Hi Neil,<div><br></div><div>I've had a chat with the server team, and am forwarding them this email.</div><div><br></div><div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">
<font><font color="#204a87">(13:17:45) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>Hi folks, is this edit okay to do? <a href="http://pastebin.com/SkkC1HkH">http://pastebin.com/SkkC1HkH<br></a><font><font color="#af7f00">(13:20:40) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#af7f00">xranby: </span>phillw: the ubuntu documentatin is correct check your /etc/sudoers file<br>
<font><font color="#e9af06">(13:20:44) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(233,175,6)">xranby: </span># Members of the admin group may gain root privileges<br><font><font color="#e9af06">(13:20:44) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(233,175,6)">xranby: </span>%admin ALL=(ALL) ALL<br>
<font><font color="#e9af06">(13:21:28) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(233,175,6)">xranby: </span>this means that if your user is part of the admin group then sudo allows your user to execute all commands using sudo<br>
<font><font color="#204a87">(13:26:10) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>xranby: thanks, I'll reply to the email.<br><font><font color="#204a87">(13:27:22) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>But, possibly it could be better explained? If someone takes the time to report an issue it should be 'taken on board'.<br>
<font><font color="#4d0545">(13:30:42) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(77,5,69)">rbasak: </span>xranby: the sudo group is the correct and more consistent method in 12.04: <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop#PrecisePangolin.2BAC8-ReleaseNotes.2BAC8-CommonInfrastructure.Common_Infrastructure">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PrecisePangolin/ReleaseNotes/UbuntuDesktop#PrecisePangolin.2BAC8-ReleaseNotes.2BAC8-CommonInfrastructure.Common_Infrastructure<br>
</a><font><font color="#4d0545">(13:31:39) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(77,5,69)">rbasak: </span>xranby: for consistency I think it would make sense for documentation intended for 12.04 users to refer to the sudo group instead of the admin group. Just my humble opinion though.<br>
<font><font color="#204a87">(13:33:32) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>rbasak: xranby the e-mail I received simply pointed out that the instructions as given, do not work.<br><font><font color="#af7f00">(13:35:36) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#af7f00">rbasak: </span>phillw: that's odd. Both the admin and sudo groups should work.<br>
<font><font color="#204a87">(13:35:49) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>does -server have an email address? I can forward the email to you so you can better liase with the OP?<br><font><font color="#204a87">(13:36:21) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>It came to me via the -docs email address.<br>
<font><font color="#4d0545">(13:37:41) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(77,5,69)">rbasak: </span>There is <a href="mailto:ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-server@lists.ubuntu.com</a>. Or the full explanation of community support channels is at <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community">http://www.ubuntu.com/support/community<br>
</a><font><font color="#204a87">(13:38:39) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>rbasak: thanks, I'll forward the original email to you with a link back for the OP<br><font><font color="#af7f00">(13:39:32) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#af7f00">rbasak: </span>phillw: I can't investigate personally, sorry. I've got tons to do before the 12.10 release.<br>
<font><font color="#204a87">(13:40:09) </font></font><span style="font-weight:bold;color:#204a87">phillw: </span>rbasak: I meant to the mailing list - not you in person!<br><font><font color="#4d0545">(13:40:20) </font></font><span style="color:rgb(77,5,69)">rbasak: </span>Oh OK. Sure, go ahead :)</blockquote>
<br>Can you liase with the server team, they are better placed to advise on any problems you have had. As mentioned, both groups should work.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for taking the time to raise the matter, we really do appreciate it.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Phill.<br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 August 2012 21:10, Neil Slatinsky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:naslatinsky@gmail.com" target="_blank">naslatinsky@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I've been setting up a Samba DC for the first time using your documentation when I found what I believe to be an error:<div>
<br></div><div><div><a href="https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/samba-dc.html" target="_blank">https://help.ubuntu.com/12.04/serverguide/samba-dc.html</a>
</div><div>Under "Primary Domain Controller" on step #8 it says, "<span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">Also, the user used to join the domain needs to be a member of the </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">sysadmin</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)"> group, as well as a member of the system </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">admin</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)"> group. The </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">admin</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)"> group allows </span><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;font-style:italic;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">sudo</span><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)"> use."</span></div>
<div><br></div><div><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Ubuntu,'Ubuntu Beta','Bitstream Vera Sans','DejaVu Sans',Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:13px;line-height:19px;background-color:rgb(247,246,245)">I had trouble with this step and found that with Ubuntu 12.04 the 'sudo' group had replaced the 'admin' group as the group that grants sudo privileges.</span></div>
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