Description of problem: In Samba 3.6 the id mapping configuration has been changed and simplified. See the release notes: https://www.samba.org/samba/history/samba-3.6.0.html and the smb.conf and idmap manpages. Example: workgroup = LEVEL1 realm = LEVEL1.DISCWORLD.SITE security = ads # v3.6 common id range passdb backend = tdbsam idmap config * : range = 1000000-1999999 # Winbind domain idmap idmap config LEVEL1 : backend = rid idmap config LEVEL1 : range = 100000000-199999999
This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the current release, Red Hat is unable to address this request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support representative to propose this request, if appropriate, in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
This Bugzilla has been reviewed by Red Hat and is not planned on being addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and therefore will be closed. If this bug is critical to production systems, please contact your Red Hat support representative and provide sufficient business justification. Issue is already fixed in RHEL-6/7.