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The how-to-get-samba-ad-working-in-20-minutes guide
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Preparing your server for Samba.
Choose your sources for Samba: Using
Debian Backports.
Choose your sources for Samba: Using
Tokarev's repo.
Install binaries for a
Samba Domain Controller.
Install binaries for a
Member Server.
Setting up (provisioning) your first
AD Domain Controller.
Setting up an
additional Domain Controller.
Setting up a
Member Server
(file server).
Choosing and configuring your
idmap backend
for a member server.
Configuring Shares
using RSAT for Windows.
Creating
new users
in the AD.
Home folders notes
Setting up a
print server
.
Setting up
Automatic Printer Driver Downloads
for Windows Clients.
Other Relevant Articles
Installing and configuring
Time Service Chrony
on a Samba DC.
Sync SysVol
folder between DCs.
Sync idmap.ldb
between DCs.
Checking, transferring or seizing
FSMO roles
.
Demoting a Samba DC
.
Upgrading
a Samba DC the right way.
Checking AD replication
Samba
DC maintenance
.
Setting up
freeradius and samba AD
for wpa2 WiFi auth.
Hardening
a Samba server.
Shorter articles and utilities
Installing
RSAT tools for windows
the easy way.
Completely
remove samba
form your system.
List all computers
in a AD infrastructure.
Creating
Samba users and groups from the command line
.
Linux DNS administration
notes.
My
smb.conf
parameters on a member server explained. IN-PROGRESS
GPO Examples
Make sure your clients
update the DNS
records (A and PTR) via GPO.
Make an AD group
part of local workstation Administrators group
via GPO.
Allow Remote Desktop Connection
via GPO.
Allow an AD group to
Remote Desktop
.
Articles you (probably) don't need to read to get your AD working
Why you should
not use --use-rfc2307 when provisioning
Granting users
privileges in member servers
.
Other
id-mapping notes
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