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diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/msdfs_setup.html b/docs/htmldocs/msdfs_setup.html deleted file mode 100644 index 36b9911bae..0000000000 --- a/docs/htmldocs/msdfs_setup.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,210 +0,0 @@ -<HTML -><HEAD -><TITLE ->Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</TITLE -><META -NAME="GENERATOR" -CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.57"></HEAD -><BODY -CLASS="ARTICLE" -BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" -TEXT="#000000" -LINK="#0000FF" -VLINK="#840084" -ALINK="#0000FF" -><DIV -CLASS="ARTICLE" -><DIV -CLASS="TITLEPAGE" -><H1 -CLASS="TITLE" -><A -NAME="MSDFS" ->Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba</A -></H1 -><HR></DIV -><DIV -CLASS="SECT1" -><H1 -CLASS="SECT1" -><A -NAME="AEN3" ->Instructions</A -></H1 -><P ->The Distributed File System (or 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 etc. For more information about Dfs, refer to <A -HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/downloads/winfeatures/NTSDistrFile/AdminGuide.asp" -TARGET="_top" -> Microsoft documentation</A ->. </P -><P ->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="PARAMETER" -><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" -><TT -CLASS="PARAMETER" -><I -> host msdfs</I -></TT -></A -> parameter in the <TT -CLASS="FILENAME" ->smb.conf - </TT -> file. You designate a share as a Dfs root using the share - level boolean <A -HREF="smb.conf.5.html#MSDFSROOT" -TARGET="_top" -><TT -CLASS="PARAMETER" -><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->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, \\storage1\share1).</P -><P ->Dfs trees on Samba work with all Dfs-aware clients ranging - from Windows 95 to 2000.</P -><P ->Here's an example of setting up a Dfs tree on a Samba - server.</P -><P -><PRE -CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING" -># The smb.conf file: -[global] - netbios name = SAMBA - host msdfs = yes - -[dfs] - path = /export/dfsroot - msdfs root = yes - </PRE -></P -><P ->In the /export/dfsroot directory we set up our dfs links to - other servers on the network.</P -><P -><TT -CLASS="PROMPT" ->root# </TT -><TT -CLASS="USERINPUT" -><B ->cd /export/dfsroot</B -></TT -></P -><P -><TT -CLASS="PROMPT" ->root# </TT -><TT -CLASS="USERINPUT" -><B ->chown root /export/dfsroot</B -></TT -></P -><P -><TT -CLASS="PROMPT" ->root# </TT -><TT -CLASS="USERINPUT" -><B ->chmod 755 /export/dfsroot</B -></TT -></P -><P -><TT -CLASS="PROMPT" ->root# </TT -><TT -CLASS="USERINPUT" -><B ->ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka</B -></TT -></P -><P -><TT -CLASS="PROMPT" ->root# </TT -><TT -CLASS="USERINPUT" -><B ->ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</B -></TT -></P -><P ->You should set up the permissions and ownership of - the directory acting as the Dfs root such 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 -CLASS="SECT2" -><HR><H2 -CLASS="SECT2" -><A -NAME="AEN38" ->Notes</A -></H2 -><P -></P -><UL -><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 that only designated users can - modify the symbolic links in the directory.</P -></LI -></UL -></DIV -></DIV -></DIV -></BODY -></HTML ->
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