samba - Oct 2002 - MSDFS info...

Hi, I'm new on Samba...

I'm trying to set a samba server with a DFS share. I have found this 
example:

# The smb.conf file:
[global]
	netbios name = SAMBA
	host msdfs   = yes

[dfs]
	path = /export/dfsroot
	msdfs root = yes

then I must create some link into /export/dfsroot:

root# cd /export/dfsroot

root# chown root /export/dfsroot

root# chmod 755 /export/dfsroot

root# ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka

root# ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb

but what are the setting of the samba server storageA, storageB and 
storageC for the shareA and share?

Thank you very much and Best Regards.

Fabrizio.

>Hi, I'm new on Samba...
>
>I'm trying to set a samba server with a DFS share. I have found this 
>example:
[smb.conf removed for brevity]
>
>root# ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka
>
>root# ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb
>
>but what are the setting of the samba server storageA, storageB and 
>storageC for the shareA and share?

Nothing special needs to be done on the other three server (A, B and
C).

You just set up a share called 'shareA' on server storageA, and a share
called 'share' on both servers storageB and storageC.  They're
completely normal shares.  (You can even map directly too them from you
client machines to test)

(Note, life will get very confusing if the share called 'share'
doesn't
contain exactly the same things on both server B and C)


[Side note.  Make sure your 'smbd' binary ws compiled with
'msdfs'
enabled for your MSDFS server to work.  The other servers (A, B and C)
don't need MSDFS support]


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