February 2003
Intermediate to advanced
560 pages
23h 11m
English
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Chapter 4. Windows NT Domains
In previous chapters, we’ve focused on workgroup networking to keep things simple and introduce you to networking with Samba in the most painless manner we could find. However, workgroup computing has its drawbacks, and for many computing environments, the greater security and single logon of the Windows NT domain make it worthwhile to spend the extra effort to implement a domain.
In addition to the domain features of that we discussed in Chapter 1, having a domain makes it possible to use logon scripts and roaming profiles (also called roving profiles ). A logon script is a text file of commands that are run during startup, and a profile is a collection of information regarding the desktop environment, including the contents of the Start menu, icons that appear on the desktop, and other characteristics about the GUI environment that users are allowed to customize. A roaming profile can follow its owner from computer to computer, allowing her to have the same familiar interface appear wherever she logs on.
A Windows NT domain offers centralized control over the network. Policies can be set up by an administrator to define aspects of the users’ environment and limit the amount of control they have over the network and their computers. It is also possible for administrators to perform remote administration of the domain controllers from any Windows NT/2000/XP workstation.
Samba 2.2 has the ability to act as a primary domain controller, supporting domain ...
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