I'm struggling with trying to create a unified, ldap-backed for my home network. I have an existing directory that handles my posix logins correctly and I'm able to auth smb users against those accounts, but I'm not able to join any machines to the directory. It would be profoundly helpful to see a ldif dump of a working configuration. Surely others have created similar setups at home before.
I think that you will find this very helpful: http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/happy.html It deals with the configuration of Samba with a LDAP backend.
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:36:13 -0500 "Zane C. B." <vvelox at vvelox.net> wrote:> On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:17:09 +0000 > Miguel Medalha <miguelmedalha at sapo.pt> wrote: > > > I think that you will find this very helpful: > > > > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/happy.html > > > > It deals with the configuration of Samba with a LDAP backend. > > Meh. Unfortunately like lots of other stuff covering Samba and LDAP, > a lot is left out. I've yet to see any thing that counts as a decent > breakdown of what the various attributes are for and etc yet. > > One issue I've run across recently is there is no documentation on > doing simple things with Samba and LDAP, such as updating the > password, yes you can properly set the hash values in the two > attribute Samba wants, but then it just considers them as being > expired.Actually never mind. Just found it at http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/passdb.html in table Table 11.3. I would suggest starting there with figuring out LDAP and Samba.
> Actually never mind. Just found it at > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/passdb.html > in table Table 11.3. > > I would suggest starting there with figuring out LDAP and Samba. > >Yes. Over the years, I also discovered that searching for information and collecting useful bits of knowledge from here and there and putting them together is actually much better than bitching around and complaining that things are not as they should be. I was able to install a few production servers with Samba and LDAP just by actually reading the information provided both in Samba How-To and Samba by Example. Amazing, uh?
On 10/31/2009 03:22 PM, Miguel Medalha wrote:> >> Actually never mind. Just found it at >> http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/passdb.html >> in table Table 11.3. >> >> I would suggest starting there with figuring out LDAP and Samba. >> >> > > Yes. Over the years, I also discovered that searching for information > and collecting useful bits of knowledge from here and there and > putting them together is actually much better than bitching around and > complaining that things are not as they should be. > > I was able to install a few production servers with Samba and LDAP > just by actually reading the information provided both in Samba How-To > and Samba by Example. Amazing, uh?I am delighted to see that my efforts at documentation have not been wasted and that someone actually has gained advantage from them. It would be even better to see contributions from those who gained any benefit in the form of updates and additions that will make the Samba3-HOWTO and Samba3-ByExample more valuable and useful. I am convinced that you can contribute some observations or things learned that others would find valuable. Please, please do contribute to the Samba documentation. Cheers, John Terpstra
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:22:23 +0000 Miguel Medalha <miguelmedalha at sapo.pt> wrote:> > > Actually never mind. Just found it at > > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/passdb.html > > in table Table 11.3. > > > > I would suggest starting there with figuring out LDAP and Samba. > > > > > > Yes. Over the years, I also discovered that searching for > information and collecting useful bits of knowledge from here and > there and putting them together is actually much better than > bitching around and complaining that things are not as they should > be. > > I was able to install a few production servers with Samba and LDAP > just by actually reading the information provided both in Samba > How-To and Samba by Example. Amazing, uh?Wow. Your an ass. Thanks for your lack of usefulness. Regardless, my original comment about most things covering LDAP and Samba still stand as correct. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/attachments/20091031/90f2deed/attachment.pgp>
> Wow. Your an ass. Thanks for your lack of usefulness. > >Ok. Then, excuse me for having pointed to the document you now quoted.
On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:07:03 +0000 Miguel Medalha <miguelmedalha at sapo.pt> wrote:> > > Wow. Your an ass. Thanks for your lack of usefulness. > > > > > > Ok. Then, excuse me for having pointed to the document you now > quoted.Actually it was the condescending attitude you took in the process of doing it. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 196 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/attachments/20091031/fef3786e/attachment.pgp>