[Samba] Sysvol replication and group policies

[Ulrich Schneider]

Has anyone a working rsync script in use for the replication of gpos 
between a samba and a win domain controller?

Thanks.


Am 04.06.2013 11:53, schrieb Ulrich Schneider:
> Do I also need rsync, when I use samba4 as an AD DC and Win 2008 R2 as a
> backup domain controller?
>
>
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> Am 30.05.13 17:31, schrieb Marc Muehlfeld:
>> Hello Ulrich,
>>
>>
>> Am 30.05.2013 12:35, schrieb Ulrich Schneider:
>>> As I read in the article listet at the and of this email there is no
>>> sysvol replication while joining a domain as a dc.
>>>
>>> This means to me (if im right) that there are no group policies
>>> available on the samba dc.
>>>
>>> Is this right?
>>>
>>> On the other hand if I create a new domain n a samba dc and if I set up
>>> asamba as a new dc ... group policies are available.
>>>
>>> Is this correct?
>>
>>
>> A Samba DC can provide GP. They are stored on the SysVol share. But
>> because SysVol replication currently isn't implemented, you have to care
>> about the replication to other DCs by yourself. Many people using rsync
>> for doing this job.
>>
>> Depending on the way how you transfer the files between the SysVol
>> shares, you maybe have to do changes on one DC, from where they are
>> transfered to other DC.
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>> Marc
>>
>>
>>