[Samba] Backup Member Server

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Hai, 

but dont forget that if you use samba also as print server
you need to backup the /var/lib/samba/drivers en printing also. 
( and in my case a different folder. ) 

In /var/cache/samba is the file printer_list.tdb 
I dont think that recreated, and if it is, you probely will loose the printer settings. I'll have to look that up. 

Maybe its an option to let the backup scrip detect if it running on a 
DC or Member server so it always backups what is needed. 


Greetz, 

Louis	




> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Rowland penny
> Verzonden: woensdag 9 december 2015 12:55
> Aan: samba at lists.samba.org
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] Backup Member Server
> 
> 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
> 
> >
> > --
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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