[Samba] Samba4 + external ldap

[Elias Pereira]

After some reading and attempts, I managed to set the Samba4 with the
external openldap.

I tried to add a user through the command "smbpasswd", but an error
occurred, which follows below:

root at sol:~# smbpasswd -a billy
>
> smbldap_search_domain_info: Searching
>> for:[(&(objectClass=sambaDomain)(sambaDomainName=POA))]
>
> smbldap_open_connection: connection opened
>
> ldap_connect_system: successful connection to the LDAP server
>
> New SMB password:
>
> Retype new SMB password:
>
> Failed to update uidNumber in sambaUnixIdPool: modifications require
>> authentication at /usr/share/perl5/smbldap_tools.pm line 1212.
>
> _samr_create_user: Running the command `/usr/sbin/smbldap-useradd -m
>> "billy"' gave 127
>
> Could not find user billy, add script did not work
>
> Failed to add entry for user billy.
>
>
On Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 5:00 PM, Rowland Penny <rowlandpenny at googlemail.com>
wrote:

> On 23/03/15 19:49, Elias Pereira wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> - I have a server with ldap (debian 7).
>> - I have another server with samba (freebsd 8).
>>
>> I want to set up a new samba server in a debian.
>>
>> My question is:
>>
>> In addition to the default Samba configuration, which other packages have
>> to install on the new server to communicate with the ldap?
>>
>> Note: I researched a lot about how to configure a Samba server with an
>> external ldap, but all the links of the research were on the samba and
>> ldap
>> on the same server.
>>
>
> I take it that you want to set up an NT-4 style domain controller, if so,
> then the internet is littered with howtos, you are just searching on the
> wrong terms, try samba3 instead of samba4.
>
> Rowland
>
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-- 
Elias Pereira