Re: need dhcpd.conf file
Hi Tim,
On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 09:13:51PM -0700, tlang80@gmail.com wrote:
> I haven't been able to full test to see if what you said works since I
> installed over the lenny workstation I had going before I got your email,
> but I should be able to when I get back to work this week. Now I've added
> some windows machines and have noticed that I can log-on to tjener (domain
> is set to skolelinux) and I don't have to setup static IP addresses or samba
> hosts. Is this correct?
you used the Windows dialog to join a domain to “add” the Windows host?
I think Samba will add missing LDAP entries if a non-existing Windows
hosts tries to join the domain. This might not be optimal, as you don't
get DHCP and DNS config LDAP entries this way.
> I thought I had to preauthorize each windows clients with a mac address, but
> it looks like any windows machine, as long as it's domain is skolelinux,
> will connect and users can have roaming profiles and read their home
> directory perfectly fine.
After joining the domain this should be possible. Windows authenticates
to the Samba daemon and if Samba finds a Host user for the Windows
machine it should be happy (only uses the host name provided by the
Windows machine, not the IP or MAC address).
> This works for me, but is there a reason I should also add samba hosts?
> Seems to work perfect without even adding static samba hosts.
Well, if you later want to have a more static DHCP based IP
configuration, want to use DNS to address the Systems or want to install
a Debian Edu/Skolelinux workstation on the same system you need to have
more information about the host in LDAP. Adding the required data and
merging it with the things Samba already added might be more work than
adding the Windows hosts with LWAT at first place.
Regards,
Daniel
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