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authorJohn Terpstra <jht@samba.org>2003-03-28 00:50:49 +0000
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<sect1>
-<title>Can Samba be a Backup Domain Controller?</title>
+<title>Can Samba be a Backup Domain Controller to an NT PDC?</title>
<para>
With version 2.2, no. The native NT SAM replication protocols have
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ been finished for version 2.2.
</para>
<para>
+With version 3.0, the work on both the replication protocols and a
+suitable storage mechanism has progressed, and some form of NT4 BDC
+support is expected soon.
+</para>
+
+<para>
Can I get the benefits of a BDC with Samba? Yes. The main reason for
implementing a BDC is availability. If the PDC is a Samba machine,
a second Samba machine can be set up to
@@ -178,7 +184,8 @@ whenever changes are made, or the PDC is set up as a NIS master
server and the BDC as a NIS slave server. To set up the BDC as a
mere NIS client would not be enough, as the BDC would not be able to
access its user database in case of a PDC failure.
-</para></listitem>
+</para>
+</listitem>
<listitem><para>
The Samba password database in the file private/smbpasswd has to be
@@ -236,5 +243,15 @@ password.
</sect2>
+<sect2>
+<title>Can I do this all with LDAP?</title>
+<para>The simple answer is YES. Samba's pdb_ldap code supports
+binding to a replica LDAP server, and will also follow referrals and
+rebind to the master if it ever needs to make a modification to the
+database. (Normally BDCs are read only, so this will not occur
+often).
+</para>
+</sect2>
+
</sect1>
</chapter>