[Samba] How to set mysql backend for samba; Urgent pls

[Collen Blijenberg]

Hello,

It's there for all 3.xx versions, it will be removed from the future 
versions and continue as an standalone project. (3.0.23 i guess)
you have to compile samba with expsam mysql.
(be sure you have the development package from mysql installed)

you could use the ldap backend, coz it's more stable, and has more options.

Cheers

Collen

balijepalli srikrishnamohan wrote:
> Hello Collen,
>      Thanks for your reply.
> Let me ask another question on this.
> Is mysql support for samba as backend is not there for
> all other current available versions(like versions
> before 3.0.14) or is it only not work the versions
> range you specified.
> If it is not there i'll move to ldap support.
> Regards,
> Krishnam.
> --- Collen Blijenberg <collen at mail.hermanjordan.nl>
> wrote:
> 
>> Well hello,
>>
>> samba prior to version 3 doesn't support the
>> pdb_mysql backend.
>> perhaps there is a way around, but i don't think so.
>>
>> dunno what's your idea of samba & mysql, coz in your
>> list you mention 
>> pam-mysql ??
>> my guesses are that pam-mysql is for the support of
>> storing posix users 
>> in a mysql database, not samba users.!
>>
>> if you need mysql to store samba users, convert to
>> samba 3, and wait for 
>> the next release.
>> (coz from 3.0.14 - 3.0.22 the mysql backend is
>> broke.)
>> at the moment there is a project at sourceforge
>> trying to make the mysql 
>> backend work again. (
>> https://sourceforge.net/projects/pdbsql )
>> but it won't be able to run until 3.0.23 (i guess)
>>
>> Cheers & Have Fun
>>
>> Collen Blijenberg.
>> <MLHJ>
>>
>>
>> balijepalli srikrishnamohan wrote:
>>> Hello group,
>>>
>>> I Just joined the group and this is the first
>> message
>>> to this group.
>>>
>>> I am facing a problem while configuring mysql
>> backend
>>> to samba.
>>> I am using samba 2.2.7,
>>> mysql 5.0, pam-mysql-0.5 and RH9.
>>> Is it possible to set mysql backend for
>> samba2.2.7?
>>> Pls explain the way to configure mysql to samba as
>>> backend.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Krishnam.
>>>
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