<div dir="ltr">Thanks for that. I guess flaky might not be the right word. Maybe it's just because most things I read are from people who use AD and are trying out Samba4 (i.e. Windows solution -> Linux solution), instead of moving from LDAP to Samba so things aren't as expected. <div>
<br></div><div>I guess I'll bite the bullet and try it out. I just wanted to see if there were other options.<br><div class="gmail_extra">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:59 PM, Adam Tauno Williams <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:awilliam@whitemice.org" target="_blank">awilliam@whitemice.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><br>
> Now, I prefer to use SMB/CIFS, since we do have a mix of OSs, but<br>
> Samba 4 doesn't seem to support using an external LDAP authentication<br>
<br>
</div>Correct, Samba4 replaces an external DSA.<br>
<div><br>
> server anymore and although it can work as an Active Directory server,<br>
> it seems like it's really focused on the Windows side for whatever<br>
> reason, and from what I have been able to research still seems a<br>
> little flaky.<br>
<br>
</div>I don't find anything "flaky" about Samba4. There is a script to<br>
upgrade you existing RFC2307+S3 NT4 domain to a Samba4 AD domain.<br>
<div><br>
> What are you guys using in your production environments, and what<br>
> would you suggest for a secure file-server (are there options beside<br>
> Samba, I couldn't find any) and authentication server combo?<br>
<br>
</div>We use Samba 4.<br>
<div><br>
> Does anyone have experience using Samba 4 in a mostly Linux<br>
> environment?<br>
<br>
</div>LINUX uses Active Directory without any issues to speak of.<br>
<br>
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