On 08/07/2009 07:05 PM, smb2...@gmail.com wrote: > Ryan Novosielski wrote: >> Terry wrote: >>> Hi I am using freebsd 6.2-RELEASE with Samba version 3.0.24 out of >>> interest does it read the config periodically on its own with out >>> restarting it ? >> >> Pretty sure it does, but I never wait. > > I was troubleshooting some issues today and reading the "HowTo" book. In > one location it warned about editing the .conf file on a running system, > since it DOES re-read it on each new connection or at approx 60 second > intervals. Then in another chapter made an apparently conflicting > statement about "remember to restart after the changes." From what I saw > today on 3.3.x it did reconfig itself on the fly. > > -RW
Ryan, It may seem conflicting on the surface. Really, if you make changes to the smb.conf file that affects the way Samba works then smbd, nmbd, and/or winbind must be restarted. Consider for example, a change of: security = user to security = ads In the above case, the operating mode must be reset, and that happens only on restarting the Samba daemons. On the other hand, consider what happens when changing share stanza from: path = /somewhere/deep to path = /somewhereelse/notsodeep Any connections that existed prior to a connection being set up will remain in effect with the previous setting while any new connection will use the new setting. I hope that helps to clarify. Cheers, John T. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba