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diff --git a/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount b/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..0c9d9bbe50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/textdocs/README.smbmount @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +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 |