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>Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</TITLE
><META
NAME="GENERATOR"
-CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK
+CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.76b+
+"><LINK
REL="HOME"
TITLE="SAMBA Project Documentation"
HREF="samba-howto-collection.html"><LINK
@@ -73,17 +74,13 @@ WIDTH="100%"></DIV
CLASS="CHAPTER"
><H1
><A
-NAME="MSDFS"
-></A
->Chapter 12. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</H1
+NAME="MSDFS">Chapter 13. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</H1
><DIV
CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN1896"
->12.1. Instructions</A
-></H1
+NAME="AEN1859">13.1. Instructions</H1
><P
>The Distributed File System (or Dfs) provides a means of
separating the logical view of files and directories that users
@@ -99,17 +96,21 @@ TARGET="_top"
machine (for Dfs-aware clients to browse) using Samba.</P
><P
>To enable SMB-based DFS for Samba, configure it with the
- <VAR
+ <TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
->--with-msdfs</VAR
+><I
+>--with-msdfs</I
+></TT
> option. Once built, a
Samba server can be made a Dfs server by setting the global
boolean <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#HOSTMSDFS"
TARGET="_top"
-><VAR
+><TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
-> host msdfs</VAR
+><I
+> host msdfs</I
+></TT
></A
> parameter in the <TT
CLASS="FILENAME"
@@ -119,16 +120,18 @@ CLASS="FILENAME"
level boolean <A
HREF="smb.conf.5.html#MSDFSROOT"
TARGET="_top"
-><VAR
+><TT
CLASS="PARAMETER"
-> msdfs root</VAR
+><I
+> msdfs root</I
+></TT
></A
> 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-&#62;msdfs:storage1\share1</TT
+>junction-&gt;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
@@ -156,44 +159,54 @@ CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
>In the /export/dfsroot directory we set up our dfs links to
other servers on the network.</P
><P
-><SAMP
+><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
->root# </SAMP
-><KBD
+>root# </TT
+><TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
->cd /export/dfsroot</KBD
+><B
+>cd /export/dfsroot</B
+></TT
></P
><P
-><SAMP
+><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
->root# </SAMP
-><KBD
+>root# </TT
+><TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
->chown root /export/dfsroot</KBD
+><B
+>chown root /export/dfsroot</B
+></TT
></P
><P
-><SAMP
+><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
->root# </SAMP
-><KBD
+>root# </TT
+><TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
->chmod 755 /export/dfsroot</KBD
+><B
+>chmod 755 /export/dfsroot</B
+></TT
></P
><P
-><SAMP
+><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
->root# </SAMP
-><KBD
+>root# </TT
+><TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
->ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka</KBD
+><B
+>ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka</B
+></TT
></P
><P
-><SAMP
+><TT
CLASS="PROMPT"
->root# </SAMP
-><KBD
+>root# </TT
+><TT
CLASS="USERINPUT"
->ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</KBD
+><B
+>ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</B
+></TT
></P
><P
>You should set up the permissions and ownership of
@@ -213,9 +226,7 @@ CLASS="SECT2"
><H2
CLASS="SECT2"
><A
-NAME="AEN1931"
->12.1.1. Notes</A
-></H2
+NAME="AEN1894">13.1.1. Notes</H2
><P
></P
><UL