Re: So what is ksmbfs pkg for?

[Eloy A. Paris]

Ben Pfaff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

:So what is the ksmbfs pkg for anyway? 
:
: I think that the ksmbfs stuff got merged in samba a few versions
: back.  Perhaps the ksmbfs package will disappear eventually.

To summarize:

Package samba: it allows to convert your Linux box in a SMB server,
just like Windows 95 and NT computers (NT Domain support is not there
yet although the Samba team are working on ti - this will allow you to
get rid of Windows NT boxes that are PDC and BDC for domains). The
smbclient program is part of the Samba package. Status: current and
maintained.

Package smbfs: smbmount and smbumount userland utilities that allow you
to mount a smbfs file system. This package is for kernels < 2.1.70.
This package _replaces_ package ksmbfs which should be removed from
Hamm (I already filed a bug against ftp.debian.org about this).
Status: current and maintained.

Package smbfsx: smbmount and smbumount userland utilities that allow you
to mount a smbfs file system. This package is for kernels > 2.1.70.
The sources for this package are the same as for the Samba package
(smbfs utilities were merged with Samba 1.9.18). Status: current and
maintained.

Package ksmbfs: is obsolete, is obsolete and must be removed from
Debian 2.0 and above. It is not even libc6 compliant. Don't use it,
use package smbfs instead. Status: obsolete.

Please note that I have been asked to merge packages smbfs and smbfsx
in just one package and provide stub scripts to call the right binary
depending on the kernel version. I don't like this idea and I don't
think I'll have the time to think about it before Debian 2.0.

Regards,

E.-
(maintainer of smbfs, smbfsx and samba)

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Re: So what is ksmbfs pkg for?

[Ben Pfaff]

   That works great. Thanks. Linux box reaches out across the Ethernet and 
   grabs files from the windoze95 machines just fine.

   I was under the (apparently false) impression that ksmbfs was sufficient 
   if all you wanted was a smb client on the Linux box, that Samba was 
   necessary only if you wanted a smb server.

   So what is the ksmbfs pkg for anyway? 

I think that the ksmbfs stuff got merged in samba a few versions
back.  Perhaps the ksmbfs package will disappear eventually.


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So what is ksmbfs pkg for?

[Richard B. Talley]

On 14 Feb 98 at 23:00, Remco wrote:

> On Sat, 14 Feb 1998, Richard B. Talley wrote:
> 
>  : I can't find smbclient or smbmount anywhere on the system. I've been 
>  : through all the FAQ's and HOWTO's.
> 
> Try the samba package:
>   hamm/hamm/binary-i386/net/samba_1.9.18p2-1.deb

That works great. Thanks. Linux box reaches out across the Ethernet and 
grabs files from the windoze95 machines just fine.

I was under the (apparently false) impression that ksmbfs was sufficient 
if all you wanted was a smb client on the Linux box, that Samba was 
necessary only if you wanted a smb server.

So what is the ksmbfs pkg for anyway? 

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