samba - Jul 2015 - How to configure passdb backend with LDAP

Hi Rowland,

 > If you mean 'can I set up samba 4 as an AD DC with an LDAP backend
 > instead of the builtin LDAP server' then the answer is no.

does samba 4 works with external LDAP server if it isn't working as AD 
DC? I'm a bit confused because I want to update from samba 3 to 4 and 
using our internal LDAP server to authenticate the users.


cu - Bernd

On 31/07/15 18:12, Bernd Glückert wrote:
> Hi Rowland,
>
> > If you mean 'can I set up samba 4 as an AD DC with an LDAP backend
> > instead of the builtin LDAP server' then the answer is no.
>
> does samba 4 works with external LDAP server if it isn't working as AD 
> DC? I'm a bit confused because I want to update from samba 3 to 4 and 
> using our internal LDAP server to authenticate the users.
>
>
> cu - Bernd
>
Anything that can be done with samba 3 can be done with samba 4, be that 
being a standalone server, NT-4 style PDC or BDC, or even an AD DC 
member server.

You can use LDAP for storing users, groups etc, you can use the tdbsam 
backend instead if you want.

All samba 4 does that is different, is that it gives you the option to 
have an Active Directory domain, but to do this, you must use the 
built-in LDAP, you cannot use an external LDAP server.

Hopes this answers your questions, if not, just ask.

Rowland

Hi Rowland,
> Anything that can be done with samba 3 can be done with samba 4, be 
> that being a standalone server, NT-4 style PDC or BDC, or even an AD 
> DC member server.
>
> You can use LDAP for storing users, groups etc, you can use the tdbsam 
> backend instead if you want.
>
> All samba 4 does that is different, is that it gives you the option to 
> have an Active Directory domain, but to do this, you must use the 
> built-in LDAP, you cannot use an external LDAP server.
>
> Hopes this answers your questions, if not, just ask.
>
Perfect. Thanks a lot.

cu - Bernd