samba - Feb 2006 - POLL: Does anyone actually use multiple passdb backends on the same server?

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Folks,

We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).

To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
something like:

	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam

If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
start now in case is does get removed in the next release.




cheers, jerry
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Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
> 
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
> 
> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
> 
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
axe it.

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Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
> 
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
> 
> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
> 
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
Kill it.  Never used it.  Never will.

Ray

in our enterprise domain, there?s no reason to have more than ldap backends

greez

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
> 
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
> 
> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
> 
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
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Does removing passdb backends include the mysql backend ??
or do you mean the capability of useing more then 1 passdb ?

L8rz, Collen

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
> 
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
> 
> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
> 
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> cheers, jerry
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Gerald,
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
At least I use it:

passdb backend = ldapsam:ldap://someserver.riege.de, tdbsam , guest

On the other hand as far as I remember it put tdbsam in it because I 
just wanted to separate root from the ldap tree, as otherwise I would 
have a global root account on way too much servers.

Though I suppose this is not necessary anymore with the new role 
capabilities in samba 3.0.20? ( I still use 3.0.10/14 ).

So I guess I do nt need this anymore after an upgrade.

regards, Gunther

Gerald (Jerry) Carter wrote:
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> Folks,
> 
> We are discussing removing the capability to chaining passdb
> backends.  It's a decent idea but overly complicates things
> IMO and unless it has wide spread use, we'll probably axe it
> soon (voting is starting up on the samba-tecnnical ml now).
> 
> To give you an example of what I mean, is anyone using
> something like:
> 
> 	passdb backend = smbpasswd ldapsam
> 
> If you haven't been using this type of configuration, don't
> start now in case is does get removed in the next release.
> 
I have used 'passdb backend = tdbsam smbpasswd' several times though 
only for the purpose of migrating to a different backend. So long as 
there is another way to migrate from one backend to another I don't 
suppose it would matter.


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