Some GNU/Linux distros (CentOS comes to mind) have a neat Authentication Config tool, in which you may specify which auth methods (files, NIS, Winbind etc) to use. You specify the needed parameters (e.g. realm, server address) and it does everything for you under the hood. Linux Mint Debian Edition doesn't seem to have one.
I'm trying to have LMDE Betsy clients login against a Samba classic PDC (not AD) which is already working just fine for Windows clients. It seems I'd have to do a fair amount of pitfall-ridden config editing. Worse, the Samba Wiki has instructions only for joining an AD, not a PDC.
Is there an easier, already-scripted way to do this in this distro? Did I fail to find some tool that's right in front of my nose?
[EDIT] Progress: I got to the point where wbinfo -u lists domain users but getent passwd doesn't, and I can't login with domain users. The only changes I made to non-Samba files were to include winbind in nsswitch.conf:
passwd: compat winbind
group: compat winbind
Here's my smb.conf:
[global]
netbios name = MAQUINA128
workgroup = PCOMLAB
realm = PCOMLAB.INTRANET
security = domain
dns proxy = no
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
syslog = 0
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
server role = member server
passdb backend = tdbsam
obey pam restrictions = yes
unix password sync = yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
pam password change = yes
map to guest = bad user
usershare allow guests = yes
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
read only = yes
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700
valid users = %S
[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
create mask = 0700
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no
