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Classical Printing Support"></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">Chapter 17. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="InterdomainTrusts.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part III. Advanced Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="printing.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="msdfs"></a>Chapter 17. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Shirish</span> <span class="surname">Kalele</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team & Veritas Software<br></span><div class="address"><p><br> + <tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:samba@samba.org">samba@samba.org</a>></tt><br> + </p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><tt class="email"><<a href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></tt></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">12 Jul 2000</p></div></div><div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><a href="msdfs.html#id2920158">Features and Benefits</a></dt><dt><a href="msdfs.html#id2920447">Common Errors</a></dt><dd><dl><dt><a href="msdfs.html#id2920488">MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</a></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2920158"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div><div></div></div><p> + The Distributed File System (DFS) provides a means of separating the logical + view of files and directories that users see from the actual physical locations + of these resources on the network. It allows for higher availability, smoother + storage expansion, load balancing, and so on. + </p><p> + For information about DFS, refer to the +<ulink url="http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/downloads/winfeatures/NTSDistrFile/AdminGuide.asp">Microsoft documentation</ulink>. + This document explains how to host a DFS tree on a UNIX machine (for DFS-aware + clients to browse) using Samba. + </p><p> + To enable SMB-based DFS for Samba, configure it with the <tt class="option">--with-msdfs</tt> + option. Once built, a Samba server can be made a DFS server by setting the global + Boolean <a class="indexterm" name="id2920201"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>host msdfs</tt></i> + parameter in the <tt class="filename">smb.conf</tt> file. You designate a share as a DFS + root using the Share Level Boolean <a class="indexterm" name="id2920223"></a><i class="parameter"><tt>msdfs root</tt></i> parameter. A DFS root directory on Samba hosts DFS + links in the form of symbolic links that point to other servers. For example, a symbolic link + <tt class="filename">junction->msdfs:storage1\share1</tt> in the share directory acts + as the DFS junction. When DFS-aware clients attempt to access the junction link, + they are redirected to the storage location (in this case, <i class="parameter"><tt>\\storage1\share1</tt></i>). + </p><p> + DFS trees on Samba work with all DFS-aware clients ranging from Windows 95 to 200x. + <link linkend="dfscfg"> shows how to setup a DFS tree on a Samba server. + In the <tt class="filename">/export/dfsroot</tt> directory, you set up your DFS links to + other servers on the network. +</p><pre class="screen"> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>cd /export/dfsroot</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>chown root /export/dfsroot</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>chmod 755 /export/dfsroot</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka</tt></b> +<tt class="prompt">root# </tt><b class="userinput"><tt>ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</tt></b> +</pre><p> +</p><p> +</p><div class="example"><a name="dfscfg"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 17.1. smb.conf with DFS configured</b></p><table class="simplelist" border="0" summary="Simple list"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[global]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>netbios name = GANDALF</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>host msdfs = yes</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>[dfs]</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>path = /export/dfsroot</tt></i></td></tr><tr><td><i class="parameter"><tt>msdfs root = yes</tt></i></td></tr></table></div><p> +</p><p>You should set up the permissions and ownership of + the directory acting as the DFS root so that only designated + users can create, delete or modify the msdfs links. Also note + that symlink names should be all lowercase. This limitation exists + to have Samba avoid trying all the case combinations to get at + the link name. Finally, set up the symbolic links to point to the + network shares you want and start Samba.</p><p>Users on DFS-aware clients can now browse the DFS tree + on the Samba server at \\samba\dfs. Accessing + links linka or linkb (which appear as directories to the client) + takes users directly to the appropriate shares on the network.</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id2920447"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div><div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul type="disc"><li><p>Windows clients need to be rebooted + if a previously mounted non-DFS share is made a DFS + root or vice versa. A better way is to introduce a + new share and make it the DFS root.</p></li><li><p>Currently, there's a restriction that msdfs + symlink names should all be lowercase.</p></li><li><p>For security purposes, the directory + acting as the root of the DFS tree should have ownership + and permissions set so only designated users can + modify the symbolic links in the directory.</p></li></ul></div><div class="sect2" lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id2920488"></a>MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</h3></div></div><div></div></div><p> + A network administrator sent advice to the Samba mailing list + after a long sessions trying to determine why DFS was not working. + His advice is worth noting. + </p><p>“<span class="quote"> + I spent some time trying to figure out why my particular + dfs root wasn't working. I noted in the documenation that + the symlink should be in all lowercase. It should be + amended that the entire path to the symlink should all be + in lowercase as well. + </span>”</p><p> + For example, I had a share defined as such: + + </p><pre class="screen"> + [pub] + path = /export/home/Shares/public_share + msdfs root = yes + </pre><p> + + and I could not make my Windows 9x/Me (with the dfs client installed) + follow this symlink: + + </p><pre class="screen"> + damage1 -> msdfs:damage\test-share + </pre><p> + </p><p> + Running a debug level of 10 reveals: + + </p><pre class="programlisting"> + [2003/08/20 11:40:33, 5] msdfs/msdfs.c:is_msdfs_link(176) + is_msdfs_link: /export/home/shares/public_share/* does not exist. + </pre><p> + + Curious. So I changed the directory name from .../Shares/... to + .../shares/... 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