Implementing Samba 4

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Implementing Samba 4

By : Marcelo Leal

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Implementing Samba 4

By: Marcelo Leal

Overview of this book

Implementing Samba 4

Implementing Samba 4

Credits

Foreword

About the Author

About the Author

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Reviewers

About the Reviewers

www.PacktPub.com

www.PacktPub.com

Preface

Free Chapter

Installing the Samba 4 Server

Installing the Samba 4 Server

Installing Debian 7.0 (Wheezy)

Installing and configuring Samba 4 Server's dependencies

Installing Samba 4 Server step by step

Basic validations of the Samba's installation

Provisioning Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller

Provisioning Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller

Highlighting the planning points for an AD service

Acquiring information for deploying an AD service

Setting up Samba 4 as an AD Domain Controller

Managing the Samba Active Directory Server

Managing the Samba Active Directory Server

Understanding the possible roles of the Samba 4 Server on the network

Implementing the AD authentication and authorization for GNU/Linux systems

Starting with the basic concepts for Group Policies on Samba 4

Trust relationships and replication with Samba 4

Replacing a Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server

Replacing a Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server

Key points to consider before replacing an AD DC

Planning the replacement – tests and validations

Replacement tests and validations

Upgrading from Samba Server Version 3

Upgrading from Samba Server Version 3

Distinguishing between Samba Versions 3 and 4

Key points for consideration before the upgrade

Deciding the upgrade approach for Member Servers

Printing and File Services

Printing and File Services

Introducing SMB/CIFS protocol versions and Samba 4

Introducing the Samba 4 file and print server daemons

Introducing Microsoft Windows print driver Versions 3 and 4

Configuring a printer on the Samba 4 Server host using CUPS

Sharing the printer on a Microsoft AD network using Samba

Introducing Microsoft Windows Point and Print Samba Server configuration

Sharing files using Samba 4

Extending the Active Directory Schema Using Samba 4

Extending the Active Directory Schema Using Samba 4

Planning an Active Directory schema extension

Exporting the current Active Directory schema configuration

Implementing a Highly Available Distributed File Server

Implementing a Highly Available Distributed File Server

Preparing the Debian GNU/Linux environment

Configuring GlusterFS for high availability and scalability

Integrating CTDB, GlusterFS, and the Samba 4 Server

Executing tests and validations on the highly available file server

The Samba 4 Python Scripting Interface

The Samba 4 Python Scripting Interface

Open source development and collaborative work

Exploring and using the Python interface of the Samba 4 Server

Introducing Samba 4 Python bindings

Understanding the power of Python and the Samba 4 Server

References

Index

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Replacement tests and validations

Let's start with the DNS validations; first, we'll validate the SOA and NS records for our poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br domain as follows:

leal@debian7:~$ dig -t any poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br
…
;; ANSWER SECTION:
poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. 900  IN  A  192.168.1.1
poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. 3600  IN  NSdebian7.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br.
poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. 3600  IN  SOAdebian7.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. hostmaster.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. 52 900 600 86400 3600
…

Now let's see how the entries are for _msdcs.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br:

…
dig -t any _msdcs.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br
;; ANSWER SECTION:
_msdcs.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br.  3600 IN  NSdebian7.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br.
_msdcs.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br.  3600 IN  SOAdebian7.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. hostmaster.poa.msdcbrz.eall.com.br. 30 900 600 86400 3600
…

Tip

When executing commands that need a password, it is a good practice not to provide the password at the command line as it is saved in the history of the server....