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r218 r274 1 <html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1"><title>Chapter 20. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System Tree</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../samba.css" type="text/css"><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.74.0"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The Official Samba 3. 2.x HOWTO and Reference Guide"><link rel="up" href="optional.html" title="Part III. Advanced Configuration"><link rel="prev" href="InterdomainTrusts.html" title="Chapter 19. Interdomain Trust Relationships"><link rel="next" href="classicalprinting.html" title="Chapter 21. Classical Printing Support"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 20. 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Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System Tree</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Shirish</span> <span class="orgname">Samba Team & Veritas Software</span> <span class="surname">Kalele</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team & Veritas Software<br></span><div class="address"><p><br> 2 2 <code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:samba@samba.org">samba@samba.org</a>></code><br> 3 </p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="orgname">Samba Team</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">12 Jul 2000</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id26214 02">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id2621814">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="msdfs.html#id2621847">MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2621402"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p>4 <a class="indexterm" name="id26214 10"></a>5 <a class="indexterm" name="id26214 20"></a>6 <a class="indexterm" name="id26214 26"></a>7 <a class="indexterm" name="id26214 33"></a>8 <a class="indexterm" name="id26214 40"></a>3 </p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="orgname">Samba Team</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">12 Jul 2000</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id2621456">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id2621875">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="msdfs.html#id2621908">MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2621456"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p> 4 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621464"></a> 5 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621473"></a> 6 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621480"></a> 7 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621487"></a> 8 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621494"></a> 9 9 The distributed file system (DFS) provides a means of separating the logical 10 10 view of files and directories that users see from the actual physical locations … … 12 12 storage expansion, load balancing, and so on. 13 13 </p><p> 14 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 455"></a>15 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 462"></a>16 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 469"></a>14 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621509"></a> 15 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621516"></a> 16 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621522"></a> 17 17 For information about DFS, refer to the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/downloads/winfeatures/NTSDistrFile/AdminGuide.asp" target="_top">Microsoft 18 18 documentation</a>. This document explains how to host a DFS tree on a UNIX machine (for DFS-aware clients 19 19 to browse) using Samba. 20 20 </p><p> 21 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 489"></a>22 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 496"></a>23 <a class="indexterm" name="id26215 03"></a>24 <a class="indexterm" name="id26215 10"></a>21 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621543"></a> 22 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621549"></a> 23 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621556"></a> 24 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621563"></a> 25 25 A Samba server can be made a DFS server by setting the global Boolean <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#HOSTMSDFS" target="_top">host msdfs</a> 26 26 parameter in the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file. You designate a share as a DFS root using the share-level Boolean … … 31 31 case, <em class="parameter"><code>\\storage1\share1</code></em>). 32 32 </p><p> 33 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 571"></a>34 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 578"></a>35 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 585"></a>36 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 592"></a>33 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621625"></a> 34 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621632"></a> 35 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621638"></a> 36 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621645"></a> 37 37 DFS trees on Samba work with all DFS-aware clients ranging from Windows 95 to 200x. 38 38 <a class="link" href="msdfs.html#dfscfg" title="Example 20.1. smb.conf with DFS Configured">The following sample configuration</a> shows how to setup a DFS tree on a Samba server. … … 46 46 <code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</code></strong> 47 47 </pre><p> 48 </p><div class="example"><a name="dfscfg"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 20.1. smb.conf with DFS Configured</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[global]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id26217 01"></a><em class="parameter"><code>netbios name = GANDALF</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621713"></a><em class="parameter"><code>host msdfs = yes</code></em></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[dfs]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621734"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/dfsroot</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621745"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p>49 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 760"></a>50 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 767"></a>51 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 774"></a>48 </p><div class="example"><a name="dfscfg"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 20.1. smb.conf with DFS Configured</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[global]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621755"></a><em class="parameter"><code>netbios name = GANDALF</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621766"></a><em class="parameter"><code>host msdfs = yes</code></em></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[dfs]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621787"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/dfsroot</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621799"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p> 49 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621814"></a> 50 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621820"></a> 51 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621827"></a> 52 52 You should set up the permissions and ownership of the directory acting as the DFS root so that only 53 53 designated users can create, delete, or modify the msdfs links. Also note that symlink names should be all … … 55 55 name. Finally, set up the symbolic links to point to the network shares you want and start Samba. 56 56 </p><p> 57 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 791"></a>58 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621 798"></a>57 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621852"></a> 58 <a class="indexterm" name="id2621858"></a> 59 59 Users on DFS-aware clients can now browse the DFS tree on the Samba server at 60 60 <code class="constant">\\samba\dfs</code>. Accessing links linka or linkb (which appear as directories to the client) 61 61 takes users directly to the appropriate shares on the network. 62 </p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id26218 14"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Windows clients need to be rebooted62 </p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2621875"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Windows clients need to be rebooted 63 63 if a previously mounted non-DFS share is made a DFS 64 64 root, or vice versa. A better way is to introduce a … … 67 67 acting as the root of the DFS tree should have ownership 68 68 and permissions set so only designated users can 69 modify the symbolic links in the directory.</p></li></ul></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2621 847"></a>MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</h3></div></div></div><p>69 modify the symbolic links in the directory.</p></li></ul></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2621908"></a>MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</h3></div></div></div><p> 70 70 A network administrator sent advice to the Samba mailing list 71 71 after long sessions trying to determine why DFS was not working. … … 79 79 </span>”</p><p> 80 80 “<span class="quote">For example, I had a share defined as such:</span>” 81 </p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[pub]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621 888"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/home/Shares/public_share</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621900"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table><p>81 </p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[pub]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621949"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/home/Shares/public_share</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id2621961"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table><p> 82 82 “<span class="quote">and I could not make my Windows 9x/Me (with the dfs client installed) follow this symlink:</span>” 83 83 </p><pre class="screen">
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