[Samba] Fwd: Installing EnterpriseSamba (Sernet-samba) on Ubuntu

Rowland Penny rowlandpenny at googlemail.com
Mon Dec 8 03:28:01 MST 2014


On 08/12/14 08:03, L.P.H. van Belle wrote:
> and  you didnt find my scripts  ;-)
>
> https://secure.bazuin.nl/scripts/
>
> The wheezy scripts should work also on ubuntu.
> It all in there what you want to know.
>
>
>
> Greetz,
>
> Louis
>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: bob at donelsontrophy.net
>> [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Donelson Trophy
>> Verzonden: zondag 7 december 2014 16:41
>> Aan: SAMBA MailList
>> Onderwerp: [Samba] Fwd: Installing EnterpriseSamba
>> (Sernet-samba) on Ubuntu
>>
>>
>>
>> I will add here that my server provisioned yesterday
>> afternoon. However,
>> I did not have time to do any testing.
>>
>> So, this morning testing and the first thing I discovered was
>> "sernet-samba-ad" service was NOT running.
>>
>> I found a Debian Wheezy sernet samba posting (via Google) and within it
>> read that users need to edit "/etc/default/sernet-samba" as follows:
>>
>> # ---- SETUP SAMBA: service ad / smb / nmbd
>>
>> # enabled ad in /etc/default/sernet-samba for the AD server.
>>
>> vi /etc/default/sernet-samba
>>
>> # change this to : SAMBA_START_MODE="ad"
>>
>> # change : SAMBA_RESTART_ON_UPDATE="yes"
>>
>> Then I restarted the server and 'service --status-all' shows
>> sernet-samba-ad service with a plus sign (+) which meant it
>> was running.
>>
>>
>> Then all the usual samba, krb5 and host "tests" returned correct
>> results.
>>
>> I then went to one of my W7 clients, changed the dns ip address on the
>> network adapter to my new Samba4 server address and the client
>> connected
>> and logged on to the newly created Samba4 AD DC.
>>
>> I hope this helps others with sernet-samba.
>> ---
>>
>> -------------------------
>>
>> Bob Wooden of Donelson Trophy
>>
>> 615.885.2846 (main)
>> www.donelsontrophy.com [1]
>>
>> "Everyone deserves an award!!"
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>>
>> 		SUBJECT:
>> 		[Samba] Installing EnterpriseSamba
>> (Sernet-samba) on Ubuntu
>>
>> 		DATE:
>> 		2014-12-06 16:31
>>
>> 		FROM:
>> 		Donelson Trophy <bob at donelsontrophy.net>
>>
>> 		TO:
>> 		SAMBA MailList <samba at lists.samba.org>
>>
>> 		REPLY-TO:
>> 		awards at donelsontrophy.net
>>
>> First go to EnterpriseSamba and create an account.
>>
>> Logon to their download site and PAY ATTENTION there is a username and
>> passkey string you will receive. You will need it!
>>
>> Setup the sources in your apt/sources.list
>>
>> Do apt-get update
>>
>> And then, like Rowland suggested, apt-get install sernet-samba-ad acl
>> attr quota fam ntp krb5-user
>>
>> Go to Samba4 documentation for the changes you will need to
>> make in your
>> fstab file.
>>
>> Setup ntp (it's easy.)
>>
>> And then provision your domain /usr/bin/samba-tool domain provision
>>
>> This is a quick list of notes that I have made from todays activities.
>> Yes, it could be in more detail and I might improve it over time so use
>> at your own risk.
>>
>> What I found to be the most difficult was the lack of documentation on
>> the Sernet-samba website. I found out, in a "round about way"
>> that their
>> samba packages are titled as to not interfere with the regular samba
>> packages (most contain 'sernet' within the file titles.) This way (I
>> think) that as they maintain their (Sernet) repository it will
>> result in
>> Sernet-samba packages updating during normal update cycles.
>>
>> It worked out for me.
>>
>> Special thanks to Rowland for being here on a Saturday afternoon!
>> -- 
>>
>> -------------------------
>>
>> Bob Wooden of Donelson Trophy
>>
>> 615.885.2846 (main)
>> www.donelsontrophy.com [1] [1 [1]]
>>
>> "Everyone deserves an award!!"
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] http://www.donelsontrophy.com [1]
>>
>>
>> Links:
>> ------
>> [1] http://www.donelsontrophy.com
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Hi Louis, I pointed the OP to your scripts, his reply was 'These scripts 
were a "little too advanced" for my experience' :-D

Never mind, he got there in the end.

Rowland



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