Implementing Samba 4

Book Description

Exploit the real power of Samba 4 Server by leveraging the benefits of an Active Directory Domain Controller

Overview

• Understand the different roles that Samba 4 Server can play on the network
• Implement Samba 4 as an Active Directory Domain Controller
• Step-by-step and practical approach to manage the Samba 4 Active Directory Domain Controller using Microsoft Windows standard tools

In Detail

A number of different projects are responsible for the inception and success of many startups, as well helping different companies to greatly reduce costs (for example, TCO). The Samba Project has been a great example for many years for such Open Source technology through its famous and stable version 3. Samba is now a drop in replacement for the heart of the thousands and thousands of networks that run on Microsoft Windows domain controllers. With the new Samba 4 software version, users and system administrators will be able to implement an Active Directory server, file and print services, and so deliver a broad range of network services using Open Source technology. Now with a compatible Active Directory implementation, it will definitely put its name inside every datacenter that wants a cost reduction for the Open Source solutions, without losing the security, stability, and flexibility of any resilient solution.

The book starts off with installing dependencies and building the Samba 4 software, deploying it as an Active Directory Domain Controller and enabling the reader to understand the different roles the software can play on the network.

This book looks at the Samba 4 server roles, and breaks down the mystery and confusion that surrounds each role and which role to use for some specific use cases. It will take you through some clear, practical, and complete examples that will help you to take advantage of the Samba 4 Server quickly and in a simple way. By the end of the book you will be able to provide the required (stable) network services and will have a good grounding in using Samba 4 server to leverage all the benefits just by using Open Source software.

You will learn everything you need to know to implement a Samba 4 Server to provide complete network services, as well as how to integrate with other Operating Systems (for example, GNU/Linux).

What you will learn from this book

• Identify and choose the right Samba 4 Server role
• Set up a Samba 4 Server as an Active Directory Domain Controller
• Utilize the Python Scripting Interface
• Understand the migration steps from Samba 3 to Samba 4
• Integrate GNU/Linux Operating System authentication into the AD
• Implement File and Print Servers using Samba 4
• Understand the tasks and attention points when replacing a Microsoft Windows AD

Approach

This book is an implementation tutorial covering step-by-step procedures, examples, and sample code, and has a practical approach to set up a Samba 4 Server as an Active Directory Domain Controller and also set up different Samba 4 server roles.

Who this book is written for

This book is ideal for system administrators who are new to the Samba 4 software, and who are looking to get a good grounding in how to use Samba 4 to implement Active Directory Services. It’s assumed that you will have some experience with general system administration, Active Directory, and GNU/Linux systems. Readers are expected to have some test machines (virtual machines), which will be used to execute the examples within this book.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Installing the Samba 4 Server
Chapter 2 Provisioning Samba 4 as AD Domain Controller
Chapter 3: Managing the Samba Active Directory Server
Chapter 4: Replacing a Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server
Chapter 5: Upgrading from Samba Server Version 3
Chapter 6: Printing and File Services
Chapter 7: Extending the Active Directory Schema Using Samba 4
Chapter 8: Implementing a Highly Available Distributed File Server
Chapter 9: The Samba 4 Python Scripting Interface

中文：

书名：Implementing Samba 4

通过利用Active Directory域控制器的优势，充分利用Samba 4服务器的真正功能

Overview

• 了解Samba 4 Server可以在网络中扮演的不同角色
• 将Samba 4实施为Active Directory域控制器
• 使用Microsoft Windows标准工具管理Samba 4 Active Directory域控制器的分步实用方法

In Detail

许多不同的项目促成了许多初创企业的成立和成功，也帮助不同的公司大幅降低了成本(例如，总拥有成本)。多年来，Samba项目通过其著名且稳定的版本3一直是此类开放源码技术的一个很好的例子。Samba现在是运行在Microsoft Windows域控制器上的成千上万个网络的心脏的一小部分替代品。有了新的Samba 4软件版本，用户和系统管理员将能够实施活动目录服务器、文件和打印服务，从而使用开放源码技术提供广泛的网络服务。现在有了兼容的Active Directory实施，它肯定会把自己的名字放在每个希望降低开放源代码解决方案成本的数据中心内，而不会失去任何弹性解决方案的安全性、稳定性和灵活性。

本书从安装依赖项和构建Samba 4软件开始，将其部署为Active Directory域控制器，并使读者了解该软件可以在网络中扮演的不同角色。

这本书介绍了Samba4服务器角色，并分析了围绕每个角色以及将哪个角色用于某些特定用例的谜团和困惑。它将带您完成一些清晰、实用和完整的示例，帮助您快速、简单地利用Samba4Server。在本书结束时，您将能够提供所需的(稳定的)网络服务，并将为使用Samba 4服务器仅通过使用开放源码软件来利用所有好处打下良好的基础。

您将学习实现Samba 4服务器以提供完整的网络服务所需的所有知识，以及如何与其他操作系统(例如GNU/Linux)集成。

你将从这本书中学到什么

• Identify and choose the right Samba 4 Server role
• 将Samba 4服务器设置为Active Directory域控制器
• 利用Python脚本接口
• 了解从Samba 3到Samba 4的迁移步骤
• 将GNU/Linux操作系统身份验证集成到AD中
• Implement File and Print Servers using Samba 4
• 了解更换Microsoft Windows AD时的任务和注意事项

Approach

本书是一本实施教程，包含逐步的过程、示例和示例代码，并提供了将Samba 4服务器设置为Active Directory域控制器以及设置不同的Samba 4服务器角色的实用方法。

这本书是为谁写的

本书非常适合刚接触Samba 4软件的系统管理员，并且希望对如何使用Samba 4实现Active Directory服务有一个良好的基础。本文假定您对一般系统管理、Active Directory和GNU/Linux系统有一定的经验。读者应该有一些测试机(虚拟机)，它们将用于执行本书中的示例。

目录表

Chapter 1: Installing the Samba 4 Server
第2章将Samba 4配置为AD域控制器
第3章：管理Samba Active Directory服务器
第4章：更换Microsoft Windows Active Directory服务器
Chapter 5: Upgrading from Samba Server Version 3
第6章：打印和文件服务
Chapter 7: Extending the Active Directory Schema Using Samba 4
第8章：实施高度可用的分布式文件服务器
第9章：Samba 4 Python脚本接口