HP CIFS Server 2.2i Administrator's Guide version A.01.11.01

Installing and Conﬁguring the HP CIFS Server

Step 2: Running the Conﬁguration Script

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Step 2: Running the Conﬁguration Script

Prior to running the conﬁguration script, you must obtain the name of

your domain or workgroup, choose either a “workgroup model” or

“domain security model” role for your server and decide which security

level you would like to use. After you have this information, run the

samba_setup conﬁguration script.

1. Run the Samba conﬁguration script using the command below.

/opt/samba/bin/samba_setup

To specify a domain role and an authentication type, enter the

number listed to the left of your choice. Answer the other questions

prompted by the script. The questions will vary according to the

workgroup or domain role that you selected.

2. Choose a domain role for your server.

With NT, Microsoft Corporation added the domain security model to

the more primitive workgroup model. Domain security offers

centralized administration and security. HP CIFS Servers not only

support the workgroup model but can also play the role of Primary

Domain Controller (PDC) or Domain Member Server in the domain

security model.

Samba_setup will ask you to choose Primary Domain Controller,

Domain Member Server, or Workgroup roles.

• Primary Domain Controllers perform the machine account and

authentication services which enables domain-wide logons.

Domain logons are convenient because users can log on to the

domain with one logon and password rather than logging on to

each individual server in the domain. See Chapters 4 and 5 for

more information about HP CIFS Server PDC features.

Samba_setup will conﬁgure HP CIFS Server PDCs to use

user-level security for you.

• Domain Member Servers participate in domain security by

forwarding logon requests to the PDC for authentication.

Samba_setup will conﬁgure HP CIFS Server Domain Member

Servers to use domain-level security for you.