samba - Jan 2018 - How to configure Time Machine backups?

Hi,

I’m migrating from AFP to Samba and would like to configure Time Machine to
write backups over network to a SAMBA share.

I use samba version 4.3.11 (deb package version 2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12)
on Ubuntu 16 LTS. My setup macOS Sierra 10.12.6 and a simple standalone SAMBA
server with the following configuration:

[global]
   workgroup = LAB
   server string = SATURN
   security = user
   load printers = no
   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
   max log size = 50
   dns proxy = no
   mangled names = no

… skipping irrelevant shares ...

[TMVOL2]
path = /mnt/TMVOL2
create mask = 0774
directory mask = 0774
read only = no
guest ok = no
kernel oplocks = no
kernel share modes = no
posix locking = no
vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr

I picked up this particular share configuration from here:
https://github.com/samba-team/samba/pull/64#issuecomment-327303924 (slightly
modified for my needs) but it doesn’t work.

All I get in return is this error message from Time Machine: “The selected
network backup disk does not support the required capabilities.”

It looks like I need a newer version of SAMBA? If yes, are these features
supported by stable version of SAMBA already? If not, when should we expect
them?

Lastly, is that a correct way to configure a Time Machine share? Do we need all
the kernel options, posix locking and all vfs objects, some of which seem like
they have nothing to do with Time Machine (e.g. catia)?

I would appreciate a clear example, if anyone can provide.

Ivan

Bumping it up in hope somebody can reply.

Ivan
> On Jan 2, 2018, at 8:23 PM, ILIV <ivan.lezhnjov.iv at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I’m migrating from AFP to Samba and would like to configure Time Machine to
write backups over network to a SAMBA share.
> 
> I use samba version 4.3.11 (deb package version
2:4.3.11+dfsg-0ubuntu0.16.04.12) on Ubuntu 16 LTS. My setup macOS Sierra 10.12.6
and a simple standalone SAMBA server with the following configuration:
> 
> [global]
>   workgroup = LAB
>   server string = SATURN
>   security = user
>   load printers = no
>   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>   max log size = 50
>   dns proxy = no
>   mangled names = no
> 
> … skipping irrelevant shares ...
> 
> [TMVOL2]
> path = /mnt/TMVOL2
> create mask = 0774
> directory mask = 0774
> read only = no
> guest ok = no
> kernel oplocks = no
> kernel share modes = no
> posix locking = no
> vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr
> 
> I picked up this particular share configuration from here:
https://github.com/samba-team/samba/pull/64#issuecomment-327303924 (slightly
modified for my needs) but it doesn’t work.
> 
> All I get in return is this error message from Time Machine: “The selected
network backup disk does not support the required capabilities.”
> 
> It looks like I need a newer version of SAMBA? If yes, are these features
supported by stable version of SAMBA already? If not, when should we expect
them?
> 
> Lastly, is that a correct way to configure a Time Machine share? Do we need
all the kernel options, posix locking and all vfs objects, some of which seem
like they have nothing to do with Time Machine (e.g. catia)?
> 
> I would appreciate a clear example, if anyone can provide.
> 
> Ivan

On Tue, Jan 02, 2018 at 08:23:18PM +0200, ILIV via samba
wrote:
> It looks like I need a newer version of SAMBA?
Yes.
> If yes, are these features supported by stable version of SAMBA already?
No.
> If not, when should we expect them?
It will start shipping with 4.8.

-slow

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