Hello Vladimir, John and all the NG :-) Thanks so much for answering. I really hoped someone would :-)
So I installed Debian latest stable netinst on the future production server and here are my issues in the quotes :-( no net command on my suse 8.2 Cheers :-) Giorgio >On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 14:00, John H Terpstra <*[email protected]> wrote: >> On 03/25/2010 03:33 AM, Vladimir Psenicka wrote: > > What about Debian Stable with Sernet samba repo, where you can choose > > Samba 3.4.x or 3.5.x > > > > My hints on migrating to new server: > > > > 1. install new server (Samba,ldap etc.) done :-) Debian Stable netinst > > 2. set same hostname on new server My ignorance comes out :-) Must I set it different from the production server as FW points production.domain.com - I have clients using DNS=oldPDC and PDC forwards queries to FW. FW has pdc.domain.com defined to point to lan ip. > > 3. export ldap data from old server and import them to new server slapcat -f /etc/openldap/ldap.conf -l /ldap.ldif OK > Ensure that all local user and group accounts that are used by samba > have the same uid/gid. my ignorance again... another hint? > > > 4. export SID (net getlocalsid) and set it on new server (net > > setlocalsid oldsid) > > Note: > net getdomainsid (on old server) > net setdomainsid (on new server) thanks :-) # net getdomainsid -bash: net: command not found :-( and not found in yast I understand it has to do with extracting the sid from /etc/samba/secrets.tdb but how do I install the command? suse 8.2 yast has now net package and googling net is.. well wow! > > 5. configure samba on new server as PDC with ldap and shares in smb.conf > > from old samba smb.conf (check with testparm) I see it only contains shares so I bet smb.conf would just keep all the old settings rigth? /DATA will be rsynced > > 6. stop samba on old server > > 7. copy all data (with perms) and netlogon share to new server > > 8. stop old server > > 9. start samba on new server a check everything is working fine (domain > > logon from windows box, shares and perms) > > > > This can be done best when no users are logged in samba (maybe at weekend?) > > > > P.S. We have ubuntu 8.04 as PDC and Windows 7 can't join to domain thanks I move to Debian with ease :-) ubuntu is a great deb derived right? > Check http://wiki.samba.org for info regarding Windows 7. > > Cheers, > John T. > > > Dne 25.3.2010 01:05, GG napsal(a): > >> Hello Vladimir and hi all, > >> > >> Thanks very much for replying! > >> > >> Any suggested os? I'd go for debian or what advised, I just happen to > >> know ubuntu more... > >> > >> > >> Any strategy or hint on migrating from ancient ldap + samba to a new > >> server? > >> Already tried rsyncing (using all options to keep perms and attributes > >> grp own mod etc) on a twin v-machine but server starts and the ldap > >> auth fails to work :-( > >> > >> I'm a bit stuck at the moment :-( and I have posponed the problem for > >> too long grrr > >> > >> Giorgio > >> > >> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 9:20 AM, Vladimir Psenicka > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> Dne 23.3.2010 15:48, Giorgio napsal(a): > >>>> Hello, > >>>> Hopefully I'm in the right place asking for help :-) > >>>> > >>>> I need to move from an old physical Suse 8.2 - samba 2.2.7 + ldap - to > >>>> latest samba versions, I would like to use an ubuntu 8.04 virtual > >>>> machine. > >>>> > >>>> The domain is in production on the physical server, to be dismissed after > >>>> migration. It is also the file server!!! so /DATA/ has all shared and > >>>> permission driven file access.. > >>>> > >>>> I was following https://help.ubuntu.com/8.10/serverguide/C/samba-dc.html > >>>> but > >>>> I realize I am in a different scenario... > >>>> > >>>> Production so no errors are admitted :-(, migration to new os and > >>>> versions.. > >>>> all at once? > >>>> > >>>> I have a dump of the physical server (dd sda mbr and single partitions :) > >>>> plus an rsync with all permissions daily backup, just to be safe ;) > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> What would you guru's suggest as a strategy? > >>>> > >>>> Can I create a new server and add it as secondary domain controller and > >>>> then > >>>> once the replica is up? I'd feel quite comfortable with this method. > >>>> > >>>> BTW I need a new version of samba as they have already bought Windows 7 > >>>> boxes (without asking if they were supported arrgh). > >>>> > >>>> Thanks to all of you who read or answered :-) > >>>> > >>>> Gio > >>> > >>> Hi. > >>> > >>> Ubuntu 8.10 is bad idea if you will be connecting Windows 7 into domain, > >>> because of old Samba version. Samba 3.4.x or 3.5.x is recommended for > >>> Win7. Wait for Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (next month) if you want Ubuntu. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Vladimir Psenicka > >>> -- > >>> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > >>> instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > >>> > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
