[Modularit-users] Different samba domains

[Imobach González Sosa]

On Martes 06 Octubre 2009 10:15:03 usted escribió:

> In ModularIT you can manage as many domains as you want, another
> question is how to manage the samba servers. If you have two different
> locations and need to share file access you have different options:

Really, the users doesn't have to access to the same shares.

> - The GOOD: Have the same domain in the two locations. You will need:
>   - A unified DNS and WINS server (the same for the whole
> installation). I mean one DNS and one WINS, not that they have to be
> on the same server
>   - Two LDAP replicas, one on each location (*)
>   - Each Samba should be connected to it's local LDAP
>   - Each samba server should be confiigured as a local master browser
> and a login server
>   - Only one of the samba servers should be configured as a domain
> master browser
>   - One note: never EVER use roving profiles to a remote login server,
> your users will want to kill you!

Hehe... this solutions sounds good to me.

> (*) Right now we don't have support to configure LDAP replicas
> automatically with ModularIT, but if you have problems with this we
> can probably help. We haven't included this feature because there is a
> huge probability to switch from OpenLDAP to Fedora Directory Server
> and FreeIPA

Great! I was testing Fedora Directory Server at the beginning of the year and 
I had the impression that it's a great piece of software.
 
> Salu2!

Thanks for your help!

Regards 

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