"Craig White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Wed, 2004-01-07 at 04:17, Jamrock wrote: > > "Craig White" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > If you are going to use LDAP - you need to learn, feel comfortable and > > > use LDAP --- first > > > > > > Craig > > > > I am comfortable with LDAP. I have been using it as a directory server for > > a year or so. I have been using Samba 2.x as a PDC for over a year. No > > problems there. > > > > I recently moved to Samba 3.x. Uers can log in, access profiles and all > > that. I need some clarity on the process of mapping groups in Samba 3.x > > using LDAP. > > > > The mapping is automatically done using the other user backends. With LDAP > > one needs to manually add the groups, set up the RIDS properly, and manually > > create the mapping. There are some gaps in my knowledge here. I just need > > something to pull all the bits of information into one logical flow. > --- > John Terpstra's how-to pretty much explains it - but unfortunately, > until you are actually fumbling with the data, the information seems > slippery as jello. > > the smbldap-populate script will set up the initial groups that are > essential for a proper winnt domain. Simply run the script and it will > populate the LDAP with the users/groups for Windows...the ldif that you > were looking for. > > Craig
Thanks Craig, I copied the user/group info into a ldif file and everything works now. Didn't use the script since I wanted to understand what was happening. The documentation is a little vague when you are trying to learn the process. A sample ldif file would make a big difference. The group mapping script is quite useful. Peace. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba