I read somewhere that Samba re-reads its config file every minute or so. I think one of my servers (2.2.0a) does this but the other (2.2.8a) seems to take longer.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryan Novosielski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ww m-pubsyssamba" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: Re: [Samba] Can I reconfigure Samba share without restart smb service? > AFAIK, Samba will notice a change on its own as well. > > ---- _ _ _ _ ___ _ _ _ > |Y#| | | |\/| | \ |\ | | | Ryan Novosielski - Jr. UNIX Systems Admin > |$&| |__| | | |__/ | \| _| | [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 973/972.0922 (2-0922) > \__/ Univ. of Med. and Dent. | IST/ACS - NJMS Medical Science Bldg - C630 > > On Fri, 30 Apr 2004, ww m-pubsyssamba wrote: > > > Everytime I add or remove some samba shares, I must restart smb service to take effect. Is there anyway to reconfig it without restart? > > > > > > >> Yes there is, you must "kill -HUP" your parent smbd process, either work out which pid it is from running ps -aef (-aux or whatever > > for your UNIX platform) or cat /sambainstalldir/var/locks/smbd.pid file which contains the PID, then "kill -HUP YourPID" > > For already established client connections they may not see the changes until they disconnect but for new connections your > > smb.conf/share changes will be visable, > > > > cheers Andy. > > > > << > > > > BBCi at http://www.bbc.co.uk/ > > > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > > stated. > > If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in > > reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. > > Further communication will signify your consent to this. > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.680 / Virus Database: 442 - Release Date: 10/05/2004 -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba