[OpenIndiana-discuss] samba with zfs acls and shadow copies

[Christopher Chan]

On Thursday, May 23, 2013 01:33 AM, alka wrote:
> Why not using Solaris CIFS server?
>
> It has a much better Windows integration than SAMBA
> (Windows SID instead of Unix UID, Windows like ACL, previous version, AD support,
> shares are manageable via Windows computer management).
> It is also mostly faster and easier to handle.
I'll give you these when it actually works. You can Windows like ACL and 
AD support with samba too. These are not exclusive to CIFS server.

>
> Only problems I am aware:
> - you cannot share regular folders (ZFS filesystems only)
> - you cannot use the same credidentials for other services like netatalk (supports uid/sid only)
> - some special settings like veto are missing
> - SMB3 support only in SAMBA (I do not care about)
>
> SAMBA lacks these features even in Linux, why do you expect them in OI ?
What do you mean samba lacks these features even in Linux? You can use 
the same credentials for other services like netatalk, radius, squid and 
more with winbind and you definitely can share any directory you wish.


> But current packages is a must have.
>
> I really hope, that the "reboot OI effort" has success.
> I moved nearly completely to OmniOS but miss the desktop environment
> - even a server needs usability -
I am sorry but I fail to see how a desktop environment helps on a 
server. I have never run a desktop on any server whether Linux or 
OpenSolaris/OpenIndiana.

>
> There is a reason why many people use Apple or Windows server.
> It is not a technical item but usability.
Well it is funny that 1) Apple has decidedly exited the server market 
both with dropping Xserve and the switch to OS X Server app and 2) 
Windows now has a command line only option.

>
>
> Am 22.05.2013 um 17:50 schrieb Martin Walter:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> please include a new samba version (e.g. 3.6.15) into oi151a8.
>> Best with support for zfs acls and shadow copies.
>> We need it urgently for our fileservers.
>>
>> Thanks and best regards,
>> Martin
>>
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