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Title: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 09, 2016, 03:52:49 PM

Greetings,

I have Power Broker Open installed on my LinuxLite machine for AD authentication.  When I go into User Manager, the Groups Menu ends with the group "List".  I am sure there are more after that but I can't get to them.  Any suggestions?

-SM
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 09, 2016, 10:05:15 PM
Please post a screenshot of User Manager fully maximized.
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 12, 2016, 12:41:34 PM
 Here is a link to the image on imgur.

(http://imgur.com/a/dQuWr.png)(http://i.imgur.com/Zxk01RA.png)

--SM
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 12, 2016, 12:48:42 PM
What is the output of:

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cut -d: -f1 /etc/group
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 12, 2016, 01:22:16 PM
First half output:


  (http://imgur.com/nocDo5Bl.png)
 (http://i.imgur.com/nocDo5B.png)

Second Half output:


  (http://imgur.com/GJhql6Al.png)
 (http://i.imgur.com/GJhql6A.png)

Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 12, 2016, 01:27:50 PM
Does the User Manager show the full list of groups when you are not connected to the Domain?
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 12, 2016, 01:37:59 PM
No it does not. It shows standard and domain groups/functions up to "List" then stops.
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 12, 2016, 01:42:05 PM
That's unusual that it would show a group like eg. 'domain^users' as shown in your first screenshot when you are not connected to the Domain.

Go to Menu, type 'user' and click on Users and Groups. See if that tool helps.
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 12, 2016, 01:56:53 PM
I've looked at "users and groups" app, logged in as the domain admin, and I see all the Linux "built -in" groups, no domain groups and the only user in the drop down is the "machine" administrator account. I don't see any of the domain users (as I do in user manager).  Any ideas why user manager stops at list?
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 12, 2016, 02:01:06 PM
No idea sorry, our app that has not been tested with AD. Do you need to add yourself to a specific group?
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: smantz on September 12, 2016, 02:29:06 PM
Well, the main issue arise when trying to allow an AD authenticated user with local machine administrator privileges.  In "Users and Groups" I get an error when trying to "add" and AD user.  In User Manager I can't go down to add a AD user (which I can see) to the Sudo group because it stops at List.  I did use the command line to add my AD admin (admin) to the Sudo group.

That said, it's a bit of a pain to have to do that with each user from command line.  Hopefully, this make some sense.

As an AD admin excited to use Linux -Lite, it would be nice to have an app/daemon that would add dependencies on install, and have a test user/group interface.  maybe dreaming but, it would make the transition much easier.

-SM
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Jerry on September 12, 2016, 02:47:47 PM
Have a look around the internet, do some in-depth searching, see if you can find what you're looking for.
Title: Re: User Manager not listing all groups
Post by: Wirezfree on September 12, 2016, 03:21:55 PM
Hi,

Maybe irrelevant or off topic..??
When I first started using Linux inc Linux Lite(my only OS now) I had real issues to get named services(?) running so I could just use PC names to/from Linux <> Windows.
Long story short, I now on every install/re-install do the following.(some of this maybe uneccessary, but I have yet to have issues)

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sudo apt-get install system-config-samba cifs-utils libnss-winbind winbind gvfs-backendsThen:
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gksu leafpad /etc/samba/smb.confAdd/Check or Modify the following
   name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins
   local master = no
Then:
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gksu leafpad /etc/nsswitch.confThen change the line:
   hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns
To this:
   hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] wins dns
Then re-boot