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

Primary Domain Controller (PDC) Support
Introduction
Chapter 478
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 enhancements for the HP CIFS Server to
support PDC:
• Provide the ability to act as a Primary Domain Controller (PDC) for
Windows clients which include Windows XP and 2000
• Provide Domain login feature for Windows NT 4.0 SP3+, XP and
2000 member servers and Samba member servers
• Support Windows built-in group name mapping to UNIX group and
user name mapping to UNIX user
• Support Windows NT logon scripts
• View resources on a Samba PDC using Microsoft’s “Server manager
for Domain” tool
• Support local and roaming profiles
• Support the specified logon home share to a Samba server
NOTE HP CIFS Server does not support Security Accounts Manager (SAM)
database synchronization between the PDC and BDC. Some Backup
Domain Controller (BDC) features may be simulated by using an NDS
LDAP password backend.
Advantages of the Domain Model
The HP CIFS Server PDC domain model provides a number of
advantages:
• HP CIFS Server PDC domain administrators may group
workstations and servers under the authority of a domain controller
• Domain members may be centrally administered by using domains
to group related machines. One of the benefits of this is the ability for
user accounts to be common for multiple systems. A user may now