[Samba] Help using multiple file servers

[hans at sbsfor.com]

I think taht we re doing something similar to what you want here.  One
server is acting as a PDC, the other server uses NIS to replicate the users
and groups.  Using pam, I create home dirs based on /etc/skel on login to
the second server.  On the first server I direct the home directory using
full UNC paths to the second server.   This seems to do the trick.

Hans
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Rati" <Robert.Rati at motorola.com>
To: "Radio Gong 2000 GmbH & Co. KG [Technik]" <sascha.bieler at radiogong.de>
Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Samba] Help using multiple file servers


> I'm not sure this will solve the problem I am looking at.  I can see an
> LDAP server for authentication (although I currently don't have one
> setup and would prefer not to have to set one up), but how does an LDAP
> server help with the home directory and profile serving?  If a user logs
> onto machine A which is on subnet A, then samba server A would
> authenticate against the LDAP server and serve the home dir and profile.
>   What happens if the same user logs onto machine B which is on subnet
> B?  The samba server B would authenticate with the LDAP server, but
> would the user's home directory and profile be served from server A?
> Will the LDAP solution you suggest provide this ability?
>
> Ideally, I'd like all the users to be authenticated through one samba
> server (let's say server A), and the home directories and profiles for
> those users to be served from the authenticating server (server A) or an
> alternate samba server (server B).
>
> Rob
>
> Radio Gong 2000 GmbH & Co. KG [Technik] wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > the best way, I think, is to use LDAP for authenticating. So you've one
> > server, which does all the stuff for you.
> >
> > The other way is to write a little and simple script, which "keeps the
> > passwordfiles in sync":
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # 08-30-2000
> > # Synchronize the user accounts every night
> >
> > scp /etc/passwd 192.168.10.2:/etc/passwd
> > scp /etc/shadow 192.168.10.2:/etc/shadow
> > scp /etc/group 192.168.10.2:/etc/group
> > scp /etc/gshadow 192.168.10.2:/etc/gshadow
> > scp /etc/samba/smbpasswd 192.168.10.2:/etc/samba/smbpasswd
> >
> > cp -v /etc/passwd /data/backup/user/
> > cp -v /etc/shadow /data/backup/user/
> > cp -v /etc/group /data/backup/user/
> > cp -v /etc/gshadow /data/backup/user/
> > cp -v /etc/samba/smbpasswd /data/backup/user/
> >
> > # END
> >
> > I installed an ssh-key, so a cronjob can do the job for me...
> > Makes no sense but it's nice...
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > Greetings
> >
> > Sascha
> >
>
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