Re: [Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
I do use it, though, at it works fine mostly. I've heard it explained that the reasoning for avoiding TDBSAM is that if you're running a PDC, you probably also need features not provided by TDBSAM. In many cases, that isn't exactly accurate. We have MANY users, but our needs are fairly simple (and there are few workstations -- it's just a public lab). I prefer LDAP, but if I was to choose between smbpasswd or tdbsam I would definitely go for the later. The reasons why tdbsam is better are clearly explained on the Samba documentation. See: Samba3-ByExample Samba3-HOWTO Search the PDFs for "backend" and you will find plenty of information. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Miguel Medalha wrote: > According to the Samba documentation, smbpasswd is not even recommended > for a PDC... I do use it, though, at it works fine mostly. I've heard it explained that the reasoning for avoiding TDBSAM is that if you're running a PDC, you probably also need features not provided by TDBSAM. In many cases, that isn't exactly accurate. We have MANY users, but our needs are fairly simple (and there are few workstations -- it's just a public lab). - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novos...@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkl6TPoACgkQmb+gadEcsb6KJgCg5FJq0+rb0Zp70u1nLhTSje0E xokAoNd3U8i/1CxknkSWmZ7Mq+a95oWR =niPb -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 I think you want tdbsam. There's virtually no downside. =R Aaron Souza wrote: > All, I have a site with around 200 concurrent users, with a user count of > over a thousand... I'm currently using just one PDC using the smbpasswd > backend. I currently do not want to go into an LDAP backend... but would > tdbsam be a better alternative? > > One of the issues I have is, pretty randomly, I have some machines that > cannot find the domain controller (dell wireless card utility tells you it > cant via login). I'm guessing its because when I grep on 'corrupt' from > /var/log/messages, I have many errors because of poor account managment. > (exists in smbpaswd but not unix /etc/passwd. ) > > Thanks for the support. - -- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | |Ryan Novosielski - Systems Programmer II |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| |novos...@umdnj.edu - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent.|IST/AST - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAkl6QPwACgkQmb+gadEcsb6fsACgqj0/d95xcq/DalFPRljbkhk7 v3kAoMesOSdMaYct3YROfNmPi9DY6Ob2 =Y9XA -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
I was asking the same question not too many days ago. I went with LDAP. It is not as difficult as some people think. It seems somewhat daunting at first but then you quickly get the grasp of it. It simply *works* and solves *a lot* of challenges at the same time, leaving you ready for future expansion. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
Re: [Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
According to the Samba documentation, smbpasswd is not even recommended for a PDC... -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
[Samba] smbpasswd or tdbsam? Which one?
All, I have a site with around 200 concurrent users, with a user count of over a thousand... I'm currently using just one PDC using the smbpasswd backend. I currently do not want to go into an LDAP backend... but would tdbsam be a better alternative? One of the issues I have is, pretty randomly, I have some machines that cannot find the domain controller (dell wireless card utility tells you it cant via login). I'm guessing its because when I grep on 'corrupt' from /var/log/messages, I have many errors because of poor account managment. (exists in smbpaswd but not unix /etc/passwd. ) Thanks for the support. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
