[Samba] Help using multiple file servers

[Radio Gong 2000 GmbH & Co. KG [Technik]]

Am Donnerstag, 11. September 2003 00:02 schrieb Robert Rati:
> 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?
>
Didn't really try it, but on the wire you can read: "YES"

> 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).
>

You can do this with my little script...
> 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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Sascha Bieler
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