[Samba] Backup Member Server

[Rowland penny]

On 09/12/15 11:34, Ole Traupe wrote:
> Ok, "sysvol" won't exist on member servers, of course. Besides that, 
> are all relevant Samba databases located in "private"?

Well, no, on debian there are also .tdb files in /var/samba/cache/, but, 
on an domain member, you probably don't have to back them up anyway. You 
should backup any date stored in home directories and shares and the 
smb.conf. If you then re-create the domain member, the user uids and 
group gids will come from the AD DC and recreate the files in 
/var/lib/samba & /var/cache/samba.

This is my understanding.

Rowland

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> Btw, regarding the use of the script for DCs:
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Backup_and_restore_an_Samba_AD_DC
>
> I have to cron this as root:
> 0 2 * * *       root /usr/sbin/samba_backup
>
> And I have to put the full path to "tdbbackup" in the script (or 
> otherwise make sure the correct path is recognized via /etc/crontab).
>
> Would be nice to have this in the Wiki.
>
> Ole
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> Am 08.12.2015 um 15:26 schrieb Ole Traupe:
>> Besides, obviously, the potential shared data on file servers, can't 
>> you just use the script that is introduced for backing up DCs? At 
>> least if the complete Samba installation is in "/usr/local/samba"...
>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Backup_and_restore_an_Samba_AD_DC
>>
>>
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>> Am 02.12.2015 um 20:06 schrieb Marc Muehlfeld:
>>> Hello James,
>>>
>>> Am 02.12.2015 um 15:57 schrieb James:
>>>>      Can someone point me to documentation on how to best backup a 
>>>> samba
>>>> member server? I see the wiki currently does not contain one.
>>>>
>>>> Is it as simple as backup all shared folders with rysnc or similar 
>>>> that
>>>> will preserve ACLS along with the smb.conf? I'm currently relying on a
>>>> raid solution. Thanks.
>>>
>>> Yes, I should finally write that doc. :-)
>>>
>>>
>>> What you should backup on a Domain Member:
>>> 1.) All files (share content and whatever else is important for you)
>>> 2.) Your smb.conf
>>> 3.) Your Samba databases (you can do a hotbackup with tdbbackup)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Some notes about 3.:
>>> Depending on what your Domain Member is doing, some of the tdb files 
>>> are
>>> important, while others are recreated and can get lost. There's nothing
>>> wrong if you backup all. :-) When I write the Wiki page, I might list
>>> which file is important for which case.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Marc
>>>
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