On Saturday 15 January 2011 4:26:03 pm William Brown wrote: > > If I enter the command "smbldap-useradd -a -m > > -M juser -g "Domain Users" -G "Domain Admins" > > -G "Administrators" -c "Joe User" juser" > > (beginning and ending parens for clarity), I > > do indeed create the type of user I'm trying > > to create. And, that user appears in the > > list of users in PhpLdapAdmin. > > > > However, if I create the same type of user > > using the PhpLdapAdmin "Samba3 Account" > > template, the user doesn't have the same > > attributes as the ones created via > > smbldap-useradd. > > Yes, there are schema extensions in samba's > ldap admin tool that extend the posix account. > You can convert an existing user iirc with that > command, since the posix password hash is > irrerversible. Also pay attention you MUST use > the smbpasswod tool to change passwords, else > the userPassword and smbPassword feilds will > de-sync. > > > I could probably create a bash script that > > invokes smbldap-useradd for my users to use > > to create accounts, but they're CLI-phobic, > > so I really want to get PhpLdapAdmin to do > > this. > > > > How can I accomplish this > > PhpLdapAdmin/smbldap-useradd "integration? > > I'm really not a programmer, so messing with > > the PhpLdapAdmin xml files is daunting to me > > if, in fact, this is how it's done. I've > > looked through all of the config files > > associated with the PDC set-up, but simply > > don't see anything in them that would do the > > trick. > > sorry, but edit the templates. Look here > > http://phpldapadmin.sourceforge.net/wiki/index. >php/Templates > > Also, create a user in ldap, and one in smb, > then compare the differences. Some of the > fields are autogenerated as well iirc, > > You can likely cheat with the <value> tag, to > call php, that calls your smb script. Something > like <value>system("smbldap-useradd -a -m -M" > uid "") might do it (you will need to > substitute in values like i did with "uid" ) > > > If anyone has accomplished this, I would > > greatly appreciate your help! > > > > Thanks. > > > > Dimitri > > > > --
Thank you both for your responses. I was afraid I'd hear, "sorry, but edit the templates". Now, I know the old saw about, "If you give a man a fish ... ", but if someone has already created such a template, and is willing to share it, I'd be extremely grateful. It's not laziness, it's lack of skill in this area. Thanks. Dimitri -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
