[Samba] content of sam.ldb vs sam.ldb.d/DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=LAN

[Denis Cardon]

Hi everyone,

I am wondering what is the difference between the content in sam.ldb and 
sam.ldb.d/DC=MYDOMAIN,DC=LAN.

In the two file I have my user entry:
# ldbsearch -H 
/usr/local/samba/private/sam.ldb.d/DC\=TRANQUILIT\,DC\=LOCAL.ldb | grep 
dn | grep CN=dcardon
dn: CN=dcardon,CN=Users,DC=tranquilit,DC=local

# ldbsearch -H /usr/local/samba/private/sam.ldb | grep dn | grep CN=dcardon
dn: CN=dcardon,CN=Users,DC=tranquilit,DC=local

Is it some kind of legacy? I though that the entries should be in the 
partition file into the sam.ldb.d directory, and sam.ldb was just had 
some kind of glue linking toward the partition file. If it is legacy, is 
there anyway recommended way to clean it up?

Actually I was looking at it because I dug up a entry at a client that 
was well beyond the garbage collecting deadline into the sam.ldb file, 
and so started wondering about the content of the file.

Thanks for the input,

Denis

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Denis Cardon
Tranquil IT Systems
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