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Specific client application problems</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817020">MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of '\\MSOFFICE\\SETUP.INI'"</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817052">How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817147">Microsoft Access database opening errors</a></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2817020"></a>MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of '\\MSOFFICE\\SETUP.INI'"</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -When installing MS Office on a Samba drive for which you have admin -user permissions, ie. admin users = username, you will find the -setup program unable to complete the installation. -</p><p> -To get around this problem, do the installation without admin user -permissions The problem is that MS Office Setup checks that a file is -rdonly by trying to open it for writing. -</p><p> -Admin users can always open a file for writing, as they run as root. -You just have to install as a non-admin user and then use "chown -R" -to fix the owner. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2817052"></a>How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Microsoft Office products can be installed as an administrative installation -from which the application can either be run off the administratively installed -product that resides on a shared resource, or from which that product can be -installed onto workstation clients. -</p><p> -The general mechanism for implementing an adminstrative installation involves -running <b class="command">X:\setup /A</b>, where X is the drive letter of either CDROM or floppy. -</p><p> -This installation process will NOT install the product for use per se, but -rather results in unpacking of the compressed distribution files into a target -shared folder. For this process you need write privilidge to the share and it -is desirable to enable file locking and share mode operation during this -process. -</p><p> -Subsequent installation of MS Office from this share will FAIL unless certain -precautions are taken. This failure will be caused by share mode operation -which will prevent the MS Office installation process from re-opening various -dynamic link library files and will cause sporadic file not found problems. -</p><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p> -As soon as the administrative installation (unpacking) has completed -set the following parameters on the share containing it: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -[MSOP95] - path = /where_you_put_it - comment = Your comment - volume = "The_CD_ROM_Label" - read only = yes - available = yes - share modes = no - locking = no - browseable = yes - public = yes -</pre></li><li><p>Now you are ready to run the setup program from the Microsoft Windows -workstation as follows: <b class="command">\\"Server_Name"\MSOP95\msoffice\setup</b> -</p></li></ul></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2817147"></a>Microsoft Access database opening errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Here are some notes on running MS-Access on a Samba drive from <a href="stefank@esi.com.au" target="_top">Stefan Kjellberg</a> -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>Opening a database in 'exclusive' mode does NOT work. Samba ignores r/w/share modes on file open.</td></tr><tr><td>Make sure that you open the database as 'shared' and to 'lock modified records'</td></tr><tr><td>Of course locking must be enabled for the particular share (smb.conf)</td></tr></table><p> -</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="FAQ-Install.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="samba-faq.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-errors.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 2. Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="samba-faq.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 4. 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Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-Install.html#id2818371">My client reports "cannot locate specified share name" or similar</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-Install.html#id2818279">Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours?</a></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2818371"></a>My client reports "cannot locate specified share name" or similar</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -This message indicates that your client CAN locate the specified -server, which is a good start, but that it cannot find a service of -the name you gave. -</p><p> -The first step is to check the exact name of the service you are -trying to connect to (consult your system administrator). Assuming it -exists and you specified it correctly (read your client's docs on how -to specify a service name correctly), read on: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>Many clients cannot accept or use service names longer than eight characters.</td></tr><tr><td>Many clients cannot accept or use service names containing spaces.</td></tr><tr><td>Some servers (not Samba though) are case sensitive with service names.</td></tr><tr><td>Some clients force service names into upper case.</td></tr></table></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2818279"></a>Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -This is from Paul Eggert eggert@twinsun.com. -</p><p> -Most likely it's a problem with your time zone settings. -</p><p> -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. -</p><p> -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. -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>The Unix system clock must have the correct Universal time. Use the shell command "sh -c 'TZ=UTC0 date'" to check this.</td></tr><tr><td>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'.</td></tr></table><p> -</p><p>TZ must have the correct value.</p><p> -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 <a href="ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/" target="_top">ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/</a>. -</p><p>If your system does not support geographical timezone -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): -</p><pre class="programlisting"> - StdOffset[Dst[Offset],Date/Time,Date/Time] -</pre><p> - where: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>`Std' is the standard time designation (e.g. `PST').</td></tr><tr><td>`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.</td></tr><tr><td>`Dst' is the daylight-saving time designation -(e.g. `PDT').</td></tr><tr><td>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. -</td></tr><tr><td>`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. -</td></tr></table><p> -</p><p> -Other Posix string formats are allowed but you don't want -to know about them.</p><p> -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. -</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="FAQ-general.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="samba-faq.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-ClientApp.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 1. General Information </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="samba-faq.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 3. 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Common errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816927">Not listening for calling name</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816969">System Error 1240</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816308">smbclient ignores -N !</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816362">The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</a></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2816927"></a>Not listening for calling name</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -Session request failed (131,129) with myname=HOBBES destname=CALVIN -Not listening for calling name -</pre><p> -</p><p> -If you get this when talking to a Samba box then it means that your -global "hosts allow" or "hosts deny" settings are causing the Samba -server to refuse the connection. -</p><p> -Look carefully at your "hosts allow" and "hosts deny" lines in the -global section of smb.conf. -</p><p> -It can also be a problem with reverse DNS lookups not functioning -correctly, leading to the remote host identity not being able to -be confirmed, but that is less likely. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2816969"></a>System Error 1240</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -System error 1240 means that the client is refusing to talk -to a non-encrypting server. Microsoft changed WinNT in service -pack 3 to refuse to connect to servers that do not support -SMB password encryption. -</p><p>There are two main solutions: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>enable SMB password encryption in Samba. See the encryption part of -the samba HOWTO Collection</td></tr><tr><td>disable this behaviour in NT. See the section about -Windows NT in the chapter "Portability" of the samba HOWTO collection -</td></tr></table><p> -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2816308"></a>smbclient ignores -N !</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -“<span class="quote">When getting the list of shares available on a host using the command -<b class="command">smbclient -N -L</b> -the program always prompts for the password if the server is a Samba server. -It also ignores the "-N" argument when querying some (but not all) of our -NT servers. -</span>” -</p><p> -No, it does not ignore -N, it is just that your server rejected the -null password in the connection, so smbclient prompts for a password -to try again. -</p><p> -To get the behaviour that you probably want use <b class="command">smbclient -L host -U%</b> -</p><p> -This will set both the username and password to null, which is -an anonymous login for SMB. Using -N would only set the password -to null, and this is not accepted as an anonymous login for most -SMB servers. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2816362"></a>The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Some OSes (notably Linux) default to auto detection of file type on -cdroms and do cr/lf translation. This is a very bad idea when use with -Samba. It causes all sorts of stuff ups. -</p><p> -To overcome this problem use conv=binary when mounting the cdrom -before exporting it with Samba. -</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="FAQ-ClientApp.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="samba-faq.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-features.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 3. Specific client application problems </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="samba-faq.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 5. 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Features</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816162">How can I use samba as a fax server?</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816214">Tools for printing faxes</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816267">Making the fax-server</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882870">Installing the client drivers</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882954">Example smb.conf</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882979">Samba doesn't work well together with DHCP!</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883105">How can I assign NetBIOS names to clients with DHCP?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883153">How do I convert between unix and dos text formats?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883182">Does samba have wins replication support?</a></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2816162"></a>How can I use samba as a fax server?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p>Contributor: <a href="mailto:zuber@berlin.snafu.de" target="_top">Gerhard Zuber</a></p><p>Requirements: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>UNIX box (Linux preferred) with SAMBA and a faxmodem</td></tr><tr><td>ghostscript package</td></tr><tr><td>mgetty+sendfax package</td></tr><tr><td>pbm package (portable bitmap tools)</td></tr></table><p> -</p><p>First, install and configure the required packages. Be sure to read the mgetty+sendfax -manual carefully.</p><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2816214"></a>Tools for printing faxes</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>Your incomed faxes are in: -<tt class="filename">/var/spool/fax/incoming</tt>. Print it with:</p><pre class="programlisting"> -for i in * -do -g3cat $i | g3tolj | lpr -P hp -done -</pre><p> -</p><p> -g3cat is in the tools-section, g3tolj is in the contrib-section -for printing to HP lasers. -</p><p> -If you want to produce files for displaying and printing with Windows, use -some tools from the pbm-package like the following command: <b class="command">g3cat $i | g3topbm - | ppmtopcx - >$i.pcx</b> -and view it with your favourite Windows tool (maybe paintbrush) -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2816267"></a>Making the fax-server</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p>fetch the file <tt class="filename">mgetty+sendfax/frontends/winword/faxfilter</tt> and place it in <tt class="filename">/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/</tt>(replace /usr/local/ with whatever place you installed mgetty+sendfax)</p><p>prepare your faxspool file as mentioned in this file -edit fax/faxspool.in and reinstall or change the final -/usr/local/bin/faxspool too. -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -if [ "$user" = "root" -o "$user" = "fax" -o \ - "$user" = "lp" -o "$user" = "daemon" -o "$user" = "bin" ] -</pre><p>find the first line and change it to the second.</p><p> -make sure you have pbmtext (from the pbm-package). This is -needed for creating the small header line on each page. -</p><p>Prepare your faxheader <tt class="filename">/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/faxheader</tt></p><p> -Edit your /etc/printcap file: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -# FAX -lp3|fax:\ - :lp=/dev/null:\ - :sd=/usr/spool/lp3:\ - :if=/usr/local/etc/mgetty+sendfax/faxfilter:sh:sf:mx#0:\ - :lf=/usr/spool/lp3/fax-log: -</pre><p>Now, edit your <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> so you have a smb based printer named "fax"</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2882870"></a>Installing the client drivers</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Now you have a printer called "fax" which can be used via -TCP/IP-printing (lpd-system) or via SAMBA (windows printing). -</p><p> -On every system you are able to produce postscript-files you -are ready to fax. -</p><p> -On Windows 3.1 95 and NT: -</p><p> -Install a printer wich produces postscript output, - e.g. apple laserwriter -</p><p>Connect the "fax" to your printer.</p><p> -Now write your first fax. Use your favourite wordprocessor, -write, winword, notepad or whatever you want, and start -with the headerpage. -</p><p> -Usually each fax has a header page. It carries your name, -your address, your phone/fax-number. -</p><p> -It carries also the recipient, his address and his *** fax -number ***. Now here is the trick: -</p><p> -Use the text: -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -Fax-Nr: 123456789 -</pre><p> -as the recipients fax-number. Make sure this text does not -occur in regular text ! Make sure this text is not broken -by formatting information, e.g. format it as a single entity. -(Windows Write and Win95 Wordpad are functional, maybe newer - versions of Winword are breaking formatting information). -</p><p> -The trick is that postscript output is human readable and -the faxfilter program scans the text for this pattern and -uses the found number as the fax-destination-number. -</p><p> -Now print your fax through the fax-printer and it will be -queued for later transmission. Use faxrunq for sending the -queue out. -</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2882954"></a>Example smb.conf</h3></div></div><div></div></div><pre class="programlisting"> -[global] - printcap name = /etc/printcap - print command = /usr/bin/lpr -r -P %p %s - lpq command = /usr/bin/lpq -P %p - lprm command = /usr/bin/lprm -P %p %j - -[fax] - comment = FAX (mgetty+sendfax) - path = /tmp - printable = yes - public = yes - writable = no - create mode = 0700 - browseable = yes - guest ok = no -</pre></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2882979"></a>Samba doesn't work well together with DHCP!</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -We wish to help those folks who wish to use the ISC DHCP Server and provide -sample configuration settings. Most operating systems today come ship with -the ISC DHCP Server. ISC DHCP is available from: -<a href="ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp" target="_top">ftp://ftp.isc.org/isc/dhcp</a> -</p><p> -Incorrect configuration of MS Windows clients (Windows9X, Windows ME, Windows -NT/2000) will lead to problems with browsing and with general network -operation. Windows 9X/ME users often report problems where the TCP/IP and related -network settings will inadvertantly become reset at machine start-up resulting -in loss of configuration settings. This results in increased maintenance -overheads as well as serious user frustration. -</p><p> -In recent times users on one mailing list incorrectly attributed the cause of -network operating problems to incorrect configuration of Samba. -</p><p> -One user insisted that the only way to provent Windows95 from periodically -performing a full system reset and hardware detection process on start-up was -to install the NetBEUI protocol in addition to TCP/IP. This assertion is not -correct. -</p><p> -In the first place, there is NO need for NetBEUI. All Microsoft Windows clients -natively run NetBIOS over TCP/IP, and that is the only protocol that is -recognised by Samba. Installation of NetBEUI and/or NetBIOS over IPX will -cause problems with browse list operation on most networks. Even Windows NT -networks experience these problems when incorrectly configured Windows95 -systems share the same name space. It is important that only those protocols -that are strictly needed for site specific reasons should EVER be installed. -</p><p> -Secondly, and totally against common opinion, DHCP is NOT an evil design but is -an extension of the BOOTP protocol that has been in use in Unix environments -for many years without any of the melt-down problems that some sensationalists -would have us believe can be experienced with DHCP. In fact, DHCP in covered by -rfc1541 and is a very safe method of keeping an MS Windows desktop environment -under control and for ensuring stable network operation. -</p><p> -Please note that MS Windows systems as of MS Windows NT 3.1 and MS Windows 95 -store all network configuration settings a registry. There are a few reports -from MS Windows network administrators that warrant mention here. It would appear -that when one sets certain MS TCP/IP protocol settings (either directly or via -DHCP) that these do get written to the registry. Even though a subsequent -change of setting may occur the old value may persist in the registry. This -has been known to create serious networking problems. -</p><p> -An example of this occurs when a manual TCP/IP environment is configured to -include a NetBIOS Scope. In this event, when the administrator then changes the -configuration of the MS TCP/IP protocol stack, without first deleting the -current settings, by simply checking the box to configure the MS TCP/IP stack -via DHCP then the NetBIOS Scope that is still persistent in the registry WILL be -applied to the resulting DHCP offered settings UNLESS the DHCP server also sets -a NetBIOS Scope. It may therefore be prudent to forcibly apply a NULL NetBIOS -Scope from your DHCP server. The can be done in the dhcpd.conf file with the -parameter: -<b class="command">option netbios-scope "";</b> -</p><p> -While it is true that the Microsoft DHCP server that comes with Windows NT -Server provides only a sub-set of rfc1533 functionality this is hardly an issue -in those sites that already have a large investment and commitment to Unix -systems and technologies. The current state of the art of the DHCP Server -specification in covered in rfc2132. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2883105"></a>How can I assign NetBIOS names to clients with DHCP?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -SMB network clients need to be configured so that all standard TCP/IP name to -address resolution works correctly. Once this has been achieved the SMB -environment provides additional tools and services that act as helper agents in -the translation of SMB (NetBIOS) names to their appropriate IP Addresses. One -such helper agent is the NetBIOS Name Server (NBNS) or as Microsoft called it -in their Windows NT Server implementation WINS (Windows Internet Name Server). -</p><p> -A client needs to be configured so that it has a unique Machine (Computer) -Name. -</p><p> -This can be done, but needs a few NT registry hacks and you need to be able to -speak UNICODE, which is of course no problem for a True Wizzard(tm) :) -Instructions on how to do this (including a small util for less capable -Wizzards) can be found at -</p><p><a href="http://www.unixtools.org/~nneul/sw/nt/dhcp-netbios-hostname.html" target="_top">http://www.unixtools.org/~nneul/sw/nt/dhcp-netbios-hostname.html</a></p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2883153"></a>How do I convert between unix and dos text formats?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Jim barry has written an <a href="ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/contributed/fixcrlf.zip" target="_top"> -excellent drag-and-drop cr/lf converter for -windows</a>. 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General Information</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2867959">What do the version numbers mean?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2814202">What platforms are supported?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2817406">How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</a></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2867959"></a>What do the version numbers mean?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -It is not recommended that you run a version of Samba with the word -"alpha" in its name unless you know what you are doing and are willing -to do some debugging. Many, many people just get the latest -recommended stable release version and are happy. If you are brave, by -all means take the plunge and help with the testing and development - -but don't install it on your departmental server. Samba is typically -very stable and safe, and this is mostly due to the policy of many -public releases. -</p><p> -How the scheme works: -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>When major changes are made the version number is increased. For -example, the transition from 1.9.15 to 1.9.16. However, this version -number will not appear immediately and people should continue to use -1.9.15 for production systems (see next point.)</td></tr><tr><td>Just after major changes are made the software is considered -unstable, and a series of alpha releases are distributed, for example -1.9.16alpha1. These are for testing by those who know what they are -doing. The "alpha" in the filename will hopefully scare off those who -are just looking for the latest version to install.</td></tr><tr><td>When the release manager, currently Jerry, thinks that the alphas have stabilised to the point -where he would recommend new users install it, he renames it to the -same version number without the alpha, for example 1.9.16.</td></tr><tr><td>Inevitably bugs are found in the "stable" releases and minor patch -levels are released which give us the pXX series, for example 1.9.16p2.</td></tr></table><p> -</p><p> -So the progression goes: - -</p><pre class="programlisting"> -1.9.15p7 (production) -1.9.15p8 (production) -1.9.16alpha1 (test sites only) -: -1.9.16alpha20 (test sites only) -1.9.16 (production) -1.9.16p1 (production) -</pre><p> -</p><p> -The above system means that whenever someone looks at the samba ftp -site they will be able to grab the highest numbered release without an -alpha in the name and be sure of getting the current recommended -version. -</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2814202"></a>What platforms are supported?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Many different platforms have run Samba successfully. The platforms -most widely used and thus best tested are Linux and SunOS.</p><p> -At time of writing, there is support (or has been support for in earlier -versions): -</p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td>A/UX 3.0</td></tr><tr><td>AIX</td></tr><tr><td>Altos Series 386/1000</td></tr><tr><td>Amiga</td></tr><tr><td>Apollo Domain/OS sr10.3</td></tr><tr><td>BSDI </td></tr><tr><td>B.O.S. (Bull Operating System)</td></tr><tr><td>Cray, Unicos 8.0</td></tr><tr><td>Convex</td></tr><tr><td>DGUX. </td></tr><tr><td>DNIX.</td></tr><tr><td>FreeBSD</td></tr><tr><td>HP-UX</td></tr><tr><td>Intergraph. </td></tr><tr><td>Linux with/without shadow passwords and quota</td></tr><tr><td>LYNX 2.3.0</td></tr><tr><td>MachTen (a unix like system for Macintoshes)</td></tr><tr><td>Motorola 88xxx/9xx range of machines</td></tr><tr><td>NetBSD</td></tr><tr><td>NEXTSTEP Release 2.X, 3.0 and greater (including OPENSTEP for Mach).</td></tr><tr><td>OS/2 using EMX 0.9b</td></tr><tr><td>OSF1</td></tr><tr><td>QNX 4.22</td></tr><tr><td>RiscIX. </td></tr><tr><td>RISCOs 5.0B</td></tr><tr><td>SEQUENT. </td></tr><tr><td>SCO (including: 3.2v2, European dist., OpenServer 5)</td></tr><tr><td>SGI.</td></tr><tr><td>SMP_DC.OSx v1.1-94c079 on Pyramid S series</td></tr><tr><td>SONY NEWS, NEWS-OS (4.2.x and 6.1.x)</td></tr><tr><td>SUNOS 4</td></tr><tr><td>SUNOS 5.2, 5.3, and 5.4 (Solaris 2.2, 2.3, and '2.4 and later')</td></tr><tr><td>Sunsoft ISC SVR3V4</td></tr><tr><td>SVR4</td></tr><tr><td>System V with some berkely extensions (Motorola 88k R32V3.2).</td></tr><tr><td>ULTRIX.</td></tr><tr><td>UNIXWARE</td></tr><tr><td>UXP/DS</td></tr></table></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2817406"></a>How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -Look at <a href="http://samba.org/samba/archives.html" target="_top">the samba mailing list page</a> -</p></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="samba-faq.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="samba-faq.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-Install.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Samba FAQ </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="samba-faq.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 2. 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General Information"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Samba FAQ</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"> </td><th width="60%" align="center"> </th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-general.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="book" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a name="Samba-FAQ"></a>Samba FAQ</h1></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="surname">Samba Team</span></h3></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">October 2002</p></div></div><div></div><hr></div><div class="dedication" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="id2881946"></a>Dedication</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> -This is the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document for -Samba, the free and very popular SMB server product. An SMB server -allows file and printer connections from clients such as Windows, -OS/2, Linux and others. Current to version 3.0. Please send any -corrections to the samba documentation mailinglist at -<a href="mailto:samba-doc@samba.org" target="_top">samba-doc@samba.org</a>. -This FAQ was based on the old Samba FAQ by Dan Shearer and Paul Blackman, -and the old samba text documents which were mostly written by John Terpstra. -</p></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt>1. <a href="FAQ-general.html">General Information</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2867959">What do the version numbers mean?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2814202">What platforms are supported?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-general.html#id2817406">How do I subscribe to the Samba Mailing Lists?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>2. <a href="FAQ-Install.html">Compiling and installing Samba on a Unix host</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-Install.html#id2818371">My client reports "cannot locate specified share name" or similar</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-Install.html#id2818279">Why are my file's timestamps off by an hour, or by a few hours?</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>3. <a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html">Specific client application problems</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817020">MS Office Setup reports "Cannot change properties of '\\MSOFFICE\\SETUP.INI'"</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817052">How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-ClientApp.html#id2817147">Microsoft Access database opening errors</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>4. <a href="FAQ-errors.html">Common errors</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816927">Not listening for calling name</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816969">System Error 1240</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816308">smbclient ignores -N !</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-errors.html#id2816362">The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</a></dt></dl></dd><dt>5. <a href="FAQ-features.html">Features</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816162">How can I use samba as a fax server?</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816214">Tools for printing faxes</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2816267">Making the fax-server</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882870">Installing the client drivers</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882954">Example smb.conf</a></dt></dl></dd><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2882979">Samba doesn't work well together with DHCP!</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883105">How can I assign NetBIOS names to clients with DHCP?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883153">How do I convert between unix and dos text formats?</a></dt><dt><a href="FAQ-features.html#id2883182">Does samba have wins replication support?</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="FAQ-general.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top"> </td><td width="20%" align="center"> </td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 1. 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