[Samba] need good tdbsam reference

MargoAndTodd margoandtodd at gmail.com
Sat Mar 28 05:45:52 GMT 2009


John H Terpstra - Samba Team wrote:
> MargoAndTodd wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Can someone point me to a good reference on how to
>> configure "tdbsam" ?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>> -T
> In your smb.conf [global]
> 
> 	passdb backend = tdbsam
> 
> 
> Done!  It's in my example in Chapter 3 of Samba3-ByExample.  The default
>  is:  passdb backend = smbpasswd
> 
> 
> So how do you find the default settings?
> 
> a) smb.conf has jsut the following:
> 
> [global]
> 	comment = Something
> 
> 
> b) Execute: testparm -sv | less
> 
> 
> _OR_
> 
> Check the man page for smb.conf:
> 
> 	man smb.conf
> 
> Then type:  "/passdb backend" <enter>


I keep feeling like I am missing something.  Like

1) how do I populate passdb.tdb with my old smbpasswd
and
2) where is passdb.tdb located, so I can back it up?

Many thanks,
-T



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