From 8e30c6b0d199d1d78438a87c95cc5bc1d18cbcb0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Terpstra Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 22:18:16 +0000 Subject: Updating html stuff. (This used to be commit ab1f2fe4a840c9603bf5da5c133c137542fe0319) --- docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html | 5 +++-- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html') diff --git a/docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html b/docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html index f8f2a3ea52..af8f5e912f 100644 --- a/docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html +++ b/docs/htmldocs/msdfs.html @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ + Chapter 17. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba

Chapter 17. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System tree on Samba

Shirish Kalele

Samba Team & Veritas Software

12 Jul 2000

Features and Benefits

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12 Jul 2000

Table of Contents

Features and Benefits
Common Errors

Features and Benefits

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 @@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ network shares you want, and start Samba.

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.

Common Errors

  • Windows clients need to be rebooted + takes users directly to the appropriate shares on the network.

Common Errors

  • 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.

  • Currently there's a restriction that msdfs -- cgit