[Samba] Join Windows machines to a Samba3 domain

[Rowland Penny]

On 17/01/14 11:31, Lea Massiot wrote:
> Hello Rowland,
>
> Rowland Penny-5 wrote>
>> OK, this time I can see your smb.conf, but I do not understand it, what is
>> this:
>> passdb backend = v
>> I have never heard of this backend, also you do not seem to have the
>> 'netlogon' share that is required to be a PDC.
> Sorry for that. I'm not lucky. I try to do things right and I do them wrong.
> I think the "smb.conf" below is complete and correct this time.
> I've never had a "netlogon" share.
>
> [global]
>     workgroup = MY_DOMAIN
>     server string = %h Samba server
>     log level = 1
>     log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>     max log size = 1000
>     socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY
>     logon path =
>     logon home =
>     domain logons = yes
>     os level = 254
>     preferred master = yes
>     domain master = yes
>     local master = yes
>     remote browse sync = yes
>     passdb backend = smbpasswd
>
> [my_partage]
>     comment = my_partage
>     path = /my_partage
>     force group = domadm
>     read only = no
>     create mask = 0664
>     directory mask = 0775
>     guest ok = yes
>
> Rowland Penny-5 wrote>
>> I personally think that you were actually running a workgroup, not a
>> domain and cannot see how you can get from there to an AD domain. With
>> only 6 users, you might as well start from scratch, set up a new samba4
>> AD server, create the 6 users in AD and then join the 20 machines to the
>> AD, this in the long run is probably  going to be the easiest way out.
> When it works, it pretty much works like a domain... :)

Are you sure?

> I'm ready now to set up a new "Samba4 domain" the way you suggest.
> Will I be able to keep my DHCPD and BIND9 configurations?

Probably not.

> Can you help me?

Oh yes!
First things first, what OS are you proposing to use for your samba 4 
server and how where thinking of installing samba4, compiling it 
yourself (highly recommended) or installing from packages?

Rowland

>
> Thank you and best regards.
>
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