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− | ===MAINTAINER=== | + | {{usefulnote}} |
| + | ==Advanced Samba Modifications== |
| + | {{Level|Advanced}} |
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| + | ===Maintainer=== |
| [mailto:greg@leiinc.com Greg J. Zartman] | | [mailto:greg@leiinc.com Greg J. Zartman] |
| + | === Version === |
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| + | {{ #smeversion: smeserver-adv-samba }} |
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− | ===DESCRIPTION=== | + | ===Description=== |
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| Advanced Samba is a SME Server contrib to extend SME Servers Samba functionality to support all standard Windows server roles. Out-of-the-box, SME Server supports workgroup and primary domain controller (PDC) server roles. These, out-of-the-box, server roles address many Windows Network needs, but they do not provide all of the functionality available to todays typical Windows Server. | | Advanced Samba is a SME Server contrib to extend SME Servers Samba functionality to support all standard Windows server roles. Out-of-the-box, SME Server supports workgroup and primary domain controller (PDC) server roles. These, out-of-the-box, server roles address many Windows Network needs, but they do not provide all of the functionality available to todays typical Windows Server. |
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| It should be noted that this contrib is a work in progress. Preliminary support is provided for all Server Roles and full support for a selection of them, as detailed below. In time, all server roles listed here in will be fully supported by this contrib. | | It should be noted that this contrib is a work in progress. Preliminary support is provided for all Server Roles and full support for a selection of them, as detailed below. In time, all server roles listed here in will be fully supported by this contrib. |
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− | ===PREREQUISITES=== | + | ===Prerequisites=== |
| + | {{Warning box|this part seems related to SME7}} |
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− | The current releases of SME Server do not support Samba server roles directly. Modification of several core SME Server packages is required to support Samba server roles, therefore it is not possible to provide advanced Samba functions with a typical contrib RPM. | + | The current releases of SME Server do not support Samba server roles directly, but updated packages have been developed and are in the testing repos. It is just a matter of installing them. |
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− | An effort to update the necessary core SME Server packages is being tracked in the following SME Server bug report:
| + | ====Update e-smith-samba==== |
− | [[bugzilla:4172]].
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− | It is the maintainers opinion that these changes will ultimately be included in the core SME Server packages. When this occurs, it is very likely that this section of this contrib will be removed.
| + | 1. Install from testing repo: |
| + | yum update --enablerepo=smeupdates-testing e-smith-samba |
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− | Until these changes are incorporated into the core packages, patched versions of the current release SME Server packages will be provided as part of this contrib. It is necessary that users install these "patched" core packages to take advantage of Samba server roles. '''Every''' effort is made to provide this additional functionality without changing standard SME Server functionality. In other words, the patched core SME Server packages will not change the way SME Server currently functions -- the modified core packages simply provide the additional server role functionality.
| + | 2. Reconfigure and reboot machine: |
− | | + | signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot |
− | ====Install necessary patched packages====
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− | 1. Download the patched server role RPMs from my contribs repository to your local machine: http://mirror.contribs.org/contribs/gzartman/Contribs/7/Samba/
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− | 2. Install the patched RPMs:
| + | ===Install Advanced Samba RPM=== |
− | yum localinstall *.rpm
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− | 3. Reconfigure and reboot machine:
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− | signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot.
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− | ===INSTALL ADVANCED SAMBA RPM=== | |
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| It is necessary to install one additional RPM prior to configuring SME Server in advanced server roles. This package provides necessary Samba functionality that may not be available in Core SME Server packages: | | It is necessary to install one additional RPM prior to configuring SME Server in advanced server roles. This package provides necessary Samba functionality that may not be available in Core SME Server packages: |
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| 1. Install the latest advanced samba rpm from the contribs repos: | | 1. Install the latest advanced samba rpm from the contribs repos: |
− | yum --enablerepo smecontribs install smeserver-adv-samba | + | yum install --enablerepo=smecontribs smeserver-adv-samba |
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| 2. Reconfigure machine: | | 2. Reconfigure machine: |
| signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot | | signal-event post-upgrade; signal-event reboot |
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− | === CONFIGURE SERVER ROLES === | + | === Configure server roles === |
| As most of those familiar with SME Server know, much of the configuration (management) of the SME Server can be done through the server-manager web interface. The current SME Server server-manager includes a panel, Workgroup, which provides the Administrator the ability to configure SME Server as either a workgroup server of a primary domain controller. Nothing presented in this contrib (software or documentation) will change this. We have worked to provide seamless integration of new functionality with the current SME Server -- nothing will change if you desire to stick with the standard options. | | As most of those familiar with SME Server know, much of the configuration (management) of the SME Server can be done through the server-manager web interface. The current SME Server server-manager includes a panel, Workgroup, which provides the Administrator the ability to configure SME Server as either a workgroup server of a primary domain controller. Nothing presented in this contrib (software or documentation) will change this. We have worked to provide seamless integration of new functionality with the current SME Server -- nothing will change if you desire to stick with the standard options. |
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| SME Server support for this server role is coming soon.}} | | SME Server support for this server role is coming soon.}} |
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− | === KNOWN ISSUES === | + | === Known issues=== |
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| ====Domain Users and Groups, SME Server as a domain member==== | | ====Domain Users and Groups, SME Server as a domain member==== |
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| Access control to network resources is specified in the SME server-manager web interface, which only recognizes local groups, not domain groups. To maintain current SME Server functionality, this contrib treats all authenticated users as if they are members of the local group assigned to the network resource in the server-manager interface. At some point in the future, this contrib may provide functionality that would allow the administrator to restrict access to network resources based on domain groups. | | Access control to network resources is specified in the SME server-manager web interface, which only recognizes local groups, not domain groups. To maintain current SME Server functionality, this contrib treats all authenticated users as if they are members of the local group assigned to the network resource in the server-manager interface. At some point in the future, this contrib may provide functionality that would allow the administrator to restrict access to network resources based on domain groups. |
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− | === BUGS === | + | Adding a Samba server to a Windows network can cause issues with Netbios browsing for the Windows workstations. The computers on the network will compete to win the (Netbios) 'browser election' with the system that wins in charge of maintaining the list of local network computers. The system that wins the election is controlled by OS Level setting. The default OS Level within the SME Samba configuration is 35. The default OS Level for a Windows 2003 server is 32. The higher number wins. Change the Samba (smb.conf) setting to allow whichever system is required to maintain the Netbios browse list to win the election. |
− | Please raise bugs under the SME Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=|title=bugzilla}}. | + | |
| + | ====Active Directory==== |
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| + | NONE of the currently supported server roles will fully integrate with an Active Directory network environment. The currently supported server roles will work with NT4 network or windows workgroup environments only. Specifically, those who desire to deploy the Domain Member server role need to be aware that this server role WILL NOT provide domain membership in a Active Directory domain, only a NT4 domain. |
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| + | === Bugs === |
| + | Please raise bugs under the SME Contribs section in {{BugzillaFileBug|product=|component=smeserver-adv-samba|title=bugzilla}}. |
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| + | {{#bugzilla:columns=id,product,version,status,summary |sort=id |order=desc |component=smeserver-adv-samba|noresultsmessage="No open bugs found."}} |
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| + | === Changelog === |
| + | Only released version in smecontrib are listed here. |
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| + | {{#smechangelog: smeserver-adv-samba}} |
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| [[Category: Contrib]] | | [[Category: Contrib]] |
| [[Category: Administration]] | | [[Category: Administration]] |