The HP OpenView documentation recommends the use of PCNFS for connecting
Windows-based (Management Consoles) to the HP OpenView databases on a
UNIX-based (Management Server) system. However, I thought it would be neat
if I could use SAMBA instead of having to install PCNFS on all of the NT
systems.
Anyway, the SAMBA installation went fine, and I can connect to the UNIX
system using NT domain-level security. However, when I try to install the
HP OpenView Management Console client software on an NT System, it complains
that it cannot verify "file locking."
I tried to set locking and strict locking on the G and H shares (see below)
in the smb.conf, but it doesn't seem to help.
Any suggestions?
HP OpenView clients must lock the databases in /etc/opt/OV/share and
/var/opt/OV/share in a way that allows other Management Consoles to get
Read-Only access to these files.
I guess I'm going to have to go to PCNFS if I can't get this to work.
It's
too bad too, because I was really starting to like SAMBA.
--------------MY SMB.CONF (names and addresses altered to protect the
innocent ;-)-----------------------------------
[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
server string = Samba Server
load printers = yes
log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = domain
password server = NTSERVERNAME
encrypt passwords = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
interfaces = v.x.y.z/24 v.x.y2.z/24
wins server = v.x.y.z2
dns proxy = no
#============================ Share Definitions
=============================[G]
path = /etc/opt/OV/share
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
locking = yes
strict locking = yes
[H]
path = /var/opt/OV/share
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
writable = yes
locking = yes
strict locking = yes
[rootdir]
path = /
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /usr/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = no
writable = no
printable = yes
Sincerely,
Mark
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