[Samba] create smbpasswd/tdbsam from ldapsam/LDAP query?

[Ilia Chipitsine]

> Ilia Chipitsine schrieb:
>>> As some of you may know, I'm trying to set up Samba BDC on a disk- and 
>>> fan-less tiny mipsel_CPU router running OpenWRT distribution.
>>> 
>>> I already managed to compile Samba 3.0.21a and OpenLDAP 2.3.18 for it, and 
>>> they seem to work fine.
>>> 
>>> The problem is, this tiny distribution for routers doesn't seem to have 
>>> anything like Name Service Switch (NSS), and relies solely on /etc/passwd
>>> and /etc/group.
>> 
>> 
>> it doesn't have to be NSS.
>> You can use /etc/passwd for name <--> uid mapping and ldap for NT/LM 
>> hashes.
>
> That's great news!
>
> (...)
>
>>> I thought that perhaps a workaround would be to fetch all needed info from 
>>> the LDAP, and create proper /etc/passwd and smbpasswd files (or tdbsam
>>> perhaps).
>> 
>> 
>> hashed user password are somewhat very different in terms of ldap and 
>> passwd. You can use pam, but You don't need it for samba.
>> 
>>> 
>>> Is it possible to do so?
>>> 
>>> Or perhaps there are some tools for converting ldapsam to tdbsam?
>> 
>> 
>> pdbedit
>> 
>> it is beatiful thing for converting from anything to anything :-)
>
> Almost.
> I don't see if it can "convert" ldapsam to /etc/passwd and /etc/group.

if You are friend of XSL, You can use pdbedit for

ldapsam --> XML conversion

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> Tomasz Chmielewski
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