pdb_ldap.c/Samba 3.0 PDC for XP
Matt Benjamin
matt at linuxbox.nu
Tue Apr 29 22:35:40 GMT 2003
Thanks, John. Thanks for the feedback.
Matt
On Tue, 2003-04-29 at 18:27, John H Terpstra wrote:
> Matt,
>
> Please bear with us. We are running hard and fast right now trying to get
> 3.0.0 ready for code freeze as soon as May 5. We are pressing to get all
> promised functionality in place by that date.
>
> Until that time, you can expect the CVS 3.0.0 tree to be broken regularly
> as partial commits are added.
>
> Apologies for any disruption, we are working to a tight deadline for some
> significant changes to be completed.
>
> - John T.
>
> On Tue, 29 Apr 2003, Matt Benjamin wrote:
>
> > Hi folks,
> >
> > It seems like this code is somewhat mutable right now...though it looked
> > viable a few days ago.
> >
> > What I'm trying to do is test-migrate our Samba 2.2.x + LDAPSAM Samba
> > setups to Samba 3.0, to get group mapping, etc.
> >
> > I had done a CVS pull on HEAD on 4/25, and was able (with a minor change
> > to pdb_ldap.c/make_a_mod [note on pdb_ldap.c, l. 835: you don't need
> > this, and you don't want it, because it breaks deletion of group maps]
> > to create a domain based on our 2.2.x LDAP data, and I was able to join
> > and use domain logins from a W2K client. I had trouble with a WinXP
> > station, though. I could "join" the domain, but afterwards, XP reported
> > the domain was not available.
> >
> > With this morning's CVS code (SAMBA_3_0), some things are awry. Among
> > other things, (at least) init_sam_from_ldap and ldapsam_getsampwsid
> > functions fail to find sambaAccount entries based on rid--this seemed to
> > be a simple omission, so I fixed these. After doing so, I was able to
> > do logins with smbclient, and to update workstations with "smbpasswd -m
> > -a". However, attempting to join the domain now failed with a handle
> > error in find_policy_by_hnd_internal.
> >
> > My question is, how far is this code from stabilizing? Is the ldapsam
> > back end expected to break further before it becomes usable again--with
> > backward compatibility to 2.2 data, as I understand is planned?
> >
> > Matt
> >
> >
>
> --
> John H Terpstra
> Email: jht at samba.org
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