samba - Jun 2004 - Samba 2 or Samba 3

Hello,

I am planning using Samba (on Solaris 7) as a PDC for Windows NT4 & 2000
Server. Connecting it to a LDAP server.   There will be 4 different PDC (1
in each DMZ) sharing the same username (same LDAP server).

I want to know the major difference between Samba 2 and Samba 3, which one
is more stable and which one would fix better in my architecture plans.

Thanks

Fran?ois Bousquet
Email : Francois.Bousquet@CGI.com

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On Mon, 28 Jun 2004, Bousquet Francois wrote:
> I am planning using Samba (on Solaris 7) as a PDC for Windows NT4 &
2000
> Server. Connecting it to a LDAP server.  There will be 4 different PDC
> (1 in each DMZ) sharing the same username (same LDAP server).
>
> I want to know the major difference between Samba 2 and Samba 3, which
> one is more stable and which one would fix better in my architecture
> plans.
I would recommend the latest Samba 3.0.x because:

* 3.0 uses a newer schema which would rpevent you from having to
  change the directory entrties later
* 2.2 is not being developed anymore

The caveat is that all Samba DC's must be particpating as DC's
in the same domain since the 3.0 sambaSamAccount stores the user's full
SID in the directory.




cheers, jherry
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You don't want to have to go through the database upgrade if you don't
need to.  Go with 3.x

Jim C.

| I am planning using Samba (on Solaris 7) as a PDC for Windows NT4 & 2000
| Server. Connecting it to a LDAP server.   There will be 4 different PDC (1
| in each DMZ) sharing the same username (same LDAP server).
|
| I want to know the major difference between Samba 2 and Samba 3, which one
| is more stable and which one would fix better in my architecture plans.


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