[Samba] Samba PDC in many branch offices + one LDAP database - how to change passwords?

[Paul Gienger]

> As it is relatively easy to have one LDAP database across all office 
> branches, I don't know how to make Samba 3 to read/retrieve 
> usernames/passwords from local OpenLDAP slave, but to write added 
> machines/changed passwords to the master OpenLDAP server (which would 
> then replicate the changes to all its slaves).

If you have the smbldap-tools configured properly with the right master 
and slave set, then adding machines is not a problem.  Changing 
passwords is also not a problem provided you have LDAP referrals set up 
properly.  Setting up referrals is really more of a question for the 
openldap folks, and probably covered in the setup guide at openldap.

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