[K12OSN] samba .tdb to ldap?

[john]

I think only if I was running the Unix Services for Windows snap in.

Samba stores the user data locally, so if you have more than one box
running samba you need a way to coordinate the passwords for samba,
linux and windows hence my interest in using ldap.

John

On 6/18/07, Steven Santos <steven at simplycircus.com> wrote:
> Would the central auth not be the Windows server in this case?
>
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>
> Steven Santos
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]On
> > Behalf Of john
> > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 12:25 PM
> > To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] samba .tdb to ldap?
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Steve: I want to have more than one linux server and the Linux/samba
> > user/passwords will be out of sync if I don't have central auth (am I
> > missing something obvious?)
> >
> > Brian: I'll look into netvampire.
> >
> > All: Any other ideas are appreciated!
> >
> > John
> >
> > On 6/18/07, Steven Santos <steven at simplycircus.com> wrote:
> > > Why aren't you just joining the other LTSP servers to the domain?
> > >
> > >   _____
> > >
> > > Steven Santos
> > > Director, Simply Circus, Inc.
> > > Email: Steven at SimplyCircus.com
> > >  Mail: 14 Pierrepont Road
> > >        Newton, MA 02462
> > > Phone: 617-527-0667
> > >   Web: www.SimplyCircus.com <http://www.SimplyCircus.com>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: k12osn-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:k12osn-bounces at redhat.com]On
> > > > Behalf Of Brian Chivers
> > > > Sent: Monday, June 18, 2007 4:02 AM
> > > > To: Support list for open source software in schools.
> > > > Subject: Re: [K12OSN] samba .tdb to ldap?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > john wrote:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I am trying a different subject heading since the last question got
> > > > > know responses. The question remains the same: Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > -------------
> > > > >
> > > > > On 6/15/07, john <lists.john at gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I have successfully joined my linux file server to our
> > Windows domain
> > > > > and "getent passwd" shows me a nice list of windows users with unix
> > > > > uid/gid mappings. Now I want to use this server to provide LDAP auth
> > > > > for several LTSP servers as well as export users home
> > directories via
> > > > > nfs.
> > > > >
> > > > > How can I store the user files  that winbind knows about in LDAP
> > > > > rather than in winbindd_idmap.tdb ? I don't need this
> > server to be a
> > > > > PDC or even a BDC, I just need it to do file stores for windows
> > > > > clients and provide my authentication information for other LTSP
> > > > > servers.
> > > > >
> > > > > Would I be better off just rsyncing my *.tdb's every day or
> > so? If so
> > > > > which ones?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'd love to hear there was a tool that can just suck out the
> > > > > information winbind has gleaned and splat it into LDAP.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > > John
> > > > >
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> > > > Just an idea could you not use the "net vampire" command to pull
> > > > all the accounts over ? I've never
> > > > used it myself but looks like you might be a start :-)
> > > >
> > > > Brian Chivers
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