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

Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Support
Introduction
Chapter 486
Introduction
This chapter describes how to set up, and configure, a HP CIFS Server as
a Primary Domain Controller (PDC).
The following is a list of recent enhancements for the HP CIFS Server.
Those that are new for version A.01.08 have been identified as such.
• Continue the support for joining a Samba server to the Windows NT
domain as a member server
• New for A.01.08: provide the ability to act as a Primary Domain
Controller (PDC) for Windows clients which include Windows 95, 98,
NT, XP and 2000
• New for A.01.08: provide Domain login feature for Windows NT 4.0
SP3+, XP and 2000 member servers and Samba member servers
• New for A.01.08: support mapping for Windows built-in group and
username to a Unix group
• New for A.01.08: support Windows NT logon scripts
• New for A.01.08: view resources on a Samba PDC using Microsoft’s
“Server manager for Domain” tool
• New for A.01.08: support local and roaming profiles
• New for A.01.08: support the specified logon home share to a Samba
server
NOTE Version A.01.08 of the HP CIFS Server does not support Security
Accounts Manager (SAM) databases (containing NT user account
information) nor does it provide any Backup Domain Controller (BDC)
features, and will not support BDCs in a domain for which it is serving
as a PDC.
Advantages of the Domain Model
The Windows NT domain model provides a number of advantages: