Samba and LDAP

[Christopher Chan]

Pete Clapham wrote:
> Hi, all --
>
> I am trying to set up an additional domain server within  my network 
> using SAMBA and LDAP.  There's a problem that I think is with LDAP.  
> If any of you have set up a system like this, I would appreciate your 
> expertise.
>
> Question # 1:  My PDC, which controls the domain and SAMBA, should 
> clearly use LDAP server.  Should the additional server use SAMBA 
> server or client?  Workstations will sign onto the domain and then 
> onto shares on both the PDC and the additional server.
>

If you plan to serve files through cifs shares, then the additional 
server has to run samba. Unless you are planning to use other ways to 
share the storage but want to keep the same UIDs/GIDs.

>
> Question # 2:  If I copy the / directory to a flash drive, can I just 
> copy it back to the hard drive if I end up with a configuration 
> impossibility?  I've had to reload the system once already because of 
> LDAP configuration problems, and I'd rather not do it again.
>


What filesystem are you using on /?

What problems are you having with LDAP? Are you storing password for the 
ldap server properly in samba? Which version of samba is this about?