[Samba] store profiles on a third server

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> Subject: [Samba] store profiles on a third server
> From: André Rodier <andre.rodier at red2.co.uk>
> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Date: Sunday, 23/01/2011  9:08 AM
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> hello all,
>
> I am building a network system using Samba 3.5 on Debian Squeeze and
> Windows 2003 workstations.
>
> I have properly configured my samba PDC, and that's working correctly. 
> I
> am using an external LDAP to store the credentials.
>
> I also wanted to use roaming profiles, and I have properly configured
> this. That's working well for me, using Windows 2003 work stations.
>
> I'll soon have both my PDC and my BDC. The profiles are actually 
> stored
> on the PDC server.
>
> However, I'd like to store the profiles on a third server. I know this
> is possible but I want to know were I can find a proper documentation 
> or
> tutorial to do this.

In LDAP there is a storage location:

 sambaProfilePath: \\<server name or IP addy>\<Profiles share 
name>\<username>

If you are using smbldap-tools, this can be set in smbldap.conf here:

##############################################################################
#
# SAMBA Configuration
#
##############################################################################

# The UNC path to home drives location (%U username substitution)
# Just set it to a null string if you want to use the smb.conf 'logon 
home'
# directive and/or disable roaming profiles
# Ex: userSmbHome="\\PDC-SMB3\%U"
userSmbHome="\\<HomeShare>\<DirectoryShare>"

# The UNC path to profiles locations (%U username substitution)
# Just set it to a null string if you want to use the smb.conf 'logon 
path'
# directive and/or disable roaming profiles
# Ex: userProfile="\\camarillo\profiles\%U"
userProfile="\\<ProfileShare>\<ProfileShare>\%U"

For existing users, copy the profiles to the new server (or not, 
really, as they will be re-written at logoff) and set permissions. 
Edit the ldap settings in your current DIT.
>
>
>
> Here my questions to start
>
> - I probably have to install samba on this third server,
If you're using a *nix server, that would be best.
>
> neither as PDC
> or BDC,
Why would you NOT have it be a BDC?  I would.
>
> but Do I have to use special parameters ?

????
>
>
>
> - Should I use again NSS and LDAP on this third server for the
> authentication credentials database ?

It should authenticate of the domain, yes. As I said making it a BDC 
would be best.
>
>
>
>
> André.
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