[Samba] migration from samba3 -> 4 architecture goal question

[Karel Lang AFD]

Hello Helmut,
thanks for information too!

Also thanks for mentioning this:
'max protocol = smb2'

I thought it is experimental - just as my 'man smb.conf' says, but after 
googling i found:
https://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2013-February/171836.html

where Jeremy Allison confirms it is already 'fully supported from Samba 
3.6.0 onwards'.

I will test it right away!

Also thanks for the rest of your config - every small bit of info helps 
me to get the 'puzzle' done :]

Karel

On 10/07/2014 10:35 AM, Helmut Hullen wrote:
> Hallo, Karel,
>
> Du meintest am 07.10.14:
>
>
>>> If you go Samba4 you go ADS.
>>> And meanwhile --I had a similar environment like yours--- I do not
>>> want to go back again.
>>> Samba4 serves as auth principal for my centos servers, dovecot imap,
>>> all windows servers and clients without any issue.
>>> With SOGo/Openchange  another open source software I reach a
>>> exchange like environment for the outlook clients.
>
>> So no regrets going AD?
>> As i explained, even if i decide 'jump this bandwagon' too, i could
>> do it in like 8-10 months timeframe.
>
>> Do you think it makes sense to update to Samba4 classic in meantime,
>> while i wait for new Hardware for new serverroom and wait for RHEL
>> (CentOS) 7.1 (7.2)?
>
> That (running samba4 in a samba3 manner) works in my (small) LAN since
> more than 1 year. "security = user".
> Nearly no change in the "smb.conf". No change in the sysvinit start-
> stop-script (Slackware).
> Changes in smb.conf:
>
>          registry shares = yes
>          deadtime        = 90
>
> Maybe both changes are not necessary for running samba4 in samba3 mode.
>
> Maybe you need
>
>          Lanman Auth        = yes
>          client lanman auth = yes
>          ntlm auth          = yes
>          client ntlmv2 auth = yes
>          max protocol       = smb2
>
> These 5 options are included in my smb.conf since 2010 (and longer
> times).
>
> Please excuse my gerlish.
>
> Viele Gruesse!
> Helmut
>