> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ]On Behalf Of Markus Korth > Sent: 17 March 2006 08:28 > To: samba@lists.samba.org > Subject: Re: [Samba] SAMBA+LDAP in a Workgroup > > > HiHo Tom! > > Tom Haerens wrote: > > Hi, > > > > This may be a dumb question (I'm new with this), but is it > possible to use > > SAMBA in combination with LDAP in a Workgroup? > > All the manuals and examples I can find, are talking about Domains and > > PDCs.
LDAP is a heavyweight store for massive amounts of passwords and extended data needed to run 100s or 1000s of PCs. In a workgroup there is no central password store. In a workgroup each windows client has local users and would never consult a central authentication database so the LDAP would only hold accounts for the local Linux machine/samba users. This is a Sledgehammer + nut situation Look at the normal samba database Regards Rob > I've such a setup running here and I'm quite satisfied. We once migrated > from NIS to LDAP and later added the Samba scheme to our LDAP server. We > are just using simple file- and print services with Samba. > We don't use the PDC functionality as, up to now, I don't see an > advantage for us - just more administration effort. > Roughly said, the LDAP is just used for user accounts and groups, i.e. > passwords and userid/group matching. > > There are enough websites that describe such a setup, by the way. Start > with these here: > > http://www.ofb.net/~jheiss/samba/ldap.shtml > http://www.coe.tamu.edu/cs/Manuals/Samba/Samba-LDAP-HOWTO.html > > Markus > > -- > Senior Executive - Systemadministration > > Direct Phone: + 49 / 234 9787-57 > Direct Fax: +49 / 234 9787-77 > > Viisage Technology AG > Universitaetsstrasse 160 > 44801 Bochum > Germany > http://www.viisage.com > ---------------------------------------------- > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba