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Title: 2 SME6 servers, how can i "link the user db
Post by: Peach on October 05, 2004, 04:15:09 PM

Hi,

I want to be able to "sync" the user database between 2 sme servers (ldap?)

So when i create an user on server1, it should sync with server2 (same user database)

thanks!

Btw, Without Netbios auth :)

Title: 2 SME6 servers, how can i "link the user db
Post by: wyron on October 06, 2004, 01:02:05 PM

I don't have an answer to your question, but perhaps a solution, if what you need is simply user authentication for access to the server that is not your domain controller.
Greg Zartman has a nice little howto addressing this subject.
It can be found here: http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/gzartman/HowToGuides/SME_DomainClientHowto.htm

Sorry if this is way off what you really wanted.
I don't have anything better to suggest.

Title: Synchronize Users
Post by: wallyrp on October 12, 2004, 10:05:56 PM

Good Afternoon,

I've seen something out there that will synchronize the user lists between servers. I'm racking my brain trying to remember it but in the past, it has been an insecure method. This being said, people have shied away from it. They now have a more secure method which may warrant another look. I haven't tried it yet but there is some information about it on the forums. Do some digging and you'll find it. If I can find it on my computers at home, office, doghouse, etc., I'll post it.

I'm still looking for a flag or something to trigger a password reset. I'm needing something to require a password reset for any user that is on the SME box. Whether the box is being used for SQUID authentication or SAMBA authentication. I don't believe that resetting passwords should fully be an network manager's responsibility. Also, keeping the same dadblame password for eons creates security risks. On the flip side, I'm not for resetting a password every time you come into work either.

Oh well, enough of my rambling. If I find that information, I'll post it.

Title: High-Availability
Post by: wallyrp on October 20, 2004, 07:38:14 PM

Here it is:

http://www.star-support.com/sme/Linux-HA/SME%20High%20Availability%20How-To.html

http://www.linux-ha.org/

Now the how-to is for v5.1.2 and I don't know if it would work on v6.x. I have never even used the software but it looks like an interesting concept.

Title: 2 SME6 servers, how can i "link the user db
Post by: RavenIV on October 21, 2004, 12:41:53 AM

star-support.com maybe down?

cheers

Title: 2 SME6 servers, how can i "link the user db
Post by: wallyrp on October 25, 2004, 09:26:39 PM

Good Afternoon,

Ok, here's the link http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/Linux%20High%20Availability%20How-To%20for%20Mitel%20SME%20v5.1.2 that works. I found the above on accident and was hoping to not have to post the entire how-to.

Hope this helps, I'm kind of interested in the outcome.

Title: 2 SME6 servers, how can i "link the user db
Post by: TrevorB on October 26, 2004, 12:40:55 AM

Quote from: "wallyrp"

Good Afternoon,

Ok, here's the link http://no.longer.valid/phpwiki/index.php/Linux%20High%20Availability%20How-To%20for%20Mitel%20SME%20v5.1.2 that works. I found the above on accident and was hoping to not have to post the entire how-to.

Hope this helps, I'm kind of interested in the outcome.

The author is RequestedDeletion, so I'm sure that he can give an update on whether it works on 6 =>

Trevor B