[Samba] WINT-NT is working as PDC and Redhat Linux Samba BDC and how to use rsync?

[Yeri Swamy]

Yeri Swamy wrote:

> Thanks a lot! for ur speedy reply...
> The link u sent i looked at it very closely... i am still confused 
> what to do...
>
> It is not explained anywhere howto setup LDAP for Linux Samba BDC..
> that means do i have to setup Linux Samba BDC as LDAP server or client 
> or ???
> I believe if i setup Linux Samba BDC as a LDAP server then do i have 
> to setup WIN-NT PDC as LDAP client and how to transfer all the machine 
> accounts, users, groups and passwords from NT to Linux..
> So that when WIN-NT PDC fails then Linux SAMBA BDC can takeover the 
> network...
>
> with Best Regards
> YS
>
> John H Terpstra wrote:
>
>> Yeri,
>>
>> The dogma to use rsync to replicate the password database is bad karma.
>>     "It's a bit like your karma runs over your dogma."
>>
>> MS Windows NT Domain member machines change their password at certain
>> intervals. If they do so on a local copy of the database nad it gets
>> over-written by the rsync'd copy then your local workstation trusts get
>> broken.
>>
>> A better solution is to use LDAP, and follow the guidelines available 
>> from
>> several sources on how to set up a PDC/BDC using an LDAP backend.
>>
>> The following reference might help you:
>>
>>     http://samba.org/~jht/NT4migration/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.pdf
>>
>> - John T.
>>
>> On Wed, 28 May 2003, Yeri Swamy wrote:
>>
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>>> Can anybody give me a hint how to set up Samba BDC(RedHat 9.0) with
>>> rsync-ing WIN-NT PDC so that if WIN-NT PDC is down all the clients can
>>> still get Authentication service from Samba BDC(RedHat 9.0). i have 
>>> seen
>>> in Samba documentation that it can be done using rsync but nowhwere it
>>> is clearly explained howto do it.. I ran out of gas by looking through
>>> google also... :-(
>>>
>>>
>>> With Best Regards
>>> YS
>>>
>>>
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