“Today we leap right into smb.conf and configure our Samba
primary domain controller. Remember- There Can Be Only One. Do not
use this if there is already a PDC on your network.“It may help to print and annotate smb.conf. Be sure to make a
backup copy before changing anything. Samba’s man pages are
exceptionally useful, start with man samba and man smb.conf. Some
comments below are abbreviated, see smb.conf for the full text. A
complete list of global parameters is in man smb.conf. You can’t
just invent them- must use the official Samba parameters…”
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