samba - Feb 2004 - A few question about samba-2.2.8a...

Dear Samba Support Team,

I'm trying to install samba-2.2.8a to my system,
I have a few questions that need your advise:

1. Before we install samba, we have to run "./configure" to configure
samba forthe OS,
    what are the possible impacts of this configuration to the system?

2. Next comes the command "make" to create the binaries, do we need to
do this in every
    server that we want samba to be install? Since this step takes some
time (approx. 1 hour),
    I would like to know is there any faster way to do the same stuff?
(like copy the bin files ?)

3. Can samba be installed in directory others than /usr/local/samba ?
    If yes, how to do it?

4. Must samba be installed in server disk? How about external disk?


Thanks in advance, for your time in reading my mail.
I would be most grateful if Samba Support Team willing to feedback my
doubt.
Thanks again!!


Regards,
Alex


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Chu [mailto:hhchu@strd.csam.com.my]
> 
> Dear Samba Support Team,
Hmm.. I don't think they regard themselves as a support team.. 
maybe just a bunch of ppl who uses samba and hangs around this list
to be help and to help

> I'm trying to install samba-2.2.8a to my system,
> I have a few questions that need your advise:
> 
> 1. Before we install samba, we have to run "./configure" to
configure
> samba forthe OS,  what are the possible impacts of this configuration to
the system?

Nothing AFAIK. ./configure just determines whether all the needed
files/libraries
etc are in the system for a successful compile. (eg: it check if you have
gcc C 
compiler )
> 
> 2. Next comes the command "make" to create the binaries, do we
need to
> do this in every server that we want samba to be install? Since this step 
> takes some
> time (approx. 1 hour),
>     I would like to know is there any faster way to do the same stuff?
> (like copy the bin files ?)
Short answer : YES
Long answer : NO. No depending on which OS you're running on. Does it
support
		  RPM or DEB packaging etc. Then again, it depends on
architecture
		  i386/686/ppc/etc.
		  If you are using redhat, then why not use a pre-compiled
RPM?
		  I'm sure your vendor (RH if using RH) will have it
> 3. Can samba be installed in directory others than /usr/local/samba ?
>     If yes, how to do it?
if you do a source compile, that's the default. If you use RPM, it's in 
/usr/bin or /usr/sbin (i can't remember which) 

You can pass parameters to the ./configure script.. eg: ./configure
--prefix=/usr/bin
check out the ./configure --help (I think there exists  one like that)
> 
> 4. Must samba be installed in server disk? How about external disk?
Don't understand the Q.
External disk as in a USB drive? Samba is just a program like ping. 
It doesn't matter where you install it. So long as the system knows
how to search for it.
> Thanks again!!
You're welcomed

Cheers,
OW