Re: [Samba] Samba 3 LDAP account db concepts
yes you will still need to use nss_ldap to authenticate for unix shell accounts, imap, etc. i can't answer your other questions as i build the RPMs with the provided scripts. John Goubeaux wrote: Folks, I some very basic questions with regard to Samba and LDAP backend account database use. I am familiar with LDAP and have been using ldap for a while now to store info for a variety of services. I have been using Samba as a stand alone file server with user account info in /etc/passwd for a while as well. I am now trying to build samba 3.3.0 as a standalone, non PDC, on solaris 10 using a SUN DS 5.2 as my back end account db. I have read through much of the available documentation and it seems clear that one can achieve a setup where ALL of the user account info can be stored in a DS however i am confused by some of what I am reading, for example the "The Official Samba 3.2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide" in chp 11 says: "There are a few points to stress that the ldapsam does not provide. The LDAP support referred to in this documentation does not include: A means of replacing /etc/passwd." Do I still need to employ LDAP NSS and PAM modules ? Ver 3.3.0 does not seem to support a configure --with-ldapsam option, does this mean that the defualt --with-ldap installs what used to be done with ldapsam ? The referenced "Samba (v.3) PDC LDAP howto" by Ignacio Coupeau (2004) is achieved with configure --with-ldapsam and no mention of pam modules is made. So, my basic question is: What are my options, given what i want to achieve? And can someone shed some more light on the concepts involved ? Thanks in advance and sorry if I have missed something obvious in the docs. -john -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
[Samba] Samba 3 LDAP account db concepts
Folks, I some very basic questions with regard to Samba and LDAP backend account database use. I am familiar with LDAP and have been using ldap for a while now to store info for a variety of services. I have been using Samba as a stand alone file server with user account info in /etc/passwd for a while as well. I am now trying to build samba 3.3.0 as a standalone, non PDC, on solaris 10 using a SUN DS 5.2 as my back end account db. I have read through much of the available documentation and it seems clear that one can achieve a setup where ALL of the user account info can be stored in a DS however i am confused by some of what I am reading, for example the "The Official Samba 3.2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide" in chp 11 says: "There are a few points to stress that the ldapsam does not provide. The LDAP support referred to in this documentation does not include: A means of replacing /etc/passwd." Do I still need to employ LDAP NSS and PAM modules ? Ver 3.3.0 does not seem to support a configure --with-ldapsam option, does this mean that the defualt --with-ldap installs what used to be done with ldapsam ? The referenced "Samba (v.3) PDC LDAP howto" by Ignacio Coupeau (2004) is achieved with configure --with-ldapsam and no mention of pam modules is made. So, my basic question is: What are my options, given what i want to achieve? And can someone shed some more light on the concepts involved ? Thanks in advance and sorry if I have missed something obvious in the docs. -john -- John Goubeaux Systems Administrator Gevirtz Graduate School of Education UC Santa Barbara Phelps Hall 3534 805 893-8190 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
