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| Summary: | Unable to add Samba users | ||
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| Product: | [openSUSE] openSUSE 10.2 | Reporter: | Dieter Ernst <DREbs_lnx> |
| Component: | Network | Assignee: | Jiří Suchomel <jsuchome> |
| Status: | RESOLVED WONTFIX | QA Contact: | E-mail List <qa-bugs> |
| Severity: | Enhancement | ||
| Priority: | P2 - High | CC: | DREbs_lnx, lmuelle, locilka, tmiller |
| Version: | Final | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | 32bit | ||
| OS: | SuSE Linux 10.1 | ||
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| Found By: | Customer | Services Priority: | |
| Business Priority: | Blocker: | --- | |
| Marketing QA Status: | --- | IT Deployment: | --- |
| Bug Depends on: | |||
| Bug Blocks: | 287036 | ||
AFAIK it is possible to create Samba accounts for LDAP users. Unfortunatelly I don't know more about samba-support for users. Ralf, Lars, do you think this is worth to become valid feature in some next release? (In reply to comment #1) > AFAIK it is possible to create Samba accounts for LDAP users. Yes, that's possible (only when managing LDAP Users). > Unfortunatelly I don't know more about samba-support for users. Ralf, Lars, do > you think this is worth to become valid feature in some next release? Valid feature? Hm, that's someting (T)PM would have to decide. Valid feature request -> Probably yes. Maybe Lars wants to comment as well. I just spent a week trying to set up Samba graphically in 10.2. Like another user noted, if Linux wants to get serious about being a general server over MS, then this graphical stuff needs to be available, intuitive, and work. There should be another tab in the Yast Samba Server configuration wizard called "Users". To comment #3: I'm not sure how Samba needs to be configured, but afaik you have to enable LDAP in samba-server and than you can create LDAP users with Samba account in yast2-users module (see the Plugins tab in Add/Edit User dialog). That is great and as soon as LDAP is the standard authentication method for Linux and the rest of the world, the product functions. Until then, people setting up a home network or a network for a small office will be stuck, frustrated, and unlikely to recommend using Linux to a neighbor or friend. It should be easy to configure out of the box. Same with Printers. The fact is most people use Windows as work stations. Linux as a server needs to make it just as easy to use as MS Server. I am hoping eventually easier. Right now it is much harder. This is what I mean as a small network (example): two Suse Linux PCs, one Printer on a Linux PC, One Windows XP Notebook, Internet-Gateway via Router. Any PC / Notbook may be turned off, while the other ones still want to communicate From now, this is handled by usual feature process. unfortunatelly it looks like there are not enough resources to implement it |
This bug has a long story: - I observed it since Suse Linux 10.0 - I reported it since Suse Linux 10.1 - Nothing was ever done, to improve the matter And this is, what I mean: - No way is provided, to enter Samba users via a graphical interface: Yast does not provide any means to do it The second way, via Personal Settings -> Samba -> users, does not work - Of course, one can add users via smbpasswd -a ..., but I think, that Linux should become an alternative to buying MS's Vista. Therefore, Linux should absolutely try to simplify the installation procedures for small networks, as they become more and more common use. As per now, it is still very complex, installing such small networks. Another problem for instance, I'm trying to solve, is to make my hp officejet d125xi available to other network users - with no success up to now. Most users I know, even IT personal, just revert to a window solution, and leave Linux behind them - maybe for ever. This is really to bad!