Hi guys and girls, A client of mine is seriously investigating migrating their 7 NT servers and 3000+ users to Linux running Samba. I've read one or two documents so far about the migration, but I'm still a little unclear about a number of things. When you have a chance I'd really appreciate your guidance on the following items. 1.) LDAP, /etc/passwd or MySQL backend (if supported). 2.) User/machine account migration utilities. 3.) Front-ends for adding user/machine accounts. 4.) Configuration of BDC(s). Or any links to the information would be great. Many thanks and kind regards. David Wilson DcData/LinuxBox S.A. +27 83 787 7424 ICQ#: 114636368 http://www.dcdata.co.za http://www.linuxbox.co.za NOTICE: Please note that as of 31/01/2003 all service requests must be sent to support@dcdata.co.za
What is the platform (i.e. what distrobution of Linux)?> A client of mine is seriously investigating migrating their 7 NT servers and > 3000+ users to Linux running Samba. > I've read one or two documents so far about the migration, but I'm still a > little unclear about a number of things. > > When you have a chance I'd really appreciate your guidance on the following > items. > 1.) LDAP, /etc/passwd or MySQL backend (if supported).The standard backend should be ldbm. I would reccomend sticking with it unless you have specific needs that dictate otherwise. Custom front ends can be written using Java.> 2.) User/machine account migration utilities.There is a script package called smbldap-tools that might contain a script for this. These days it is usually packaged with the server and is usually found in '/usr/local/samba/scripts'. slapcat is another alternative although I am uncertain as how to go about using it on a remote M$ system.> 3.) Front-ends for adding user/machine accounts.There is a script for it in smbldap-tools. Would probably be quite easy to rig up a secured web page as a front end for it. There is also such tools as 'directory_administrator', gq, and I believe Mandrake's UserDrake also will access an LDAP directory.> 4.) Configuration of BDC(s).That is out of my area.> Or any links to the information would be great. > > Many thanks and kind regards. > > David Wilson > DcData/LinuxBox S.A. > +27 83 787 7424 > ICQ#: 114636368 > http://www.dcdata.co.za > http://www.linuxbox.co.za
David Wilson wrote:>Hi guys and girls, > >A client of mine is seriously investigating migrating their 7 NT servers and >3000+ users to Linux running Samba. >I've read one or two documents so far about the migration, but I'm still a >little unclear about a number of things. > >When you have a chance I'd really appreciate your guidance on the following >items. >1.) LDAP, /etc/passwd or MySQL backend (if supported). >2.) User/machine account migration utilities. >3.) Front-ends for adding user/machine accounts. >4.) Configuration of BDC(s). > >Or any links to the information would be great. > >Many thanks and kind regards. > >David Wilson >DcData/LinuxBox S.A. >+27 83 787 7424 >ICQ#: 114636368 >http://www.dcdata.co.za >http://www.linuxbox.co.za > >NOTICE: Please note that as of 31/01/2003 >all service requests must be sent to >support@dcdata.co.za > > >Hi, Here are two things that came to my mind. 1. Are they migrating all computers (workstations and servers) to linux. If they are migrating all then I am not sure is samba the right choise. 2. If I have understood right samba 2.2.x doesn't support BDC's. But the 3.0 version will support BDC's. ------------------------ Mikko Rautiainen ------------------------