[K12OSN] Re: SMBLDAP script with Fedora Core 4? (John Baillie)

Dave Hopkins dahopkins at comcast.net
Fri Jul 8 23:33:23 UTC 2005


Chuck,

I will gladly take you up on that offer to see the script.   As for 
browsing the database, phpldapadmin does this quite well, though 
creating objects is a different story (at least for the couple I 
tried).  Easier to use the smbldap-useradd script to get the right 
settings. 

Dave ...

cliebow at downeast.net wrote:

>can you ue ldapbrowser to easily look at the structure..if you can read
>bash i can send you my xcript which methodically goes thru creation of each
>file...nowhere near as elegant as Matt's but might help to understand...chuck\
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>>Thanks for straightening out that issue.
>>
>>Ldap appears to be working as far as Matt's scripts bulk adding users.  
>>Apparently, part of my problem is that smbldap-populate didn't finish 
>>correctly.  Then there is whole issue with getting all the passwords set 
>>correctly in the various places.  But the other issue is that it turns 
>>out that both the latest versions of webmin and phpldapadmin do not work 
>>correctly with the Samba 3 schema that is included in the fc4 release 
>>(or updated with yum udpate).  Rerunning smbldap-populate and reverting 
>>to phpldapadmin-0.9.5 lets me look at and manipulate the database.  
>>Also, while Matts bulk add scripts now work as correctly, I am not sure 
>>what the fields are at this point. Can I specify the uidNumber like you 
>>can also specify the gidNumber?
>>
>>If I find time, I will try a clean install to make sure I know what was 
>>going on, but for now ... it seems to work. 
>>
>>As I always think give me a generally healthy tree and I will always 
>>find a way to climb out on the one rotten branch.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>Dave Hopkins
>>
>>
>>
>>cliebow at downeast.net wrote:
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>>>/etc/ldap.conf governs the client side of ldap.../etc/openldap/ldap.conf is
>>>part of the server side..
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>>>>Matt Oquist wrote:
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>>>>>>Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2005 19:31:40 -0400
>>>>>>From: John Baillie <jbaillie at stmarys-school.org>
>>>>>>Subject: Re: [K12OSN] SMBLDAP script with Fedora Core 4?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Just curious, why not deploy on FC3 (which has already proved it's self)
>>>>>>on existing known good hardware?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>John
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>>>>>That's definitely what I would recommend.  In general it's a much
>>>>>better idea to stick with tried-and-true solutions in high-pressure
>>>>>situations.  Who's to say that even if you get Samba/LDAP working the
>>>>>next problem won't be just as vexing?
>>>>>
>>>>>One of the beautiful things about FOSS is that you have control over
>>>>>your own upgrade cycle; nobody can force you to upgrade (unless you
>>>>>have support contracts).  I understand the appeal of wanting to run
>>>>>the newest stuff, especially since you will have other FC4/K12LTSP4.4
>>>>>servers later and you'd like this one to match them.  But it's not
>>>>>worth the pain you're experiencing, IMO.
>>>>>
>>>>>Anyhow, I'm d/ling FC4 right now, but I won't get to testing it before
>>>>>tonight, and in any case I'll only be testing the 32-bit version.
>>>>>
>>>>>--matt
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>>>>Currently, it is very close to working.  The entire issue right now is 
>>>>one of authentication and what needs to be where in what files.  Which 
>>>>leads to one confusing question.  There are two ldap.conf files that get 
>>>>set up, one is in /etc , the other is in /etc/openldap.  Both have been 
>>>>modified, but which one is essential?  At present, I can browse the ldap 
>>>>directory with either phpldapadmin or webmin, or use ldapsearch, but ... 
>>>>can't add anything to it because of some credential issues.  This is so 
>>>>very close to working.
>>>>
>>>>As for moving to FC4 instead of FC3.  I understand your position 
>>>>perfectly.  In fact, I originally had fc3 (64bit) installed, and was 
>>>>still seeing issues, so I decided to just accept the penalty and move to 
>>>>fc4.  Also, I do this as a volunteer for the school, and they are happy 
>>>>to be 'bleeding' edge on some of these things since it has worked very 
>>>>well for the last 4 years and I have the time, most days.  Finally, 
>>>>there are some new features in the latest version of webmin that remove 
>>>>the crisis issue for me in terms of user creation/modification.  The 
>>>>school is fully operational with the current hardware/software setup (I 
>>>>have RH9 K12LTSP servers) so ... I try and sort this out.   I just hope 
>>>>that the members of the list can tolerate my rantings as I slowly learn  
>>>>what is  needed to make this work.
>>>>
>>>>Thanks!!!!  It is really, really appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Dave Hopkins
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