Setting Up CIFS Server (Samba) In an LDAP Environment

Setting Up CIFS Server (Samba) in an LDAP Environment

Contents

Setting up CIFS Server (Samba) in an LDAP Environment........................................ 1

Legal Notices.......................................................................................................... 1

Legal Notices.......................................................................................................... 2

Introduction.............................................................................................................. 5

Part one: Setting up a simple Netscape DS server. ................................................... 6

Install Netscape Directory Server V6 for HP-UX: J4258CA.................................... 6

Configure your Netscape Directory Server ............................................................. 6

A Note on Startconsole versus Netscape Console 6.1............................................. 7

Part two: Setting up ldapux client............................................................................. 8

Install J4269AA LDAP-UX Integration product on the server you will be using

CIFS Server on....................................................................................................... 8

Configure you ldapux client:.................................................................................. 8

Migrate all your data stores to the Netscape directory server: ............................... 9

Part Three: Extending the schema for CIFS Server ................................................. 10

Install a version of CIFS Server with LDAP enabled............................................. 10

Extend the schema with the sambaAccount subschema..................................... 10

Verify the schema update .................................................................................... 11

Part four: Modifying smbldap tools and configuration files..................................... 11

Modifying the smb.conf file.................................................................................. 11

Modifying the smbldap_conf.pm file .................................................................... 11

Sourcing select parameters from smb.conf instead of smbldap_conf.pm............. 12

Part Five: Installing your CIFS Server users in the directory .................................. 12

Storing your CIFS Server LDAP credentials......................................................... 12

Adding your CIFS Server users to the LDAP directory ......................................... 13

Setting passwords for your new users ................................................................. 14

Part Six: Start CIFS Server and test........................................................................ 14

Starting CIFS Server............................................................................................ 14

Verifying CIFS Server LDAP user and password authentication .......................... 14

Recommended Reading........................................................................................... 15

CIFS Server ......................................................................................................... 15

Netscape Directory Server and LDAP-UX Client Services..................................... 15