Lev, > > > Hello all! > I currently have a small Windows NT 4 domain (named OLD_NETWORK). > All files are stored on a UNIX server (running Solaris) running > Samba 2.2. Runs perfect. No problems. Samba's only job in my network is JUST > TO STORE AND SERVE OUT FILES to PCs. Samba does not run as a PDC. Merely > validates valid users to get their files off UNIX server. > I believe this is the simplest possible Samba scenario!
Agreed! > > I am going to join a neighboring departement's new Active Directory > (named NEW_NETWORK). > I already merged one PC and one user into the new AD using > Microsoft's Active Directory Migration Tool. The user and computer migrated > perfectly. The user logs onto the new AD (NEW_NETWORK) and can get their > files off UNIX server via Samba just as before. Perfect! It's like nothing > has changed! > But what will happen when I turn off the OLD_NETWORK NT 4 servers??? > I assume the users I migrated will still be able to access their > files right (I can just pull the network cables from OLD_NETWORK to test > that out)? I'll make some assumptions here. 1. First is that the samba server is the same server in NEW_NETWORK as in OLD_NETWORK. 2. All accounts in OLD_NETWORK have been migrated to AD realm on NEW_NETWORK. 3. Authentication and authorization are currently done on the NT4 servers. 4. Authentication and authorization will be done on the AD servers. When you turn off the NT 4 servers, you will need to change the smb.conf file to reflect the new AD stuff. For instance, you'll need to point to the new password server; specify the AD realm (realm = xxx) and the workgroup the server is in. > > Also, with OLD_NETWORK turned off, how will I be able to add a new > user and still have Samba let them in to read/write files on UNIX server? Don't know. In our environment, a new user get's an account created on the AD server and then on the samba server. Both are manual processes. > > Right now Samba is currently validating users by looking at the PDC > of OLD_NETWORK. > Can I change how Samba validates users? Maybe I can list them out > user by user for Samba? See above. If validation will occur on the AD server, smb.conf will need to get modified. I have tested validating to a NT server on a AD network with no issues at all. Samba is simply amazing! HTH. spike > > HELP! > > Thanks, > Keith > Rochester, NY > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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