[Samba] Separate DC fom file server ( was : Re: ZFS support for SAMAB4? )

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Fri, 2014-02-14 at 07:55 +1100, me at electronico.nc wrote:
> Le 13/02/2014 14:59, Andrew Bartlett a écrit :
> > ...
> >>> On a AD DC you should not run file shares btw, use a member server
> >>> for that ...
> >> Curious question: Why do you think so?
> > While the AD DC is running our full file server, and can act quite well
> > as a file server, we suggest that organisations run a distinct file
> > server to allow upgrades of each without disrupting the other.  We also
> > suggest that many medium-sized sites will want more than one AD DC, and
> > so it makes sense to have the DCs distinct to any file servers that may
> > use the DCs.
> >
> > Finally, it avoids many of the issues around the winbindd internal to
> > the AD DC.
> >
> > Andrew Bartlett
> >
> I'd suggest that Samba Team writes these lines on the Wiki as it is ( in 
> my opinion ) a very important step that needs to be configured at Samba 
> setup (and it would avoid wasting time to look for them through 
> thousands of messages on Mailman list).
> Nicolas

You are very welcome to apply for a wiki account. :-)

Andrew Bartlett

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