Any SAMBA experts here?

[Brazen]

It was a toss up but I posted this in the OS forum and have not gotten any help. I know many of the talented regulars here don't frequent the OS forums, so I would like to repost here.

Anyway, I'll just quote my original post from the OS forums, respond here or there, I don't care:

Originally posted by: Brazen
using Samba 3.0.10-1.4E.9 (the latest in the CentOS repos)

here is the mount options for the shared partition:

/dev/sdb1 on /export type ext3 (rw,acl,user_xattr)

and here is my smb.conf:

[global]

realm = DOMAIN
workgroup = DOMAIN
security = ADS
encrypt passwords = yes

winbind separator = +
idmap uid = 10000-20000
idmap gid = 10000-20000
winbind enum users = yes
winbind enum groups = yes

log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
#map acl inherit = yes

[test]
comment = Testing shared directory
read only = no
path = /export/testshare
user = @"DOMAIN+domain users"
admin users = DOMAIN\Domain Admins

Now everything works, but when viewing security info on folders and files from the Windows client, things look a little messy. There are three entries that can not be removed for Owner/Group/Everyone, even if they are removed, they come back with blank permissions as soon as the Apply button is hit. It would be nice if these just didn't show up.

So basically, I just want it to appear more Windows-like (not so much for me, but to keep the other techs from getting confused, and they are easily confused). Is there anything else that people would suggest: changing ext3 options? changing the file system altogether? changing Samba options? Anything to make our file serving experience that much more pleasant 🙂 Particularly, would there be any compelling reason to go outside the yum repos and get the latest version of Samba (3.0.23c)?

 

[skyking]

I see more samba questions and answers in the Software-apps forum.
I took a quick look at the release notes, and determined that therein lies your only answer to

would there be any compelling reason to go outside the yum repos and get the latest version of Samba (3.0.23c)?

Too much has changed to thumbnail here🙂

 

[Brazen]

Originally posted by: skyking
I see more samba questions and answers in the Software-apps forum.

Ah freaking heck, I don't think I'm going to triple-post, though I would not be adverse to a mod moving this thread.

I took a quick look at the release notes, and determined that therein lies your only answer to

would there be any compelling reason to go outside the yum repos and get the latest version of Samba (3.0.23c)?

Too much has changed to thumbnail here🙂

Well, I glanced at some of the release notes, but did not see anything "compelling" for an upgrade. But then, that was before I set up the server, so maybe I should go back and give them a second look.