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Author: jht
Date: 2005-04-13 07:03:12 +0000 (Wed, 13 Apr 2005)
New Revision: 468
WebSVN:
http://websvn.samba.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi?view=rev&root=samba-docs&rev=468
Log:
Last update tonite.
Modified:
trunk/Samba-Guide/SBE-UpgradingSamba.xml
Changeset:
Modified: trunk/Samba-Guide/SBE-UpgradingSamba.xml
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--- trunk/Samba-Guide/SBE-UpgradingSamba.xml 2005-04-13 05:30:13 UTC (rev
467)
+++ trunk/Samba-Guide/SBE-UpgradingSamba.xml 2005-04-13 07:03:12 UTC (rev
468)
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<!DOCTYPE chapter PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant
V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc";>
-<chapter id="migration">
+<chapter id="upgrades">
<title>Updating Samba-3</title>
<para>
@@ -57,7 +57,12 @@
</para>
<para>
-XXX
+It is prudent also to backup all data files on the server before attempting
+to perform a major upgrade. Many administrators have experienced the
consequences
+of failure to take adequate precautions. So what is adequate? That is simple!
+If data is lost during an upgrade or and update and it can not be restored
+the precautions take were inadequate. If a backup was not needed, but was
available,
+precaution was on the side of the victor.
</para>
</sect1>
@@ -73,6 +78,29 @@
attempted without proper planning and preparation.
</para>
+<para>
+There are two basic modes of use of Samba versions prior to Samba-3. The first
+does not use LDAP, the other does. Samba-1.9.x did not provide LDAP support.
+Samba-2.x could be compiled with LDAP support.
+</para>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Samba 1.9.x and 2.x Versions Without LDAP</title>
+
+ <para>
+ JJJ Pick up from here JJJ.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2>
+ <title>Samba-2.x with LDAP support</title>
+
+ <para>
+ </para>
+
+ </sect2>
+
</sect1>
<sect1>
@@ -108,9 +136,51 @@
<sect2>
<title>Cautions and Notes</title>
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Change of hostname</title>
+
<para>
</para>
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Change of workgroup (domain) name</title>
+
+ <para>
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
+ <sect3>
+ <title>Location of config files</title>
+
+ <para>
+ The Samba 1.9.x &smb.conf; file may be found either in the
<filename>/etc</filename>
+ directory or in <filename>/usr/local/samba/lib</filename>.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ During the life of the Samba 2.x release the &smb.conf; file was
relocated
+ on Linux systems to the <filename>/etc/samba</filename> directory where
it
+ remains located also for Samba 3.0.x installations.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ Samba 2.x introduced the secrets.tdb file that is also stored in the
+ <filename>/etc/samba</filename> directory, or in the
<filename>/usr/local/samba/lib</filename>
+ directory sub-system.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ It is important that both the &smb.conf; file and the
<filename>secrets.tdb</filename> should
+ be backed up before attempting any upgrade. The
<filename>secrets.tdb</filename> file is version
+ encoded and therefore a newer version may not work with an older
version of Samba. A backup
+ means that it is always possible to revert a failed or problematic
upgrade.
+ </para>
+
+ </sect3>
+
</sect2>
</sect1>
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