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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount b/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount deleted file mode 100644 index 0c9d9bbe50..0000000000 --- a/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount +++ /dev/null @@ -1,51 +0,0 @@ -Date: February 26, 1999 - -Subject: smbmount / smbmnt / smbumount -============================================================================= - -The Samba-Team wishes to make known that the above programs are a part of -the SMBFS software package for the Linux operating system. They are very -definitely NOT part of Samba and are in general NOT supported by the -Samba-Team. - -In repsonse to flames to comp.protocols.smb and to feedback to -samba-bugs@samba.org we wish to place on record that the reason for which -these programs have not received the attention that some folks expect -from the Samba-Team is as stated above, they are NOT part of samba. - -Out of empathy for the Samba user base we have taken the liberty of -including patched source code for the above "SMBFS package" utilities -in the Samba tarball. - -Mike Warfield is temporary caretaker of SMBFS and may be contacted at -mike@samba.org. - -In deference to the fact that these programs are NOT part of Samba -the default binary packaging facilities included in the samba tarball -do NOT automatically create the updates needed for the Linux 2.2.x -kernel. If you require the updated smbmount / smbmnt / smbumount tools -then it will be necessary to modify the samba2.spec file to include -the --with-smbmount option to the samba "configure" script _AND_ -you will need to add these files to the appropriate locations in the "install" -and "files" sections also. The platform specific RPM SPEC files that you -will need to modify may be found under ~samba/packaging/"platform". - -The Samba-Team has considered the alternatives. These are: - 1) Include all SMBFS code with Samba: - - rejected because we do not have the resources to support it. - - SMBFS is specific and limited to Linux - 2) Just build the smbmount / smbmnt / smbumount binaries: - - doing this will break RPM dependencies for the SMBFS package - - this is not a good option either - 3) Encourage people to use the "smbsh" utility that is part of samba - and is being developed to replace the need for "SMBFS" - - this is portable to platforms other than Linux - - it allows each user to authenticate as themselves instead - of allowing all users to use an SMB session that is - authenticated as just one user. - -We have chosen the later and hope that our users will understand and support -the decision that has been made. - -For and on behalf of the Samba-Team -John H Terpstra |