[Samba] samba & ldap

[Charles Marcus]

On 5/16/2008 2:45 AM, Collen Blijenberg wrote:
>>>>> I'm new here and I have a doubt... I'm work with windows 2003
>>>>> server and now i would change to llnux. My doubt regards the
>>>>> share of my server: to authenticate my users what is better:
>>>>> samba tdb or ldap? For us is not necessary an active
>>>>> directory, domain, ecc... I need only a file server and I
>>>>> have arounud 400 users...Anyone have experience? Any
>>>>> suggestions?

>>>> always ldap.

>>> Not necessarily...
>>> 
>>> tdb is *very* fast and reliable, much simpler to set up and
>>> maintain, and if you don't *need* all the bells and whistles of
>>> ldap (high availability, SSO, etc), tdb is the better choice - at
>>> least in my opinion...

>> Depends of what is needed, in my opinion if an user must have the
>> same password in samba AND any other service, use LDAP.

> What about the mysql/pgsql backend ??! ideal for the middle class.
> (if your intentions are running a pdc/bdc)

Again - nothing wrong with it... , again, really it just boils down to
what is *needed*, as well as what you *know*... if you are an LDAP
expert, by all means, use LDAP. If you are a MySQL or PostgreSQL guru,
you'll most likely use that... if you're not a guru of anything, and
just need a fast, reliable standalone server, then tdb is an excellent
choice.

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Best regards,

Charles