> I agree completely. LDAP is the "right" way to go. However, openldap is a > bit daunting for first time users, and the slapd.d way of configuring > openldap is not well documented for beginners. > > If the samba servers can go down for a few hours without causing too big of > a headache, and you are not doing domain authentications for workstations, I > wouldn't bother with ldap. It will take you a month to get LDAP working the > first time out, and if anything breaks, it is much groping in the dark to > get it working again. > > Bottom line: LDAP is the "right" way to do it, but the learning curve is > pretty steep. If you can live with the single point of failure, live with > it. If you can't, hire a consultant to walk you through it the first time > or buy a Mac X-Server, or invest in several bottles of Malox and kiss a > month of weekends goodbye. (On the plus side, doing it yourself will teach > you a lot about linux, ldap, and samba: knowledge which you can lord over > Microsoft techs that don't know the first thing about the protocols and > logic underlying Active Directory,) >
Exactly, I fully agree with all of this. I am in a bit of a rush so I can not add anything of real substance at the moment.. Will try back later. John -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
