HP CIFS Server 3.0b Administrator's Guide version A.02.01.01

Introduction to the HP CIFS Server
HP CIFS Server Enhancements
Chapter 18
Winbind Funtionality (version A.02.01)
Winbind is a component of the Samba suite of programs that resolve
Windows users and groups to HP-UX UIDs and GIDs. Winbind provides
the NSS routine, /etc/lib/libnss_winbind.1, which interfaces to the
winbind daemon, winbindd, to resolve ID mappings.
Winbind maintains a database called winbind_idmap.tdb where it
stores mapping data between HP-UX UIDs/GIDs and Windows SIDs
(Security Identifiers). If you have specified the idmap backend as
ldapsam:ldap://<ldap server name>, then winbind obtains this
information from the LDAP directory server instead of using a local
mapping file.
When the HP CIFS Server joins to a Windows domain as a member
server with Windows NT or Windows 2000/2003 domain controllers, HP
CIFS Server supports winbind to provide UID and GID generation and
mappings for Windows users.
For detailed information on how to set up and configure an HP CIFS
Server with winbind support, see Chapter 9 in this document.
HP CIFS Deployment Models (version A.02.01)
HP CIFS Server A.02.01 provides three deployment domain models:
Samba domain model, Windows domain model and Unified domain
model. These three models represent common network environments
and demonstrate HP CIFS Server’s flexibility.
For detailed information on how to set up and configure Samba domain
model, Windows domain model and Unified domain model, see Chapter
11 in this document.
New Authentication Systems (version A.02.01)
In addition to continued support for smbpasswd and LDAP
authentication backends, HP CIFS Server includes support of new
account storage databases, ldapsam and tdbsam.HP CIFS Server
A.02.01 authentication backends consist of the following:
• smbpasswd: Flat file format that is compatible with A.01.* versions.
It is the default configuration.
• tdbsam: Attribute rich database intended as an smbpasswd
replacement for standalone servers.