Gluster users - Feb 2017 - Samba ctdb questions

Hello,

I'm trying to get a ctdb cluster running on top of a new glusterfs
deployment and I'm having difficulty - as a smb novice - understanding how
it all fits in together.
Most documents I've found online about the subject just stop after "yum
install samba ctdb". My questions specifically (let's assume EL7,
Gluster 3.8.8):

- Will ctdb maintain the same smb config across all gluster nodes or must I put
the smb config in a replicated share across the cluster?
- What kind of user db can I use with samba and make it available to all the
nodes?
I don't want to use system accounts, as that would mean maintaining the same
users/groups across the whole cluster.

Thanks,
Lucian



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Hello,

I'd recommend reading about CTDB Registry based configuration, and how it
works.

For any clustered CTDB setup where you can use it, it will likely make your life
easier.

I recommend Googling on it, and reading the smb.conf, and ctdb man pages.  I
think that should make things clearer.

I have no idea how well things will work on el7, I tend to do custom builds on
Fedora, alas. :)

Cheers,

-Ira

----- Original Message -----
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to get a ctdb cluster running on top of a new glusterfs
deployment
> and I'm having difficulty - as a smb novice - understanding how it all
fits
> in together.
> Most documents I've found online about the subject just stop after
"yum
> install samba ctdb". My questions specifically (let's assume EL7,
Gluster
> 3.8.8):
> 
> - Will ctdb maintain the same smb config across all gluster nodes or must I
> put the smb config in a replicated share across the cluster?
> - What kind of user db can I use with samba and make it available to all
the
> nodes?
> I don't want to use system accounts, as that would mean maintaining the
same
> users/groups across the whole cluster.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lucian
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Sent from the Delta quadrant using Borg technology!
> 
> Nux!
> www.nux.ro
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