[Samba] Re: Venturing into SAMBA-LDAP

[paul k]

Narayanasamy, Sundar wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Finally I have decided to give go ahead for Samba-LDAP. The questions are
> 
> 
> 1)I have a system that provides LDAP directory access. Is there anyway, 
I could just point my SAMBA server to point to that and say 'get the users
authenticated'?
No. You need to integrate samba.schema and populate users.

  Or do I have to setup a local LDAP and then add Samba to that.
You may configure your existing LDAP to work with samba.

> 
> 2) Could my Samba be just a workgroup to configure LDAP with it or does it have to be a PDC.
Works both.

greetings
  Paul