HP CIFS Server 3.0a Administrator's Guide version A.02.01

Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Support

Conﬁgure the HP CIFS Server as a PDC

Chapter 484

Conﬁgure the HP CIFS Server as a PDC

When conﬁgured to act as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC), the HP

CIFS Server should create machine accounts for Windows Clients

(member servers). To enable this feature, choose “Primary Domain

Controller” when executing samba_setup, then verify the following:

1. The smb.conf ﬁle is as shown:

[global]

workgroup = SAMBADOM #Samba Domain

security = user

domain logon = yes

domain master = yes

encrypt passwords = yes

[netlogon]

comment = The domain logon service

path = /var/opt/samba/netlogon

writeable = no

guest ok = no

[profiles]

comment = profiles Service

path= /etc/opt/samba/profiles

read only = no

create mode = 600

directory mode =770

2. /var/opt/samba/netlogon subdirectory for the domain logon service

exists.

NOTE domain logons: This parameter must be set to “yes” in order for the HP

CIFS Server to act as a PDC.

Encrypt passwords: If this parameter is set to “yes”, the passwords

used to authenticate users will be encrypted. This parameter must be set

to “yes” when a HP CIFS Server is conﬁgured to act as a PDC.