Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of FAQ


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Timestamp:
Aug 8, 2008, 7:09:11 AM (16 years ago)
Author:
Herwig Bauernfeind
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Add information about Nexus package, extend PDB Q

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  • FAQ

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    55'''Q: The current utilities packaged with Samba server for eCS (OS/2) only have a limited feature  set. How can I configure all the other features without messing with commandline utilities?'''[[BR]]
    6 '''A:''' While the feature set of the utilities will grow over time, you can use the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools] in order to configure options presently not found in the OS/2 utilities. Both SRVMGR.EXE and USRMGR.EXE work very well with the Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) when run from a Windows workstation.[[BR]]
    7 ''Note: Unfortunately these utilities cannot be run using Odin/InnoWin.''
     6'''A:''' While the feature set of the utilities will grow over time, you can use the [http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9d467a69-57ff-4ae7-96ee-b18c4790cffd&displaylang=en  Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Resource Kit Tools] in order to configure options presently not found in the OS/2 utilities. Both SRVMGR.EXE and USRMGR.EXE work very well with the Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) when run from a Windows NT/2000/XP workstation.[[BR]][[BR]]
     7Another possibility  is the [http://download.microsoft.com/download/win95upg/tool_r/1.0/w95/en-us/nexus.exe Microsoft Nexus package]. This package comes with functionally equivalent versions of SRVMGR.EXE and USRMGR.EXE, but designed to run on Windows 95/98/ME machines.[[BR]][[BR]]
     8''Note: Unfortunately none of utilities cannot be run using Odin/InnoWin.''
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    910'''Q: Can Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) operate as a Primary Domain Controller?'''[[BR]]
    10 '''A:''' Yes, that is possible. The sscc.exe installer utility version 0.5.7 that comes with the 3.0.31 WPI package is able to create a smb.conf suitable for a Primary Domain Controller, however it cannot migrate an existing smb.conf. Please note, that it is recommended to use tdbsam backend instead of standard smbpasswd backend if you intend to run a Primary Domain Controller. Use pdbedit with the -i and -e switches to migrate users and groups from smbpasswd backend to tdbsam backend. (pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam)
     11'''A:''' Yes, that is possible. The sscc.exe installer utility version 0.5.7 or better that comes with the 3.0.31 WPI package is able to create a smb.conf suitable for a Primary Domain Controller, however it cannot migrate an existing smb.conf.[[BR]]
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     13''Note: It is strongly recommended to use tdbsam backend instead of standard smbpasswd backend if you intend to run a Primary Domain Controller. Use pdbedit in order to migrate users and groups from smbpasswd backend to tdbsam backend.[[BR]]
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     15Commandline to migrate backend from smbpasswd to tdbsam:[[BR]]
     16{{{
     17 pdbedit -i smbpasswd -e tdbsam
     18}}}
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     20Afterwards edit smb.conf and add the following line to the [global] section and restart Samba:
     21{{{
     22[global]
     23   ...
     24   passdb backend = tdbsam
     25   ...
     26}}}
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    1228'''Q: I see a completely erratic behaviour, when I try to add users to groups - I always get NT_ACCESS_DENIED errors, although credentials should be sufficient. Sometimes the user appears magically after the next operation. What is wrong here?'''[[BR]]