Hi Yoss,
I've used Samba on Solaris on both Sparc and Intel hardware and it works
almost identically to Samba on Linux. The locations of the Samba files
are different because Red Hat nicely integrates Samba into the OS. On
Solaris, the default is /usr/local/samba. You may need to write or
customize the /etc/init.d script, depending on which version of Samba
you install.
Just FYI: There is no functional difference between running Samba on any platform. Where the files are located are merely the options selected when configuring and compiling the source tree. The main difference is that Samba is a default component of the Red Hat distribution, wherein it falls under the standard directories. On Solaris, it is a 3rd party package and /usr/local is the preferable place for this because this location is both compatible and safe from OS upgrades and patches. Same thing with the Apache server, man, do you know anyone that likes the way Red Hat splits it up? Even the apache inventors balk at Red Hat's concept of directory structures.
Samba is merely just a way of making a Unix file server 'SMB aware'. At a rudimentary level, samba and NFS are the same, just based on different protocols.
No matter what Red Hat includes with their distrobution, the software will still always be free and downloadable. I usually prefer to build my own packages as opposed to the rpm's because many times they are compiled w/o common features, compiled uncleanly, or configured improperly.I used Samba on a dual processor Sun Enterprise 450 with 120 home directories and 40 shares with a variety of security permissions. This same server also ran a Lotus Notes email server. It proved to be Microsoft virus proof and ran for months between reboots. Samba is very efficient with system resources, so performance was excellent. Solaris dedicated one of the processors for running the Notes server, so file/print requests were fast and reliable.
If someone from Red Hat is listening, I've been running Red Hat since
version 5.2. I'm on 9.0 now, and I use the boxed version for my
workstation that doubles as a Samba domain and file/print, DNS, DHCP and
NFS server. It also runs Win4Lin so I can support my "legacy
applications." If you take those functions out of the lower priced
distributions (call it workstation or whatever), you take away my
primary training tool. I can't afford to buy Enterprise to run at home
on a two or three user network.
If you want us to install a licensed Enterprise version in the server
room, I'm OK with that. We'll buy it with the hardware. But please don't
cripple the low end boxed versions. You'll cripple my training program
if you do. Please don't act like Microsoft and try to drain our wallets
through licensing costs.
When you buy Red Hat, you are really just paying them for the 'labor costs' of assembling the packages, creating the documentation, etc... The actual software is free and open-source. (there are some exceptions)
Tom
Thomas S. Fortner Burleson, Texas thomas.fortner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx "but we preach Christ crucified..." 1 Corinthians 1:23
Message: 40 Subject: RE: How to integrate all systems? Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 13:33:58 +0700 From: "Test Admin" <testadmin@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Reply-To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
Looks like I've met the expert from other side of the continent. Currently I'm using SAMBA 2.1.x in my RH8, it's PDC for our network...for user authentication propose only.
Now, I'm trying with other OS, for start point, I have Sun Solaris 2.x
in another network. Anyone has experience on SAMBA installation in this platform ? Please share with me
Best Rgds TIA Yoss
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