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diff --git a/examples/LDAP/README b/examples/LDAP/README index 42cf4ff33a..c7ff16ad08 100644 --- a/examples/LDAP/README +++ b/examples/LDAP/README @@ -4,29 +4,11 @@ !== written by Gerald Carter <jerry@samba.org> !== -This is a quick and dirty means of storing smbpasswd entries -in LDAP. Samba 2.2.x does not have any ability to grab -this information directly from LDAP so you will need to -periodically generate an smbpasswd from an ldapsearch -"(objectclass=smbPasswordEntry)". - -Be aware of search limits on your client or server which prevent -all entries from being returned in the search result. +This is a quick and dirty means of converting smbpasswd entries +to sambaAccount entriues in an LDAP directory. Pre-requisites for import_smbpasswd.pl & export_smbpasswd.pl ------------------------------------------------------------- -You must install Mozilla PerLDAP which is available at: - - http://www.mozilla.org/directory - -PerLDAP depends on the Netscape (aka iPlanet) C-SDK which is -available for download at: - - http:// www.iplanet.com/downloads/developer/ - - -Pre-requisites for import2_smbpasswd.pl & export2_smbpasswd.pl -------------------------------------------------------------- These two scripts are modified versions of [import|export]_smbpasswd.pl rewritten to use the Net::LDAP @@ -36,6 +18,7 @@ perl module available from + OpenLDAP 2.0.x -------------- @@ -68,7 +51,7 @@ You must restart the LDAP server for these new included schema files to become active. -import[2]_smbpasswd.pl +import_smbpasswd.pl ---------------------- Make sure you customize the local site variable in the perl script @@ -80,17 +63,17 @@ refer to RFC2307 and http://www.padl.com/software.html). The following will import an smbpasswd file into an LDAP directory - $ cat smbpasswd | import[2]_smbpasswd.pl + $ cat smbpasswd | import_smbpasswd.pl -export[2]_smbpasswd.pl +export_smbpasswd.pl ---------------------- Make sure you customize the local site variable in the perl script (i.e. ldapserver, rootdn, rootpw, etc...). You can then generate an smbpasswd file by executing - $ export[2]_smbpasswd.pl > smbpasswd + $ export_smbpasswd.pl > smbpasswd NOTE: Server side (or client side) search limites may prevent all users from being listed. Check you directory server documentation |