[Samba] SAMBA MIGRATION: Help!

2013-07-28 Thread ArthyD
I wrote this topic because I want to migrate my Samba 3 server (on fedora). I've read almost *every* topics about the subject on this mail list and many other on the web. Following those tutorials I tried in so many way to move my server on Samba4 (fedora 18) but no one worked. I begin to be a

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-13 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, Henri, Du meintest am 13.01.11: What is the best way to proceed to make this migration as seamless as possible for all users (more than 200 user accounts with more than 200 PC in the domain) ? My usual way: - copy/overwrite /etc/samba to the new machine - copy/overwrite all

[Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread henri
Hi all,   Is it possible to migrate Samba to a new server without breaking Domain membership of all the clients ? I didn’t get any info on that issue, is there someone that has previous experience of doing that ? Or maybe a link to some relevant info ? I have currently a Samba 3.5.6 server

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Gaiseric Vandal
@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hi all,   Is it possible to migrate Samba to a new server without breaking Domain membership of all the clients ? I didn’t get any info on that issue, is there someone that has previous experience of doing that ? Or maybe a link

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, henri, Du meintest am 12.01.11: Is it possible to migrate Samba to a new server without breaking Domain membership of all the clients ? I didn?t get any info on that issue, is there someone that has previous experience of doing that ? Or maybe a link to some relevant info ? I have

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Mike
Helmut, Thank you too, for your kind response. I asked the same question on the list a week ago, but no response then. The guidance is much appreciated and I hope to perform a test at the end of the week. Mike -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions:

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, Mike, Du meintest am 12.01.11: Thank you too, for your kind response. Don't mention ... By the way: that description assumes that the new server is the new login server too and runs instead of the old server. Viele Gruesse! Helmut -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Mike
On Wed, Jan 12, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Helmut Hullen hul...@t-online.de wrote: By the way: that description assumes that the new server is the new login server too and runs instead of the old server. Yes definitely: migration and replacement of old PDC to new PDC. -- To unsubscribe from this list

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread henri
...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of henri Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:26 AM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hi all, Is it possible to migrate Samba to a new server without breaking Domain membership of all the clients ? I didn't get any

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread henri
again. Henri -Message d'origine- De : samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba- boun...@lists.samba.org] De la part de Helmut Hullen Envoyé : mercredi 12 janvier 2011 19:08 À : samba@lists.samba.org Objet : Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hallo, henri

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread henri
...@lists.samba.org] De la part de Helmut Hullen Envoyé : mercredi 12 janvier 2011 20:16 À : samba@lists.samba.org Objet : Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hallo, Mike, Du meintest am 12.01.11: Thank you too, for your kind response. Don't mention ... By the way

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Henri Brouchoud
again. Henri -Message d'origine- De : samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba- boun...@lists.samba.org] De la part de Helmut Hullen Envoyé : mercredi 12 janvier 2011 19:08 À : samba@lists.samba.org Objet : Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hallo, henri

Re: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server

2011-01-12 Thread Henri Brouchoud
...@lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of henri Sent: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 7:26 AM To: samba@lists.samba.org Subject: [Samba] Samba migration to a new server Hi all, Is it possible to migrate Samba to a new server without breaking Domain membership of all the clients ? I didn't get any

[Samba] samba migration from PDC tdbsam to BDC tdbsam

2010-06-24 Thread Hubert Choma
Hello According to my post samba migration to another distro llinux on samba lists I would like to make migration of samba from one machine to another. I can't find information how to transfer accounts,policies,users,domain SID and other options from PDC (tdbsam backend)(current server) to

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Hubert Choma
Gaiseric Vandal gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com writes: Hello Thanks for help Gaiseric Probably you misunderstood me Gaiseric. I put 3 ware controller with new disks to test machine (gigabyte mobo). I have installed Cenots with samba on raid 5 on this controller and I want to move this discs

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Hubert Choma
John Drescher drescherjm at gmail.com writes: -  Don't use RAID5 for your /boot or OS slices.      If your raid configuration gets messed up the system can't boot.   A messed up mirror is easier to recover from.  RAID5 for your data is OK-  since at that point the OS is up and running.  

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT-Koordinator
Hi, Am 15.06.10 11:56, schrieb Hubert Choma: Hello ... - Whether the version of samba in Centos 5.5 is compatible with windows 7 (standard centos 5.5 repos) http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.5/html/Release_Notes/ar01s08.html Topic Samba: The Samba3x package set

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT-Koordinator
Am 16.06.10 10:33, schrieb Hubert Choma: Gaiseric Vandal gaiseric.vandal at gmail.com writes: ... - Where can I find changes beetwen samba Version 3.0.28a-1.fc7 and this from centos 5.5 repo ? e.g. Download the rpm and do a rpm -qp --changelog PackageName.rpm |more /Götz -- Götz

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Gaiseric Vandal
If you are moving the RAID controller with the disks then it should be OK. And in that case using RAID5 should be OK for /boot. You can also, with the 3ware, configure all the disks in a single RAID5 (or maybe RAID5+1 or RAID6), and then use 3ware to create two separate LUN's (logical

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-16 Thread Götz Reinicke - IT-Koordinator
Am 16.06.10 16:05, schrieb Gaiseric Vandal: ... I do not think ext4 is available on Centos. The tools and kernelmodule are availabel, if it works I don't know ... http://www.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5.5/html/Technical_Notes/chap-Technical_Notes-_Technology_Previews_.html

[Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-15 Thread Hubert Choma
Hello I need a description how to move painlessly samba from one system to another without re-adding to the domain windows clients. Currently, I have samba Version 3.0.28a-1.fc7 on Fedora 7 and I want to move it on CentOS 5.5 As far as the server hardware remains the same. In addition to

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-15 Thread Gaiseric Vandal
You may have two general options - Have the new machine appear to be the old machine.Run testparm -v to verify the location of the private directory, locks directory etc and other files that you need to move over. - Setup the new machine as a BDC in the domain, migrate your data over,

Re: [Samba] samba migration to another llinux distro

2010-06-15 Thread John Drescher
-  Don't use RAID5 for your /boot or OS slices.      If your raid configuration gets messed up the system can't boot.   A messed up mirror is easier to recover from.  RAID5 for your data is OK-  since at that point the OS is up and running.     Some of my colleagues argue you shouldn't even

[Samba] Samba migration

2010-04-22 Thread Moray Henderson
Migrating Samba from one server to another. I configure a CentOS 5.4 server with samba3-3.4.7-42.el5 from SerNet. At this point the server's IP address is 10.32.1.201. I migrate the persistent tdb (and ldb!) files an older server, then turn off the old server and reconfigure the new one to

[Samba] Samba migration.

2010-02-07 Thread Gabriel Burgos Informática
Hi, I have to migrate a samba 3.0.14a to 3.0.28a, Can anybody tell me what are the necessary steps to work? I followed this steps *, but it didn´t work, my smbpasswd not work at all, and when I see samba users with the samba server´s configuration utility(graphic utility by Tammy Fox) I only

[Samba] Samba migration.

2010-02-07 Thread Gabriel Burgos
Hi, I have to migrate a samba 3.0.14a to 3.0.28a, Can anybody tell me what are the necessary steps to work? I followed this steps *, but it didn´t work, my smbpasswd not work at all, and when I see samba users with the samba server´s configuration utility(graphic utility by Tammy Fox) I only see

Re: [Samba] samba migration woes

2008-09-17 Thread g s
in the domain again. Any insights would be appreciated. Thanks. Greg - Original Message From: Helmut Hullen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: samba@lists.samba.org Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 11:51:00 PM Subject: Re: [Samba] samba migration woes Hallo, g, Du (myitguru) meintest am 15.09.08

Re: [Samba] samba migration woes

2008-09-16 Thread Helmut Hullen
Hallo, g, Du (myitguru) meintest am 15.09.08: I am trying to migrate samba from a box with Mandrake 10.1 with Samba 3.0.10 to a new box running CentOS 5.2 with Samba 3.0.28. The two versions of samba are too differnet to simply copy the config and tdb files over to the new box and the

[Samba] samba migration woes

2008-09-15 Thread g s
I am trying to migrate samba from a box with Mandrake 10.1 with Samba 3.0.10 to a new box running CentOS 5.2 with Samba 3.0.28. The two versions of samba are too differnet to simply copy the config and tdb files over to the new box and the Mandrake box won't upgrade past 3.0.10. I could really

[Samba] samba migration 3.x - 3.x

2007-10-15 Thread Jan Falkenhagen
hi, i am currently searching for a samba howto that covers the migration of a Samba 3 PDC to another piece of hardware (with changing distributions from a discontinued SUSE 9.2 to CentOS 5 parallely). Until now i converted the smbpasswd backend to tdbsam, let the new machine join the domain, and

[Samba] requesting assistance in samba-samba migration

2007-04-16 Thread Peter Matulis
I have inherited a Samba server and would like to migrate the installation to a new machine. We are using Samba as a PDC and my currrent worry is what users will see on their desktop (as well as other changes?) once they log on to the new server. As a test I have logged on with my laptop

Re: [Samba] requesting assistance in samba-samba migration

2007-04-16 Thread Gary Dale
The user's profile is usually stored locally. If you log on as the same user, you should get the same profile. The only time this wouldn't happen was if Windows thought you were logging on a new user. It would do this if your new server didn't have the same user database. In other words, it's

Re: [Samba] requesting assistance in samba-samba migration

2007-04-16 Thread Peter Matulis
--- Gary Dale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The user's profile is usually stored locally. If you log on as the same user, you should get the same profile. The only time this wouldn't happen was if Windows thought you were logging on a new user. It would do this if your new server didn't have

[Samba] Samba Migration

2006-01-15 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi all, I have a Samba system running on a standard purchased SuSE Linux 9.3 box. I want to transfer the data to a new Samba running on a standard Suse Linux 10.0 purchased box version, on a x86_64 cluster platform. The new configuration is as follows: I have one central SuSE Linux 10.0 server

Re: [Samba] Samba Migration from 2.2.7a to 3.0.14a

2005-12-22 Thread Josh Kelley
On 12/20/05, Dan Johansson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I would like to migrate from an old Server running Samba 2.2.7a as Domain controller to a new one running version 3.0.14a. The new server (with a new hostname) should be the DC in the future as the old server is to be decommissioned. Now I am

[Samba] Samba Migration from 2.2.7a to 3.0.14a

2005-12-20 Thread Dan Johansson
Hi, I'm new to this list so please do not flame me if this is not an appropriate question. I would like to migrate from an old Server running Samba 2.2.7a as Domain controller to a new one running version 3.0.14a. The new server (with a new hostname) should be the DC in the future as the old

[Samba] Samba Migration Question

2003-05-30 Thread Bruce P. Morin
Hello, I have a RedHat 7.3 Server running as a Samba PDC for a Windows Network. We want to migrate that box to RedHat 9.0. Our plan is to format the drive and do a fresh install. Of course we will back up the system, but I want to make sure that when our users log back on to the system nothing