samba - Jun 2011 - filesystem of choice?

I'm setting up a new linux fileserver and I was wondering  if samba likes 
one filesystem more than another.  I have to format a 1.8Tb partition 
sometime today and I'll probably do ext3 unless samba prefers something 
else.



We have a lot more linux users than Windows users but the Windows users have 
more problems with slow access.

On 24/06/11 09:46 AM, John G. Heim wrote:
> I'm setting up a new linux fileserver and I was wondering  if samba 
> likes one filesystem more than another.  I have to format a 1.8Tb 
> partition sometime today and I'll probably do ext3 unless samba 
> prefers something else.
>
>
>
> We have a lot more linux users than Windows users but the Windows 
> users have more problems with slow access.
>
I use ext4 on mine without any issues. Since you're unlikely to change 
the file system once it's set up, why not go for the more modern 
version? It's stable and will probably receive better support over the 
long run.