a problem with Samba 4 and Kerberos. If I call kinit, it writes Client not found in Kerberos database while getting initial credentials. I find out, that the Kerberos works with user name only, but the system identifies all domain users with…

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OSX unable to access samba4 shares
As the question states, I have an OSX client that is currently not a member of the domain.
I am trying to access the SMB shares of the samba4 (Go to server -> smb://server) and I am being prompted to enter my username and password.
When I enter my…

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Linux server with Samba 4 as DC, filserver and netatalk (AFP for OS X)
I have an Ubuntu 12.04 server with samba 4.0.6 and netatalk 3.0.4. Samba is DC and fileserver. All with ACL and ext4 with acl filesystem. I managed to get the ubuntu server to join the domain with centrifydc trough changing the hostname in…

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