[Samba] how to backup samba ad domain

[L.P.H. van Belle]

Hi, 

To save you guys some time. 
Im not a github guru so, ignore the layout please.. 

I'm posting scipts in the future here. 
https://github.com/thctlo/samba4 

For now i added the backup_samba4 script which i use daily. 
Rowland Penny and me did modify it. 


Greetz, 

Louis



> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens Jules Houantonon
> Verzonden: dinsdag 26 juli 2016 13:52
> Aan: Rowland penny
> CC: samba
> Onderwerp: Re: [Samba] how to backup samba ad domain
> 
> Thank you all for your feedback. I appreciate it.
> 
> I only have one DC, and i cannot install another one.
> 
> Please, now how can I adjust the backup script to work witch samba-sernet
> package installation ?
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jul 26, 2016 at 12:11 PM, Rowland penny <rpenny at samba.org> wrote:
> 
> > On 26/07/16 11:16, Jules Houantonon wrote:
> >
> >> Dear all,
> >>
> >> i installed samba-sernet-ad on centos 7.2.
> >>
> >> I read that samba_backup script it is available from the source code.
> >>
> >> As, i do not installed samba from source code, how can i backup Samba
> AD
> >> on
> >> my server ?
> >>
> >> Thank you for helping
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >>
> > The problem with getting the backup script from the source code is that
> it
> > is hardcoded for /usr/local/samba.
> >
> > You only really need a backup script if you only have one DC, the best
> way
> > to backup your AD, add another DC.
> >
> > If you do decide to backup your AD, you will have to decide when and how
> > often you create a backup, this is because infrequent backups are
> > worthless. Unless you are sure that your backup contains every change,
> you
> > could find yourself minus all changes made since the last backup.
> >
> > Rowland
> >
> >
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