As you can see, this file is loaded with comments that explain what the various settings do. As i had some difficulties with solaris, i tried centos linux for reference. Files from a working setup have been provided below under the additional. This should manage the standard 15 databases nss supports, plus the sudo entry respected by sudo since the 1. The file etc nsswitch tells the system where to lookup passwords and groups, among other things. To setup winbindd for user and group lookups plus authentication from a domain controller use something like the following setup. On solaris there is a file etcnf that can be used to reverse the order.
Hi all, i would like to add winbind entry in my nsswitch. Winbind red hat enterprise linux 7 red hat customer portal. Assuming all was set up correctly with samba, winbind, pam, and the etc nf, changing the password is as simple as follows. To use the winbind nss module, you must edit the nf nss. Open an incident with suse technical support, manage your subscriptions, download patches, or manage user access. Authenticatinglinuxwithactivedirectory debian wiki. You can find more information and download samba from the samba website. Samba winbind for user log on to unixlinux with windows. Unluckly if i change passwd and group rows in nsswitch. Hello, trying to set up an ad member server, i am stuck on nsswitch not working. Im hoping this is an easy question, but the way my day has gone i seriously doubt it is going to be. How to change an active directory users password from. The definition shown here will cause it first to look in local files etc passwd and etcgroup, and then use winbind to query window server.