[Samba] SysVol questions

[Gregory Sloop]

[Top posting]

I'm not picking on you SP but, IMO, this claim that a single Samba 4 server shouldn't be used as a DC as well as a file server is overblown.

Yes, it's easier to handle AD and sysvol/GPO's, replication etc, separate from handling file sharing, but Andrew has said multiple times that it WILL do it just fine. If you've got a large organization and having multiple servers is feasible, and thus there's little reason not to split AD handling and file sharing - well and good.

For for small companies, where it doesn't make financial sense to have those roles split, I don't think there's any reason to "recommend" otherwise.

Ok, I'll go back under the bridge now - carry on. :)

-Greg




SP> Hi,

SP> A volume is a share

SP> Your client connect to netware using netware client for windows , right ?

SP> that mean : your netwarre server act as a file-server and a auth server.

SP> You can do that with samba4, but it's not recommended.
SP> it's better to separate file-server and auth-server.

SP> In your example : a VM with the AD (sysvol) server and a other server with
SP> your share (volume).

SP> When I startd my job, our file-server was a netware 3.11 (2000-2001).
SP> And I migrate from this server to a samba 2.2.x.

SP> so it's a big migration.

SP> regards

SP>         Stéphane Purnelle


SP> -----------------------------------
SP> Stéphane PURNELLE                         Admin. Systèmes et Réseaux 
SP> Service Informatique       Corman S.A.           Tel : 00 32 (0)87/342467

SP> samba-bounces at lists.samba.org wrote on 22/05/2014 17:28:45:

>> De : Steve Campbell <campbell at cnpapers.com>
>> A : samba at lists.samba.org, 
>> Date : 22/05/2014 17:29
>> Objet : Re: [Samba] SysVol questions
>> Envoyé par : samba-bounces at lists.samba.org


>> On 5/22/2014 11:06 AM, Stéphane PURNELLE wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> >> Do these volumes have to be on the same partition?
>> >> Can each volume be a separate partition?
>> >> Do these  reside under the SysVol partition or can they be anywhere?
>> > Sysvol is a particular share used when you want to use samba as a 
SP> Active
>> > Directory Domain Controler.
>> >
>> > this share must not contain data (your volumes).
>> I finally got that through my head. Sysvol must be on a dedicated 
SP> machine.
>> >
>> > a volume can be a partition or a directory into a partition.
>> > it's depend how you want to manage your server.
>> A volume is just a share, correct? Are we speaking about the same thing 
>> here?
>> >
>> > What netware version have you ?
>> Netware 6.5 SP1. (Don't laugh, we use things around here until the bits 
>> and bytes are completely worn out). We are gradually phasing out Quark 
>> 4.0 as our pagination system, along with these Netware Volumes. Can't 
>> help it if my company is thrifty (another word for cheap). I have to 
>> work with these constraints.

>> steve


>> >
>> > regards
>> >
>> >          Stéphane Purnelle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----------------------------------
>> > Stéphane PURNELLE                         Admin. Systèmes et Réseaux
>> > Service Informatique       Corman S.A.           Tel : 00 32 
SP> (0)87/342467
>> >
>> > samba-bounces at lists.samba.org wrote on 22/05/2014 15:35:01:
>> >
>> >> De : Steve Campbell <campbell at cnpapers.com>
>> >> A : samba at lists.samba.org,
>> >> Date : 22/05/2014 15:35
>> >> Objet : [Samba] SysVol questions
>> >> Envoyé par : samba-bounces at lists.samba.org
>> >>
>> >> I still haven't installed Samba, as I'm still in the planning stages.
>> >> Again, I'm new to Samba, and I discover our Windows pro isn't quite 
SP> up
>> >> on the newer stuff since it's been years since he ran domains.
>> >>
>> >> I'm a little confused about this thing called "SysVol". Reading up on
>> >> it, it appears a real important part of an AD, but I don't see how or
>> >> when it's created.
>> >>
>> >> Can someone give me a clue as to when/how it's created? During the
>> >> provisioning, perhaps?
>> >>
>> >> Which brings me to wonder the following:
>> >>
>> >> On our current Netware system that is being replaced, we have 
SP> multiple
>> >> volumes which we will use on our future Samba stuff. When we create
>> >> these volumes, which I assume will just be directories and turned 
SP> into
>> >> shares, is the directory tree important? Do these volumes have to be 
SP> on
>> >> the same partition? Can each volume be a separate partition? Do these
>> >> reside under the SysVol partition or can they be anywhere?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks for any insight.
>> >>
>> >> steve campbell
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