New Backends; Samba Network Browsing - Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 4.5.0 Reference Manual

Chapter 14. Samba
Warning
This type of backend may be deprecated for future releases and replaced by the
tdbsam
ldapsam_compat
The
ldapsam_compat
versions of Samba. This option is ideal for migration, but is not required. This tool will
eventually be deprecated.

5.2. New Backends

tdbsam
The backend provides an ideal database backend for local servers, servers that do
tdbsam
not need built-in database replication, and servers that do not require the scalability or
complexity of LDAP. The
information as well as the previously-excluded SAM information. The inclusion of the
extended SAM data allows Samba to implement the same account and system access
controls as seen with Windows NT/2000/2003-based systems.
The backend is recommended for 250 users at most. Larger organizations should
tdbsam
require Active Directory or LDAP integration due to scalability and possible network
infrastructure concerns.
ldapsam
The backend provides an optimal distributed account installation method for
ldapsam
Samba. LDAP is optimal because of its ability to replicate its database to any number of
servers using the OpenLDAP
scalable, perfect for most organizations, especially large enterprises. LDAP is definitely the
"wave of the future" with regards to Samba. Improvements to LDAP are constantly being
added into Samba such as easing installation and configuration issues.
mysqlsam
The backend uses a MySQL-based database backend. This is useful for sites
mysqlsam
that already implement MySQL.
xmlsam
The backend uses account and password data that are stored in an XML formatted
xmlsam
file. This method can be useful for migration of different backend databases or backups.

6. Samba Network Browsing

Network browsing is a concept that enables Windows and Samba servers to appear in the
Windows Network Neighborhood. Inside the Network Neighborhood, icons are represented
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backend, which does include the SAM extended controls.
backend allows continued OpenLDAP support for use with upgraded
backend includes all of the
tdbsam
daemon. LDAP databases are light-weight and
slurpd
database
smbpasswd