AIX Open Source

Originally posted by: SGITC

Hello,

does anyone know where I could find instructions on how to configure a Samba File server on AIX 7.1 in ADS security mode ?

Thanks in advance

Originally posted by: AyappanP

Instructions are simliar as in linux.

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Domain_Member

The differences are

1) Add the below in /etc/methods.cfg file

       WINBIND:
        program = /usr/lib/security/WINBIND

Create a symbolic link so that /usr/lib/security/WINBIND points to /opt/freeware/lib/WINBIND.so

2) Edit the default section of /usr/security/user file as below

       SYSTEM = "WINBIND OR compat"

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smb_conf.txt   802 B 1 version

Originally posted by: SGITC

Thanks for your reply.

Reading the Linux instructions I understand that I must also install and configure my AIX server as a Kerberos client. Must I ?

I found these instructions https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/ssw_aix_71/security/kerberos_configuring_windows_server2000_kerberos_service.html

Are these the right instructions ? and more particularly should I do steps 5 to 8 ?

Originally posted by: AyappanP

Not sure about that. But all samba needs is some configuration in smb.conf to use kerberos. 

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Samba/Kerberos    --> This might help.