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diff --git a/docs/samba.faq b/docs/samba.faq index de5c16c5c6..7e624a390c 100644 --- a/docs/samba.faq +++ b/docs/samba.faq @@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ originally written by Karl Auer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * 2: What is the current version of Samba? -At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.15. If you want to be sure +At time of writing, the current version was 1.9.16. If you want to be sure check the bottom of the change-log file. (ftp://samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/alpha/change-log) @@ -587,6 +587,84 @@ This info from Stefan Hergeth may be useful: Stefan Hergeth <hergeth@f7axp1.informatik.fh-muenchen.de> +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +* 6: Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours? + +This is from Paul Eggert <eggert@twinsun.com>. + +Most likely it's a problem with your time zone settings. + +Internally, Samba maintains time in traditional Unix format, +namely, the number of seconds since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 Universal Time +(or ``GMT''), not counting leap seconds. + +On the server side, Samba uses the Unix TZ variable to convert internal +timestamps to and from local time. So on the server side, there are two +things to get right. + + 1. The Unix system clock must have the correct Universal time. + Use the shell command "sh -c 'TZ=UTC0 date'" to check this. + + 2. The TZ environment variable must be set on the server + before Samba is invoked. The details of this depend on the + server OS, but typically you must edit a file whose name is + /etc/TIMEZONE or /etc/default/init, or run the command `zic -l'. + + 3. TZ must have the correct value. + + 3a. If possible, use geographical time zone settings + (e.g. TZ='America/Los_Angeles' or perhaps + TZ=':US/Pacific'). These are supported by most + popular Unix OSes, are easier to get right, and are + more accurate for historical timestamps. If your + operating system has out-of-date tables, you should be + able to update them from the public domain time zone + tables at <URL:ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/>. + + 3b. If your system does not support geographical time zone + settings, you must use a Posix-style TZ strings, e.g. + TZ='PST8PDT,M4.1.0/2,M10.5.0/2' for US Pacific time. + Posix TZ strings can take the following form (with optional + items in brackets): + + StdOffset[Dst[Offset],Date/Time,Date/Time] + + where: + + `Std' is the standard time designation (e.g. `PST'). + + `Offset' is the number of hours behind UTC (e.g. `8'). + Prepend a `-' if you are ahead of UTC, and + append `:30' if you are at a half-hour offset. + Omit all the remaining items if you do not use + daylight-saving time. + + `Dst' is the daylight-saving time designation + (e.g. `PDT'). + + The optional second `Offset' is the number of + hours that daylight-saving time is behind UTC. + The default is 1 hour ahead of standard time. + + `Date/Time,Date/Time' specify when daylight-saving + time starts and ends. The format for a date is + `Mm.n.d', which specifies the dth day (0 is Sunday) + of the nth week of the mth month, where week 5 means + the last such day in the month. The format for a + time is [h]h[:mm[:ss]], using a 24-hour clock. + + Other Posix string formats are allowed but you don't want + to know about them. + +On the client side, you must make sure that your client's clock and +time zone is also set appropriately. [[I don't know how to do this.]] + +Samba traditionally has had many problems dealing with time zones, due +to the bizarre ways that Microsoft network protocols handle time +zones. A common symptom is for file timestamps to be off by an hour. +To work around the problem, try disconnecting from your Samba server +and then reconnecting to it; or upgrade your Samba server to +1.9.16alpha10 or later. =============================================================================== SECTION FIVE: Specific client application problems diff --git a/docs/textdocs/DOMAIN_CONTROL.txt b/docs/textdocs/DOMAIN_CONTROL.txt index 0081cf640e..b7f32e5f73 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/DOMAIN_CONTROL.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/DOMAIN_CONTROL.txt @@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Subject: Windows NT Domain Control & Samba ================================= Windows NT Server can be installed as either a plain file and print server -or as a server that participates in Domain Control. +or as a server that participates in Domain Control. The same is true for +OS/2 Warp Server, Digital Pathworks and other similar products, all of which +can participate in Domain Control along with Windows NT. To many people these terms can be confusing, so let's try to clear the air. diff --git a/docs/textdocs/Support.txt b/docs/textdocs/Support.txt index 87c3079e98..92490e4d80 100644 --- a/docs/textdocs/Support.txt +++ b/docs/textdocs/Support.txt @@ -72,13 +72,16 @@ Unix Systems and TCP/IP Network design, programming, and administration. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -SolutionS R Us has been in business for 3+ years providing viable 3rd -party support in system/network administration. With our own Linux -distribution which we're constantly improving to make it the best and -using it to provide total solutions for companies which are open to -using Linux. +Craftwork Solutions Inc. -Mauro DePalma <mauro@sru.com> +Craftwork Solutions Inc. is dedicated to providing the best possible +services to our customers. The Craftworks team will provide you with a +total solution package that will work for you both today and tomorrow. +With our own Linux Distribution which we are constantly improving to make +it the best and using it to provide total solutions for companies which +are open to using Linux. + +Please contact mary@craftwork.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ @@ -147,17 +150,6 @@ philm@esi.com.au (Australia; New South Wales; SYDNEY; North East) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -EDINBUGH - SCOTLAND - -Charlie Hussey email charlie@edina.demon.co.uk -Edina Software Limited tel 0131 657 1129 -4 James Street fax 0131 669 9092 -Edinburgh EH15 2DS - -SAMBA experience: SCO UNIX <=> WfWg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LONDON - ENGLAND Mark H. 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