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author | John Terpstra <jht@samba.org> | 2005-03-08 06:23:08 +0000 |
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committer | Gerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org> | 2008-04-23 08:46:15 -0500 |
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Another update.
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-rw-r--r-- | docs/Samba-Guide/Chap03-TheSmallOffice.xml | 4 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/Samba-Guide/Chap08b-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml | 195 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/Samba-Guide/Chap12-Appendix.xml | 9 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml | 3 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | docs/Samba-Guide/preface.xml | 2 |
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diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap02-SimpleOfficeServer.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap02-SimpleOfficeServer.xml index 19ea7ef902..89aedf2cac 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap02-SimpleOfficeServer.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap02-SimpleOfficeServer.xml @@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ C:\WINDOWS: regedit ME-dpwc.reg <para><indexterm> <primary>Red Hat Linux</primary> </indexterm> - The new server will run Red Hat Linux 9.0. You should install Samba-3.0.12 and + The new server will run Red Hat Fedora Core2. You should install Samba-3.0.12 and copy all files off the old system to the new one. The existing Windows NT4 server has a parallel port HP LaserJet 4 printer that is shared by all. The printer driver is installed on each workstation. You must not change anything on the workstations. Mr. Meany gave instructions to diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap03-TheSmallOffice.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap03-TheSmallOffice.xml index e96dbbdac3..da8013a476 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap03-TheSmallOffice.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap03-TheSmallOffice.xml @@ -792,8 +792,8 @@ $rootprompt; ps ax | grep winbind 14295 ? S 0:00 /usr/sbin/winbindd -B </screen> The <command>winbindd</command> daemon is running in split mode (normal) so there are also - two instances of it. For more information regarding winbindd, see <emphasis>TOSHARG</emphasis>, Chapter 20, - Section 20.3. The single instance of <command>smbd</command> is normal. + two instances of it. For more information regarding winbindd, see <emphasis>TOSHARG</emphasis>, + Chapter 22, Section 22.3. The single instance of <command>smbd</command> is normal. </para></step> <step><para> diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap08b-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap08b-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fa97121bb5 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap08b-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml @@ -0,0 +1,195 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE book PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN" + "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd" [ + + <!-- entities files to use --> + <!ENTITY % global_entities SYSTEM '../entities/global.entities'> + %global_entities; + +]> + +<chapter id="nw4migration"> + <title>Migrating NetWare 4.11 Server to Samba-3</title> + + <para> + Novell is a company any seasoned IT manager has to admire. Since the acquisition of + the SuSE Linux company, the acquisition on Ximian, and other moves that are friendly + to the FLOSS (Free-Libre/Open Source Software) movement, Novell are emerging out of + a deep regression that almost saw the company disappear into obscurity. + </para> + + <para> + This chapter was contributed by Kristal Sarbanes, a UNIX administrator of many + years who surfaced on the Samba mailing list with a barrage of questions, and who + regularly now helps other administrators to solve thorny Samba migration questions. + </para> + + <para> + One wonders how many NetWare servers remain in active service. Many are being migrated + to Samba on Linux. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 is an ideal target platform to which + a NetWare server may be migrated. The migration method of choice is much dependant on + the tools that the administrator finds most natural to use. The old-hand NetWare guru + will likely want to use the tools that are part of the Mars_NWE (Martin Stovers NetWare + Emulator) open source package. The MS Windows administrator will likely make use of the + NWConv utility that is a part of Windows NT4 Server, while the die-hard UNIX administrator + will have a natural inclination to use the NetWare NLM for <command>rsync</command> to + migrate files from the NetWare server to the Samba server. Whatever your tool of choice, + migration will be filled with joyous and challenging moments - though probably not + concurrently. + </para> + + <para> + This chapter tells its own story, so ride along, ... maybe the information here presented + will help to smooth over a similar migration that may be required in your favorite + networking environment. + </para> + +<sect1> + <title>Introduction</title> + + <para> + Kristal Sarbanes was recruited by Abmas Inc. to administer a network that had + not received much attention for some years and was much in need of a make-over. + As a brand-new sysadmin to this company, she inherited a very old Novell file server, + and came with a determination to change things for the better. + </para> + + <para> + A site survey turned up the following details for the old NetWare server: + </para> + + <simplelist> + <member><para>200 MHz MMX processor</para></member> + <member><para>512K RAM</para></member> + <member><para>24 GB disk space in RAID1</para></member> + <member><para>Novell 4.11 patched to service pack 7</para></member> + <member><para>60+ users</para></member> + <member><para>7 network-attached printers</para></member> + </simplelist> + + <para> + The company had outgrown this server several years ago and were dealing with + severe growing pains. Some of the problems experienced were: + </para> + + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Very slow performance</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>Available storage hovering around the 5% range.</para> + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>Extremely slow print spooling.</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para> + Users storing information on their local hard + drives, causing backup integrity problems. + </para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + + <para> + At one point disk space had filled up to 100% causing the payroll database + to become corrupt. This caused the accounting department to be down for over + a week and necessitated deployment of another file server. The replacement + server was created with very poor security and design considerations from + a discarded desktop PC. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Assignment Tasks</title> + + <para> + Kristal tells her own story in the following words: + </para> + + <para> + After presenting a cost-benefit report to management, as well as an estimated + cost and time-to-completion, approval was given procede with the solution + proposed. The server was built from purchased components. The total expense + was $3000. A brief description of the configuration follows: + </para> + + <simplelist> + <member> + <para>3.0 GHz P4 Processor</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>1 GB RAM</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>120 GB SATA operating system drive</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>4 x 80 GB SATA data drives configured in a RAID5 array to give a total of about 240 GB usable space</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>2 x 80 GB SATA removable drives for online backup</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>A DLT drive for asynchronous offline backup</para> + </member> + <member> + <para>SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9</para> + </member> + </simplelist> + + + </sect2> +</sect1> + +<sect1> + <title>Dissection and Discussion</title> + + <para> + A decision to use LDAP was made even though I know nothing about LDAP except that + I had been reading the book <quote>LDAP System Administration</quote>, by Gerald Carter. + LDAP seemed to provide some of the functionality of Novell's e-Directory Services + and would provide centralized authentication and identity management. + </para> + + <para> + Building the LDAP database took a while, and a lot of trial and error. Following + LDAP System Administration's guidance, I installed OpenLDAP (from RPM later I compiled + a more current version from source) and built my initial LDAP tree. + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>Technical Issues</title> + + <para> + The very first challenge was to create a company white-pages, followed by manually + entering everything from the printed company diretory. This used only the inetOrgPerson + objectclass from the OpenLDAP schemas. The next step was to write a shell script which + would look at the <filename>/etc/passwd</filename> and <filename>/etc/shadow</filename> + files on our mail server, and create a LDIF file from which the information could be + imported into LDAP. This would allow use of LDAP for Linux authentication, IMAP, POP3, + and SMTP. + </para> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> + +<sect1> + <title>Implementation</title> + + <para> + </para> + + <sect2> + <title>NetWare Migration Using LDAP Backend</title> + + <para> + </para> + + </sect2> + +</sect1> + +</chapter> + diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap12-Appendix.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap12-Appendix.xml index fc3f44a523..1b13d63ce5 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap12-Appendix.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/Chap12-Appendix.xml @@ -925,37 +925,31 @@ objectClass: organization dc: INETDOMAIN o: ORGNAME description: Posix and Samba LDAP Identity Database -structuralObjectClass: organization dn: cn=Manager,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: organizationalRole cn: Manager description: Directory Manager -structuralObjectClass: organizationalRole dn: ou=People,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit ou: People -structuralObjectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Computers,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit ou: Computers -structuralObjectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Groups,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit ou: Groups -structuralObjectClass: organizationalUnit dn: ou=Idmap,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: top objectClass: organizationalUnit ou: Idmap -structuralObjectClass: organizationalUnit dn: sambaDomainName=DOMNAME,ou=Domains,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: sambaDomain @@ -978,7 +972,6 @@ sambaSID: DOMSID-512 sambaGroupType: 2 displayName: Domain Admins description: Domain Administrators -structuralObjectClass: posixGroup dn: cn=domguests,ou=Groups,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: posixGroup @@ -989,7 +982,6 @@ sambaSID: DOMSID-514 sambaGroupType: 2 displayName: Domain Guests description: Domain Guests Users -structuralObjectClass: posixGroup dn: cn=domusers,ou=Groups,dc=INETDOMAIN,dc=TLDORG objectClass: posixGroup @@ -1000,7 +992,6 @@ sambaSID: DOMSID-513 sambaGroupType: 2 displayName: Domain Users description: Domain Users -structuralObjectClass: posixGroup </screen> </example> diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml index 08457c1f48..a7dd6d32ac 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/index.xml @@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ <xi:include href="Chap06-MakingHappyUsers.xml"/>
<xi:include href="Chap07-2000UserNetwork.xml"/>
<xi:include href="Chap08-MigrateNT4Samba3.xml"/>
+<!---
+ <xi:include href="Chap08b-MigrateNW4Samba3.xml"/>
+-->
<xi:include href="Chap09-AddingUNIXClients.xml"/>
<xi:include href="Chap10-KerberosFastStart.xml"/>
<xi:include href="Chap10b-DomainAppsSupport.xml"/>
diff --git a/docs/Samba-Guide/preface.xml b/docs/Samba-Guide/preface.xml index 0cd8a995fd..9000a10bd4 100644 --- a/docs/Samba-Guide/preface.xml +++ b/docs/Samba-Guide/preface.xml @@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ </para> <table id="pref-new"> - <title></title> + <title>Samba Changes &smbmdash; 3.0.2 to 3.0.12</title> <tgroup cols="2"> <colspec align="left"/> <colspec align="justify"/> |