[Samba] Sernet Packages - configure Options

Dirk Laurenz samba at laurenz.ws
Thu Apr 21 05:37:13 UTC 2016


i forgot - it's a debian jessie system

Am 20.04.2016 um 22:15 schrieb Rowland penny:
> On 20/04/16 20:46, Dirk Laurenz wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> i want to replace the sernet packages with an own one. Because it's 
>> the DC, which is the last one which remains, i'm sure, having the 
>> same configure/built options would help with replace the binaries and 
>> keeping the database. The other DC's (2 raspberries) have been 
>> configured and built with (but complete demote/rejoin process):
>>
>> ./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var --sysconfdir=/etc 
>> --enable-fhs
>>
>> Are there any sernet specific built options i need to add, or can i 
>> just proceed...?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>
> Keeping the database is not really a problem, all you need to do is 
> setup another computer, compile Samba on this, then join this as a 
> secondary DC, transfer the FSMO roles and then demote the first DC. 
> This way you can configure Samba just as you like. The main problem 
> you have trying to do it your way is, you don't know just how Sernet 
> configures Samba, try running './configure --help' in a Samba tarball 
> to see the long list of available options.
>
> A secondary benefit of compiling Samba into the default 
> /usr/local/samba, all the examples on the Samba wiki are relevant to 
> your setup.
>
> Rowland
>




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