[OpenIndiana-discuss] samba4

[Predrag Zečević]

On 2025-03-13 10:08, Maurilio Longo via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I have an old file server, running samba 3.x and I was planning to replace it with a newer unit running latest hipster.
> 
> I've installed samba with pkg install samba, and it installed samba version of 4.21.1, my /etc/samba/smb.conf file contains just a test share
> 
> [global]
> server role = standalone server
> workgroup = WORKGROUP
> netbios name = SAMBA4
> security = user
> log level = 3
> max log size = 10000
> passdb backend = smbpasswd
>   
> [smb4test]
> comment = Test SMB 4
> path = /nas/testsmb/sys
> read only = No
> guest ok = No
> force user = frecover
> force group = frecover
> create mask = 0770
> directory mask = 0770
> 
> so, nothing fancy, no AD server, nothing, just a shared unit accessible from user "frecover" with primary group "frecover".
>   
> Here start my problems, first, the share is not visible from explorer on a windows 10/11 PC. It seems that it is a problem with samba4 that does not support netbios anymore and can be overcome with a python utility named wsdd.
>   
> I did not try wsdd because this is not the biggest problem, though, the real problem is that I can copy and paste a file on the share from explorer, but if I open the file with notepad and try to save it I get an error that I don't have the authorization to save it, which makes no sense given I was able to copy it a second before.
>   
> On the samba log I get this error every time I try to save the file
>   
> [2025/03/13 09:42:30.130859, 0] ../../source3/smbd/fd_handle.c:115(fsp_get_io_fd)
> fsp_get_io_fd: fsp [test.txt] is a path referencing fsp
>   
> Googling for this message gives no clue, apart from a problem on Linux/btrfs, which has been solved since samba 4.16.x and even trying the workaround that at that time was suggested for btrfs does not make any difference.
>   
> So my question is: is there anyone here using samba4 on a current hipster server as a file server and if so, is there some smb.conf's magic that has to be performed to make it work?
>   
> Thanks.
>   
> Maurilio.
>   
> PS. I have no experience with kernel SMB service, so I'd prefer to stick to samba4, if possibile,  given that I have SMB1 units that should be able to access exported shares and I'm not sure SMB kernel service still supports SMB1.
>   

Hi,

Personally I do not use it, but here it seems is possible via ZFS 
sharesmb attribute: 
https://www.tumfatig.net/2023/smb-shares-using-omnios-zones-and-zfs/

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Predrag Zečević