[Samba] Migration from 3.6.25-0ubuntu0.12.04.10 to 4.x with passdb backend = ldapsam

[Vladimir Skubriev]

Thank you for a tip.

I want to setup a `STANDALONE` server relying on an external OpenLDAP for
authentication.

Is it possible on samba 4.x - ?

2018-02-21 15:49 GMT+03:00 Rowland Penny via samba <samba at lists.samba.org>:

> On Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:26:26 +0300
> Vladimir Skubriev <skubriev at cvisionlab.com> wrote:
>
> > You a sure. I have already configured openldap, which is workd as
> > expected with old smb server.
> >
> > net getlocalsid & net getdomainsid returns the same SID.
> > LDAP sambaDomainName=EXAMPLE has the same SID in attribute sambaSID.
> >
> > Also DIT has windows groups like Domain Users' etc ...
> >
> > Unfortunately I can not find the reason for the unexpected exit of
> > child smbd process.
> >
> > Do your mean that I must remove all samba's data from ldap except dn:
> > sambaDomainName=FILESERVER,dc=domain,dc=ltd (as described to tune in
> > article)
> >
>
> I am not saying that at all, what I am saying is, for all intents and
> purposes, your smb.conf is for a PDC, yet you have :
>
> server role = STANDALONE SERVER
>
> in smb.conf.
>
> I think you need to consider just what you require, a PDC or a
> standalone server and then set up Samba & ldap accordingly.
>
> If you want/need a standalone server, then you do not need things like
> 'Domain Users' etc, because your server will not be part of a domain.
>
> Rowland
>
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Faithfully yours,

CVision Lab System Administrator
Vladimir Skubriev