[Samba] migration strategy

[Felipe Augusto van de Wiel]

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On 08/25/2006 10:49 PM, System Administrator escreveu:
> I would like some advice on a migration strategy.  Soon I will be migrating
> from a old samba 2.2 server PDC server to a new samba 3 server (on new
> hardware).   I also wish to take this opportunity to rename the server which
> I understand will change the SID.

	You can keep the SID, you can set the SID for whatever
you want using 'net'.


> What is the recommended method to achieve this without having to touch any
> of the workstations?

	There is an interesting thread:

	http://lists.samba.org/archive/samba/2005-July/108518.html


> Can I copy the old smbpasswd file to the new server and just manually
> recreate all the workstation trust accounts on the new server?
> 
> Do I need to touch the user accounts?

	If you use LDAP, yes, the samba.schema change during the
time.

	Kind regards,

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Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <felipe at paranacidade.org.br>
Coordenadoria de Tecnologia da Informação (CTI) - SEDU/PARANACIDADE
http://www.paranacidade.org.br/           Phone: (+55 41 3350 3300)
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