[Samba] Samba Compiled From Source, Where Are The SystemD Unit Files?

Rowland penny
Tue, 23 Mar 2021 17:44:07 -0000

On 23/03/2021 17:16, Dachshund Digital via samba wrote:
> Figured that might be the case, I copied the Debian 10 unit files for
> smbd and nmbd, make the applicable changes, then discovered that smbd
> is is failing after compile, make, make test, make install all
> successful (on Pi 4 native, not a cross compile).? So am a bit
> surprised.? Environment is Raspberry Pi OS 32bit for ARMv7 HF.? Is
> there any thing special that needs to be done for Pi devices when
> compiling from source?? Beyond the obvious required packages before
> compile?? Would have expected ./configure to throw a fit if there was
> something special needed specific for Pi? Unfortunately, the Debian 10
> buster variant of Raspberry Pi OS only has a Samba 4.9 version level
> and even the yet to be released (as stable) Raspberry Pi OS based on
> Bullseye only has 4.12 included.? So I guess the package maintainers
> are a bit behind the curve given 4.14 is available as stable.? What
> started be down this path was the need for profiling support, which is
> not included by default in the Debian 10 packages.


Easiest way out of this, go here: https://apt.van-belle.nl/

Stop compiling Samba yourself ?

Rowland