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  • Committer: Bazaar Package Importer
  • Author(s): Chuck Short
  • Date: 2010-01-29 06:16:15 UTC
  • mfrom: (0.27.9 upstream) (0.34.4 squeeze)
  • Revision ID: james.westby@ubuntu.com-20100129061615-37hs6xqpsdhjq3ld
Tags: 2:3.4.5~dfsg-1ubuntu1
https://launchpad.net/bugs/462169
https://launchpad.net/bugs/493565
* Merge from debian testing.  Remaining changes:
  + debian/patches/VERSION.patch:
    - set SAMBA_VERSION_SUFFIX to Ubuntu.
  + debian/smb.conf:
    - Add "(Samba, Ubuntu)" to server string.
    - Comment out the default [homes] share, and add a comment about "valid users = %s"
      to show users how to restrict access to \\server\username to only username.
    - Set 'usershare allow guests', so that usershare admins are allowed to create
      public shares in additon to authenticated ones.
    - add map to guest = Bad user, maps bad username to gues access.
  + debian/samba-common.conf:
    - Do not change priority to high if dhclient3 is installed.
    - Use priority medium instead of high for the workgroup question.
  + debian/mksambapasswd.awk:
    - Do not add user with UID less than 1000 to smbpasswd.
  + debian/control: 
    - Make libswbclient0 replace/conflict with hardy's likewise-open.
    - Don't build against ctdb, since its not in main yet.
  + debian/rules:
    - Enable "native" PIE hardening.
    - Add BIND_NOW to maximize benefit of RELRO hardening.
  + Add ufw integration:
    - Created debian/samba.ufw.profile.
    - debian/rules, debian/samba.dirs, debian/samba.files: install
  + Add apoort hook:
    - Created debian/source_samba.py.
    - debian/rules, debian/samba.dirs, debian/samba-common-bin.files: install
  + debian/rules, debian/samba.if-up: allow "NetworkManager" as a recognized address
    family... it's obviously /not/ an address family, but it's what gets
    sent when using NM, so we'll cope for now.  (LP: #462169). Taken from karmic-proposed.
  + debian/control: Recommend keyutils for smbfs (LP: #493565)
  + Dropped patches:
    - debian/patches/security-CVE-2009-3297.patch: No longer needed
    - debian/patches/fix-too-many-open-files.patch: No longer needed

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<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter�41.�Managing TDB Files</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3.4.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="troubleshooting.html" title="Part�V.�Troubleshooting"><link rel="prev" href="bugreport.html" title="Chapter�40.�Reporting Bugs"><link rel="next" href="Appendix.html" title="Part�VI.�Reference Section"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter�41.�Managing TDB Files</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="bugreport.html">Prev</a>�</td><th width="60%" align="center">Part�V.�Troubleshooting</th><td width="20%" align="right">�<a accesskey="n" href="Appendix.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter�41.�Managing TDB Files"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="tdb"></a>Chapter�41.�Managing TDB Files</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email">&lt;<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>&gt;</code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">May 28, 2008</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="tdb.html#id2692976">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="tdb.html#id2693437">Managing TDB Files</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="Features and Benefits"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2692976"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p>
 
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        Samba uses a lightweight database called Trivial Database (tdb) in which it stores persistent and transient data.
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        to Samba configuration and behavior. The following information is provided to help administrators who are seeking
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        Those who package Samba for commercial distribution with operating systems and appliances would do well to take
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                                This stores secure channel access token information used with SMB signing.
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                                This stores the Samba SAM account information when using a tdbsam password backend.
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        The <code class="literal">tdbbackup</code> utility is a tool that may be used to backup samba tdb files.
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        during normal operation. If it finds file damage it will search for a prior backup the backup