samba - Dec 2004 - Migration script from smbpasswd to LDAP

Hi everybody,

i need a migration script from smbpasswd-file to a ldap database. I
searched a lot in google in the archive, but found only hints for
changing the perl scripts of padl migration scripts.
I have only poor perl knowledge, so i ask here, if anybody made a script
which would help me.

Thanks a lot.
Bye
Chris

Modify your smb.conf file to include the necessary ldap parameters and then
set the LDAP secret password with smbpasswd -w.

Then use pdbedit to export your users to the LDAP database, like so:

pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e ldapsam

Good luck!

>i need a migration script from smbpasswd-file to a ldap database. I
>searched a lot in google in the archive, but found only hints for
>changing the perl scripts of padl migration scripts.
>  
>
Did you search the archive for THIS group?  It has been answered many 
times, I think once a couple days ago and at least once myself ;).  
These all take for granted that you have a working LDAP tree for system 
level auth, can sucessfully run an smbpasswd -a <username> command and 
that the system works for LDAP based samba auth.

Look into the pdbedit command options, with the import and export 
flags.  There is also a flag to specify where your source is coming 
from, if not the 'default', for example, if you have your old smbpasswd 
file in /home/me/stuffnottodelete/smbpasswd.  This will suck the data 
out of the file and modify your posix user accounts in LDAP to include 
samba attributes.  Sorry I can't tell you the exact syntax ATM, since I 
am away from my servers.

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