One question: amongst all those "other servers", how do we find which server is the preferred one (by locality), in a programmatic way?
Cheers -David 2012/1/17 Daniel Müller <muel...@tropenklinik.de> > THis is what is working: > > Msdfs root and host msdfs and msdfs proxy are the things you need. > You have a server let's call A. > A is your redirection server to any share on other servers. > > You need in you smb.conf ex: > [global] > > host msdfs=yes > > [homes] > Msfds root=yes > Msdfs proxy= \serveronwhichyourhomesharesare\homes > > [docs] > > Msdfs root=yes > Msdfs proxy= \serveronwhichyourdocsare\docs > > The shares on the servers to which the users are redirected are quiet > normal > shares > Ex: > [homes] > > comment=homeshares %U > path= /yourpath/tohomeshares/%U > valid users=%S > > ----------------------------------------------- > EDV Daniel Müller > > Leitung EDV > Tropenklinik Paul-Lechler-Krankenhaus > Paul-Lechler-Str. 24 > 72076 Tübingen > > Tel.: 07071/206-463, Fax: 07071/206-499 > eMail: muel...@tropenklinik.de > Internet: www.tropenklinik.de > ----------------------------------------------- > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: samba-boun...@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-boun...@lists.samba.org] > Im > Auftrag von Jonathan Buzzard > Gesendet: Montag, 16. Januar 2012 15:50 > An: samba@lists.samba.org > Betreff: Re: [Samba] MSDFS on [homes] share for two samba servers > > > On Sun, 2012-01-15 at 12:35 +0100, Michal Bruncko wrote: > > Hello Jonathan, > > > > thank you for answer. You have right, that is good idea with making > > standalone (virtual) redirection server for all people. But here is > > another question: it is possible creates this redirection shares on that > > virtual server with the most simple path like \\virtual.filesrv\user ? > > Or i need to using something like this: > \\virtual.filesrv\msdfs_share\user > ? > > > > It is a while since I last did this and don't have a working test rig as > at my current job we have this horrid automounter/NFS combo that I am > working to get rid of. Therefore you would have to test this out for > yourself, though in the past when I did this it did not matter as the > home directory path was recovered from AD as part of the login process. > > I would try start with a "template homedir = /homes/%u" on your virtual > server, create all the necessary symlinks in the /homes directory for > all your users so they point to the correct physical server and then add > to the [homes] share on your virtual server an "msdfs root = yes" option > and see if it works. I suspect it won't however. > > The other option is to create explicit shares for each users home > directory and add an msdfs proxy option to each share definition. Rather > less manageable though. > > Option one would be good for a CTBD setup as you can publish a "\ > \homes.mycorp.com\homes" share for your users to use, and then under the > hood load balance across your servers using a "exec > = /usr/local/sbin/mklnk.pl %u" with an appropriate script that creates > as required an MSDFS style link when you first connect randomly to one > of your CTDB IP addresses. > > JAB. > > -- > Jonathan A. Buzzard Email: jonathan (at) buzzard.me.uk > Fife, United Kingdom. > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba