HP CIFS Server 3.0d Administrator's Guide version A.02.02 (Edition 5)

LDAP Integration Support

Network Environments

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Network Environments

The HP CIFS Server supports many different network environments.

Features such as WINS, browser control, domain logons, roaming

proﬁles, and many others continue to be available to support a diverse

range of network environments. LDAP integration provides one more

alternative solution for Samba user authentication.

Domain Model Networks

CIFS Server Acting as the Primary Domain Controller (PDC)

Since PDCs are responsible for Windows authentication, HP CIFS

Servers conﬁgured as PDCs will replace smbpasswd with LDAP enabled

directory servers for Windows authentication. Other Samba

conﬁguration items may remain unchanged. Administrators of new

LDAP conﬁgurations must also install the HP LDAP-UX integration

software and conﬁgure the LDAP client. This will also permit the

consolidation of Posix and Windows users on the LDAP directory server.

CIFS Server Acting as the Member Server

HP CIFS Servers acting as member servers in the domain model

network environment can continue to operate as member servers by

leaving their Samba conﬁguration unchanged. The Windows

authentication requests will continue to be managed by the PDC

whether through LDAP or smbpasswd. Administrators of new LDAP

conﬁgurations may want to install the HP LDAP-UX integration

software and conﬁgure the LDAP client to consolidate Posix and

Windows users on the LDAP directory server.

If a member server (security = domain) is also conﬁgured to enable

LDAP, then it will still try to authenticate via the PDC. If the PDC

authentication fails, then it will try to authenticate directly via the

LDAP directory server set in its own smb.conf conﬁguration ﬁle.