[Samba] configuring a backup domain server

[TAKAHASHI Motonobu]

From: deconya <elmailpersonal at gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 17:05:58 +0200

> OK, but If I do this the file when I need to put a new shared folder where
> will be? Understanding how a BDC all the information must be vinculated no?
> 
> Its recommended to use NFS to connect the servers?
> 
> Thanks

PDC and BDC are completely different servers at the view of a file
server. If you want to synchronize/share files on both server, you
have to do outside Samba.

2012/5/4 TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at monyo.com>

> From: deconya <elmailpersonal at gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:46:23 +0200
>
> > Im looking to config a BDC with ldap. It seems the connection with
> > ldap primary server works, but Im confused with the shared
> > folders. I understood when you creates a BDC needs to put the same
> > global information:
>
> > [global]
> >    workgroup = DOMAIN
> >    netbios name = DOMAIN-PDC
> (snip)
>
> You have to set a different netbios name to your BDC, for example
> "netbios name = DOMAIN-BDC".
>
> > And I don't know the shared folders how goes. I understand If I use BDC
> how
> > other file server to access to new folders putted inside BDC servers the
> > steps are:
> >
> > include folders in BDC smb.conf.
> > windows XP clients will use the path \\domain-pdc\sharedfolder
> >
> > is correct?
>
> So you can access to shared folders on BDC like
>  \\domain-bdc\sharedfolder.
>
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TAKAHASHI Motonobu <monyo at samba.gr.jp>