Hi all, I want to move a filesystem off of my NT server over to my Network Appliance NFS server to then be shared via Samba. I assume the easiest way to accomplish this would be to use smbtar. Do I then use smbtar to extract the tar file I create with smbtar, or, can I use gnutar? Does it matter? Am I safer sticking with smbtar? I'm guessing that since smbtar is a wrapper around smbclient, that there might be some magic in the smbclient portion of it. Though, just doing a quick tar tvf of the tar.out file appears to work properly. Thanks, -- Seeya, Paul ---- plussier@baynetworks.com Broadband Technology Division - Bay Networks (now a Nortel Company, Eh! :) If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right! -- Seeya, Paul
It was on Thu, 22 Oct 1998 that samba@samba.anu.edu.au wrote:> From: "Paul L. Lussier" <plussier@BayNetworks.COM> > To: samba@samba.anu.edu.au > Subject: smbtar question? > Message-ID: <199810212143.RAA18676@coda.docd-east>> I want to move a filesystem off of my NT server over to my Network > Appliance NFS server to then be shared via Samba. I assume the easiest > way to accomplish this would be to use smbtar. Do I then > use smbtar to extract the tar file I create with smbtar, or, can I use > gnutar? Does it matter? Am I safer sticking with smbtar? > > I'm guessing that since smbtar is a wrapper around smbclient, that there > might be some magic in the smbclient portion of it. Though, just doing > a quick tar tvf of the tar.out file appears to work properly.I've had some very negative experiences with smbtar lately. (See my message of 7 Oct 98, with Subject: smbtar skips files, why?). I have not had a reply yet, but judging from previous problems with smbtar, my impression is that it isn't really supported. In my case it skips regular files/directories without reason or without error message, and smbtar has no option available to include hidden/system files. Best regards, Ben
In a message dated: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:18:23 PDT J RGEN ANZER said:>fine idea...Thanks, I though so :)> I assume the easiest way to accomplish this would be to use smbtar. > >mmmh... >- install SambaDid that a long time ago :)>- get Samba working (read smb.conf man page)Been working for a long time>- connect to Samba from your M$-box(es) >- copy the files to SambaI though (smb)tar would be faster than copy. (how much processing power does that damn piece of paper floating through the air between folders take anyway :)>Hope this helpsWell, this was my initial thought, then I remembered smbtar, and figured it might be faster. Is smbtar not a good thing to use, or just unreliable/unsupported? Thanks, -- Seeya, Paul ---- plussier@baynetworks.com Broadband Technology Division - Bay Networks (now a Nortel Company, Eh! :) If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!
In a message dated: Fri, 23 Oct 1998 08:10:25 PDT J RGEN ANZER said:>No floating folders in my PC! I still use this "old" NT3.51 >But nevertheless - is time such a great problem to you? Do you want to >copy the files to the samba share only once - or do you have to copy >them several times a day?Good point :) Guess I'll do it that way! Thanks. -- Seeya, Paul ---- plussier@baynetworks.com Broadband Technology Division - Bay Networks (now a Nortel Company, Eh! :) If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right!