I'd highly recommend "Samba HOW-TO and Reference Guide" and "Samba 3 by
Example" for both questions below. "By example" starts with building a
samba server for a small workgroup, and then takes that example and
builds on it. The "HOW-To and Reference Guide" is THE how-to and
reference (yes, very clever on the title, aren't they?). You can
download both documents at http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/ in PDF or
html format for free or purchase the print editions at any online
store.. ie, Amazon, Bookpool, etc...
For the question regarding WINS, your samba server can be a WINS server
or connect to a WINS server, see Chapter 9, section 5 of the HOW-TO.
For conversion from a winnt PDC to samba PDC, see Chapter 34 of the
HOW-TO. I've converted several winnt PDC to samba PDC. The key
information isn't knowing samba, it's really understanding how a NT PDC
works, if you're not sure, that's going to make it more difficult. But
it can be done, quite easily.
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allmoto allmoto wrote:
Yes, you can use samba as a PDC, and use another
server as a wins server, but due to complications and
very little and confussing documentation, and very
little resources on using samba as a PDC, i wouldnt
migrate that kind of network structure to depend on a
samba as a pdc, im just trying to do the same for a
small network of 11 pcs and im still fighting to do
so, im not sure thats a good idea.
But, this is only my opinion.
James.
--- SAMBA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escribió:
I am in the process of researching and testing SAMBA
as a PDC.
The only thing I am uncertain about is that our
billing scheduling system is running WINS and our
110 pc's are configured to use it for wins
resolution. I would like to leave WINS on that
system but can it coexist with a SAMBA server acting
as PDC
but not doing WINS?
I will be replacing an NT 4.0 PDC which has operated
with only one problem in 6 years with SAMBA. That
being said it hasn't been heavily used.
Step 1 I plan to bring up another NT 4.0 BDC on
the network and after it replicates the information
from the PDC take it off the network and place it in
my lab network.
Step 2 Then promote it to a PDC and test the
migration steps in the lab.
Step 3 I would like to just give the new SAMBA PDC
the IP of the current PDC and replace it.
Does this seem reasonable?
Any advice much appreciated!
Thank you,
Iain
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