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Re: Where to for Samba4?

Subject: Re: Where to for Samba4?
From: Andrew Bartlett
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 08:00:28 +1000
On Sun, 2007-09-09 at 10:54 +1000, tridge@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Andrew,
> 
>  > One particular thought I've had suggested is to try using OpenLDAP to
>  > handle schema validation and subtree renames (by always using an
>  > OpenLDAP hdb backend).
> 
> I think the default backend should still be the native ldb backend
> (the tdb one). I think that Samba is too hard to use, and that
> requiring a working OpenLDAP setup just makes it harder. I'd really
> like Samba4 to make Samba easier.

Well, what I am proposing is not to require a working OpenLDAP setup,
but just a working OpenLDAP install.  The rest has already been
scripted, and would be largely invisible to the user. 

Andrew Bartlett

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Andrew Bartlett
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Samba Developer, Red Hat Inc.
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