On Tue 3 Jun 2008 4:42:40 am ml wrote: > Hello List, > > i have got a samba pdc running based on the smbldap tools and Debian Sarge. > Now we would like to move everything over to Ubuntu Hardy. > > Can i simply: > - Create the same users and groups with the same id on Hardy > - Move the files and profiles over by keeping their permissions (rsync > -avzp ...) > - Set the samba SID to be the old orginial one (i do not know how this > could be done and if it even works) > > Will i then simply be able to log back in with my Windows clients? > Is there a HowTo explaining this scenario? > > Thanks, > Mario
I don't know how "official" it is, but if you move all the files and everything beforehand, making sure to keep the ACLs, then shutdown samba on machine 1. Then move /etc/samba /var/lib/samba to the new machine, overwriting the existing ones created by the .debs. Start samba on the new machine, and you're done. Of course, that's not very high-availability, and it's assuming you're not using LDAP or something...even though it should work. Have to make sure everybody is off of the original. I may be forgetting something, but I've done it dozens of times; one of the benefits of samba versus MS implementations is that there's much "magic" involved and so it really can be as simple as moving the files. Wes -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
