[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#689857: Please suggest winbind
Luk Claes
luk at debian.org
Sun Oct 7 14:05:56 UTC 2012
On 10/07/2012 12:51 PM, Christian PERRIER wrote:
> Quoting Thomas Hood (jdthood at gmail.com):
>> The Description mentions:
>>
>> For use in an NT4 domain or Active Directory realm,
>> you will also need the winbind package.
>>
>> Should winbind be included on the "Suggests:" line?
>
> Well, there are many use cases where there is no need for winbind,
> particularly when the samba server is a domain controller or a
> standalone server, or a print server.
>
> So, I'm not convinced that it is a good idea to suggest winbind.
I think it's a good idea to include it in Suggests, Christian's
arguments make sense for not including it in Recommends though.
Cheers
Luk
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