From 97e3422f41d94209577713af4f3a94e97d6c4eda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Samba Release Account Date: Sat, 4 May 1996 07:50:45 +0000 Subject: Initial version imported to CVS (This used to be commit 65968b294351d2612d1bf94236d1fcbf853c494e) --- docs/README.OS2 | 81 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 81 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/README.OS2 (limited to 'docs/README.OS2') diff --git a/docs/README.OS2 b/docs/README.OS2 new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ffd818d4ce --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/README.OS2 @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +Samba 1.9.15p8 for OS/2 : REQUIRES emx 0.9b. + + +Please read the file README, which contains general information about +the configuration and use of Samba. + + +Notes specific to OS/2 port: +============================ + +Filenames have been shortened to 8.3 in case anyone is using FAT. +Files affected are: +smb.conf -> smb.cfg smbclient -> smbclnt.exe +smbstatus -> smbstat.exe nmblookup -> nmblook.exe + +As I only use HPFS, I can't guarantee this will work on FAT systems, +although I have tried to stick to 8.3 filenames. I have noticed some +temporary files being created with long filenames by smbd when I tried +printing (which does not work yet anyway). nmbd will not be able to +create browse lists on FAT systems, as it uses temporary files with +long file names. + +smb.cfg should be in the directory smbd is started from. The path to +smb.cfg is a compile time option, so if you are compiling from source +you can set this to an absolute path to remove this restriction. + +User home directories not supported. This doesn't make much sense on +OS/2. I haven't actually disabled anything, so if you try setting +this up, behaivour is undefined. + +Password support is incomplete (I have found a crypt() routine, but +lack of passwd file support in the EMX libraries make support difficult +without major changes). + +Printing does not appear to be working. OS/2's lpq gives output in a +different format than the versions of lpq already supported by samba. +This will be easy to accomodate, but there is not much point until I can +get lpr working properly. + + + +Source is available from the Samba WWW site : + +http://lake.canberra.edu.au/pub/samba/ + +EMX 0.9b is available from hobbes.nmsu.edu, ftp.cdrom.com, ftp.leo.org and +other OS/2 FTP sites. emxrt.zip contains the required libraries. + +Bugs: +===== + +Known problems: +=============== + +Printing does not work. I have tried using REXX scripts with path info +built in, and watched the processes startup properly but nothing comes +out of the printer (remote via lpr in this case). +If you can get it going, please let me know how you did it. + +The output from OS/2's lpq.exe is not understood by smbd, so all querys +about the print queue say it is empty. Printing doesn't work anyway, +so I have not attempted to fix this yet. + +Temporary files are created with long filenames (when printing, and updating +browse list) + +Bug reports for the OS/2 port should be sent to Jason Rumney . + +Change log: +=========== + +Changes from release 1 to release 2. + +nmblookup (nmblook.exe) is included, and works. + +An attempt at password support was made using the gnuufc crypt routines, +but then I found that a lot of functions in the EMX libraries to do with +passwd files don't actually do anything. + +Browse lists should now work if you use HPFS and set your lock directory +to an absolute pathname. -- cgit