To set the Login Prompt policy
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Start Group Policy Editor.
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Select UNIX Settings > Authentication Services > Client Configuration in the scope view.
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Double click Login Prompt (/etc/issue).
The Login Prompt Properties dialog opens.
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Type the text of the message into the text box or click Import to import the contents of a local or remote file.
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Click OK.
The Message of the Day policy displays a message to users logging in to a UNIX workstation. This policy allows administrators to configure the /etc/motd file. Message of the Day policies can be overridden. If there are multiple Message of the Day policies, contents of /etc/motd is dictated by the lowest Message of the Day policy in the hierarchy or the highest enforced Message of the Day in the hierarchy.
To set the Message of the Day policy
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Start Group Policy Editor.
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Select UNIX Settings > Authentication Services > Client Configuration in the scope view.
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Double click Message Of the Day.
The Message Of the Day Properties dialog opens.
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Type the text of the message into the text box or click Import to import the contents of a local or remote file.
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Click OK.
Samba is a Unix implementation of the Microsoft Windows network file system protocol (CIFS/SMB). Samba allows you to access Unix file systems from Windows and vice versa. The Samba Configuration policy allows you to set the options in the smb.conf file using Group Policy.
Samba Configuration policy settings are organized into four sections: global, homes, printers, and shares. A setting is either a global setting or a service setting.
Global settings are only specified in the global section. Global settings affect the general operation of Samba.
Service settings are specified in all sections. Only service settings can be specified in the homes, printers and shares sections. Service settings specified in the global group act as defaults for all sections.
For details on how to integrate Samba and Safeguard Authentication Services, see Knowledge Base article 316264.