samba - Apr 2001 - Plans for smbmount on Solaris

Can you tell me please are there any plans for smbmount on Solaris 7+
Thanx 

	Tony Doore 
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On Thu, 26 Apr 2001, Tony Doore wrote:
> Can you tell me please are there any plans for smbmount on Solaris 7+
Not that I know of.

smbmount requires smbfs. Linux smbfs is GPL and I am not certain how you
can port that to another OS that is not GPL, without breaking the license.
There is a BSD implementation that people can "rip" if they want to.

Then there is the potentially huge differences in how a filesystem
"driver" looks that makes it look like you would need a new smbfs for
Solaris anyway.

smbmount itself only mounts, and that could be shared between different
smbfs implementations if they are similar enough.


If you are looking for a solution to a problem and not for something to
hack, then Sharity(-light) and/or smbwrapper/smbsh may be what you are
looking for.

/Urban