On Friday 07 October 2005 01:27, Simon Faulkner wrote: > > 1. what are the catches or gotcha's that i have to anticipate? > > 2. what approach should i take before i take the leap? > > 3. do i need ldap for samba pdc? > > 4. it simpliest terms what does ldap do? > > 5. just in case can i make our current nt4.0 become bdc? > > 6. having samba pdc, is it possible to authenticate from nt 4. bdc? > > 7. any other tips? > > I am struggling with this move at the moment Jeisma, but only with 10 > clients! > > 1. - The main gotcha I am having is to make the clients think it is the > same PDC and thus not make a new profile. > > 2. - PLAN and TEST - > > http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/NT4Migration.htm
Migration of an NT4 domain to Samba-3 is best described in chapter 9 of the book, "Samba-3 by Example" - this is available in hard-copy print from Amazon.Com (ISBN 013188221X) or in PDF from: http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba3-ByExample.pdf Please contact me if you have any problems with the steps that have been provided. Cheers, John T. >l > > 3. - No. But, with 300 clients you will wish that you did! > > 4. - It is a directory for storing usernames and passwords that you can > use for logging on > > 5. - No > > 6. - No > > 7. - Replicate your NT4 and setup a test network in the Laboratory. > Have the NT4, Samba and a couple of clients and do a complete trial move > making notes. > > This is a tough one because you need to switch and it's VERY difficult > to move back once you have gone. > > Good luck... > > > Simon -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, 2 Ed., ISBN: 0131882228 Samba-3 by Example, 2 Ed., ISBN: 0131882221X Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
