Hi folks: I've asked this question before and the answer didn't seem that clear. Let's try again - shall we? Yes or no - is OpenLDAP required to be on the SAMBA 3.0 server in order for Active Directory support to work? Active Directory support == "security ads". Thanks -- Ronald R. Gage MCP, LPIC1, A+, Net+ Pontiac, Michigan ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using webmail provided by www.rongage.org
>Yes or no - is OpenLDAP required to be on the SAMBA 3.0 server in order for>Active Directory support to work? Active Directory support == "security >ads". Are you trying to make Samba act as an Active Directory server? If so, then Samba won't do that, you're SOL. If you're trying to make your Samba machine join an Active Directory, no, OpenLDAP is not required. The Active Directory must be running in Mixed or Native mode, not in Native 2003 (2k3 Server only) mode. Terry
I found when runnig configure that the openldap library files are required in order for --with-ads to work. Samba 3.0 will make ldap calls to the AD so this is logical, as a result I've had to install openldap with a null backend in order to get everything to work. -----Original Message----- From: tvsjr [mailto:tvsjr@sprynet.com] Sent: 15 October 2003 23:31 To: Ron Gage; samba@lists.samba.org Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba 3: is LDAP required? >Yes or no - is OpenLDAP required to be on the SAMBA 3.0 server in order for >Active Directory support to work? Active Directory support == "security >ads". Are you trying to make Samba act as an Active Directory server? If so, then Samba won't do that, you're SOL. If you're trying to make your Samba machine join an Active Directory, no, OpenLDAP is not required. The Active Directory must be running in Mixed or Native mode, not in Native 2003 (2k3 Server only) mode. Terry -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.
On Wed, 15 Oct 2003, tvsjr wrote:> >Yes or no - is OpenLDAP required to be on the SAMBA 3.0 server in order for > >Active Directory support to work? Active Directory support == "security > >ads". > > Are you trying to make Samba act as an Active Directory server? If so, then > Samba won't do that, you're SOL. > If you're trying to make your Samba machine join an Active Directory, no, > OpenLDAP is not required. The Active Directory must be running in Mixed or > Native mode, not in Native 2003 (2k3 Server only) mode.Not quite! Samba-3.0.x can join a Win2K3 AD Domain that is in Native Mode. This is documented in the Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf available with Samba-3 in the chapter on "Domain Membership". PS: You can obtain this document from: http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf It is also available from Amazon.Com as "The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide" for those who want a hard copy. The book has more information in it than the HOWTO. - John T. -- John H Terpstra Email: jht@samba.org