How to setup samba share for local users having /sbin/nologin shell on standalone (security = user) Samba server

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Issue

  • How to configure samba server in standalone mode (security = user) for LOCAL users having /sbin/nologin shell.
  • How to configure users which cannot ssh to the system but should be able to access samba shares.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • samba

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