Latest version may be found at http://samba.idealx.org/ What those tools are for? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= A collection of scripts, «over» user{add,del,mod} and group{add,del,mod} system tools to manipulate users and groups stored in LDAP directory, for DEN system like SAMBA-LDAP and pam/nss_ldap systems. Additionnaly, some scripts are designed to ease your migration from a Windows NT 4.0 PDC Server to a Samba-LDAP PDC Server (Killer?;-): smbldap-populate, smbldap-migrate-groups, smbldap-migrate-accounts. They are currently used with Samba 2.2.4, therefore you may (will) have to make some fixes for Samba TNG and Samba 3.0. Hint: contribs welcome :) In the future, some other function may come (like backup and restore, Novell migration tools, samba system activity report, dealing with mail functions, compliance to RFC2307...): consult TODO. What do SMBLDAP-TOOLS provide? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Those tools provide the following functions : . populate LDAP database with a basic LDIF . add a user or group . delete a user or group . modify all users or groups data (all attributes types stored in posixAccount and sambaAccount object class) Taking care of : . staying compatible with all standard system tools options (user/group{add,del,mod}) . be extensible for future developments (manipulation of shadow account options, for example) . error management, in the way system tools do Constraints : . usage of PERL (portability) . all options must be placed in an external configuration file . english localization The current release uses the "mkntpwd" program, in mkntpwd.tar.gz in the current directory. It comes from http://www.demog.berkeley.edu/~aperrin/tips/src/mkntpwd.tar.gz It allows to not use smbpasswd (if $with_smbpasswd == 0 in smbldap_conf.pm) What do SMBLDAP-TOOLS deliver? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Contents : . scripts (see FILES) . user documentation in pod format, included in the sources (or just use the -? option) These tools aim at delivering the same functionality as the corresponding system tools. However they may not be all implemented yet. Current limitations : . no shadow support . cannot change uid with usermod . no UTF-8 support (thus ASCII-7 only) How to generate documentation? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Just issue the following command: perldoc name_of_script.pl (ex: perldoc smbldap-useradd.pl) Where can I find the latest release of those scripts? =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Just fire any web browser to http://samba.IDEALX.org/ and/or contact samba@IDEALX.org Additionnaly, you will find an useful Webmin module at http://webmin.IDEALX.org/ if interested in a graphical user interface to manager user and groups accounts via Webmin for your Samba+LDAP PDC. Let us know if these tools helped you, or if we should enhance them with some functions you want them to support. Sincerly, LEM # - The End