justin.noor at componentscience.xyz
2025-Jan-16 15:33 UTC
[Samba] Samba in a dual boot environment
Correct you described it perfectly. On the 3 items the answer is no on the first two, and not sure on the last. However as you and the previous response implied, it doesn't seem like a straight forward or even logical thing to do. We sensed it might be a convenient and cost-effect way to share files between the two operating systems, but we can also use Dropbox. Regards Sent with Proton Mail secure email. On Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 3:13 PM, Christian Naumer via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:> If I understand correctly you want to have one computer that either > boots Linux or Windows. No matter what OS is running other computers > need to access the a share on that computer correct? >> If yes. It is possible but not strait forward and I need you to answer a > few questions. >>> * Is this in an AD environment and is the computer joined to the AD? >> * Do you need complex ACLs on the share? >> * Should the share always be reachable with the same address/name? >> With those answers we can go forward. >>> Regards >>> Christian >> Am 13.01.25 um 23:10 schrieb componentscience via samba: >> > Hello is it possible to setup a Samba share directory in a Windows/Linux dual boot environment where it can be accessed regardless of which OS is booted? > >> > Sent from Proton Mail Android >>>> -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 343 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.samba.org/pipermail/samba/attachments/20250116/1142b006/signature.sig>
I'll try to describe the "pitfalls": * You need to have your data on a separate partition with the NTFS file system -> Windows can only read these. * You need to mount that partition under Linux. That works, BUT ACL support is limited and interaction with Samba and NTFS might have issues if your ACLs are complex. Then you need to share that partition or a directory on there with both Samba and Windows. Since you have no AD the computername should be the same under Windows and Linux. You need to create the users in both the OSes. There is no way to sync the users. All doable just wanted to point out the pitfalls. Did you want to sync the files between the two OSes by Dropbox? So you would use up twice the space? That would also work. If you are firm with Linux the dual boot should also be viable for you. Regards Christian Am 16.01.25 um 16:33 schrieb componentscience via samba:> Correct you described it perfectly. On the 3 items the answer is no on the first two, and not sure on the last. > > However as you and the previous response implied, it doesn't seem like a straight forward or even logical thing to do. We sensed it might be a convenient and cost-effect way to share files between the two operating systems, but we can also use Dropbox. > > Regards > > > > > Sent with Proton Mail secure email. > > On Thursday, January 16th, 2025 at 3:13 PM, Christian Naumer via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote: > >> If I understand correctly you want to have one computer that either >> boots Linux or Windows. No matter what OS is running other computers >> need to access the a share on that computer correct? >> > >> If yes. It is possible but not strait forward and I need you to answer a >> few questions. >> > >> > >> * Is this in an AD environment and is the computer joined to the AD? >> > >> * Do you need complex ACLs on the share? >> > >> * Should the share always be reachable with the same address/name? >> > >> With those answers we can go forward. >> > >> > >> Regards >> > >> > >> Christian >> > >> Am 13.01.25 um 23:10 schrieb componentscience via samba: >> > >>> Hello is it possible to setup a Samba share directory in a Windows/Linux dual boot environment where it can be accessed regardless of which OS is booted? >>> > >>> Sent from Proton Mail Android >> > >> > >> > >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >> instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba >>