On 5/16/2008 2:45 AM, Collen Blijenberg wrote: >>>>> I'm new here and I have a doubt... I'm work with windows 2003 >>>>> server and now i would change to llnux. My doubt regards the >>>>> share of my server: to authenticate my users what is better: >>>>> samba tdb or ldap? For us is not necessary an active >>>>> directory, domain, ecc... I need only a file server and I >>>>> have arounud 400 users...Anyone have experience? Any >>>>> suggestions?
>>>> always ldap. >>> Not necessarily... >>> >>> tdb is *very* fast and reliable, much simpler to set up and >>> maintain, and if you don't *need* all the bells and whistles of >>> ldap (high availability, SSO, etc), tdb is the better choice - at >>> least in my opinion... >> Depends of what is needed, in my opinion if an user must have the >> same password in samba AND any other service, use LDAP. > What about the mysql/pgsql backend ??! ideal for the middle class. > (if your intentions are running a pdc/bdc) Again - nothing wrong with it... , again, really it just boils down to what is *needed*, as well as what you *know*... if you are an LDAP expert, by all means, use LDAP. If you are a MySQL or PostgreSQL guru, you'll most likely use that... if you're not a guru of anything, and just need a fast, reliable standalone server, then tdb is an excellent choice. -- Best regards, Charles -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
