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Classical Printing Support"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Chapter 20. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System Tree</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="InterdomainTrusts.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Part III. Advanced Configuration</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="classicalprinting.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="chapter" title="Chapter 20. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System Tree"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title"><a name="msdfs"></a>Chapter 20. Hosting a Microsoft Distributed File System Tree</h2></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">Shirish</span> <span class="surname">Kalele</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team & Veritas Software<br></span><div class="address"><p><br> - <code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:samba@samba.org">samba@samba.org</a>></code><br> - </p></div></div></div></div><div><div class="author"><h3 class="author"><span class="firstname">John</span> <span class="othername">H.</span> <span class="surname">Terpstra</span></h3><div class="affiliation"><span class="orgname">Samba Team<br></span><div class="address"><p><code class="email"><<a class="email" href="mailto:jht@samba.org">jht@samba.org</a>></code></p></div></div></div></div><div><p class="pubdate">12 Jul 2000</p></div></div></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id388393">Features and Benefits</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="msdfs.html#id388783">Common Errors</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="msdfs.html#id388812">MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</a></span></dt></dl></dd></dl></div><div class="sect1" title="Features and Benefits"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id388393"></a>Features and Benefits</h2></div></div></div><p> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388401"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388410"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388417"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388424"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388430"></a> - The distributed file system (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, and so on. - </p><p> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388443"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388450"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388456"></a> - For information about DFS, refer to the <a class="ulink" href="http://www.microsoft.com/NTServer/nts/downloads/winfeatures/NTSDistrFile/AdminGuide.asp" target="_top">Microsoft - documentation</a>. This document explains how to host a DFS tree on a UNIX machine (for DFS-aware clients - to browse) using Samba. - </p><p> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388474"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388481"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388488"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388495"></a> - A Samba server can be made a DFS server by setting the global Boolean <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#HOSTMSDFS" target="_top">host msdfs</a> - parameter in the <code class="filename">smb.conf</code> file. You designate a share as a DFS root using the share-level Boolean - <a class="link" href="smb.conf.5.html#MSDFSROOT" target="_top">msdfs root</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 - <code class="filename">junction->msdfs:storage1\share1</code> 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, <em class="parameter"><code>\\storage1\share1</code></em>). - </p><p> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388551"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388558"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388564"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388571"></a> - DFS trees on Samba work with all DFS-aware clients ranging from Windows 95 to 200x. - <a class="link" href="msdfs.html#dfscfg" title="Example 20.1. smb.conf with DFS Configured">The following sample configuration</a> shows how to setup a DFS tree on a Samba server. - In the <code class="filename">/export/dfsroot</code> directory, you set up your DFS links to - other servers on the network. -</p><pre class="screen"> -<code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>cd /export/dfsroot</code></strong> -<code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>chown root /export/dfsroot</code></strong> -<code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>chmod 755 /export/dfsroot</code></strong> -<code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>ln -s msdfs:storageA\\shareA linka</code></strong> -<code class="prompt">root# </code><strong class="userinput"><code>ln -s msdfs:serverB\\share,serverC\\share linkb</code></strong> -</pre><p> -</p><div class="example"><a name="dfscfg"></a><p class="title"><b>Example 20.1. smb.conf with DFS Configured</b></p><div class="example-contents"><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[global]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388676"></a><em class="parameter"><code>netbios name = GANDALF</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388688"></a><em class="parameter"><code>host msdfs = yes</code></em></td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[dfs]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388708"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/dfsroot</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388720"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table></div></div><br class="example-break"><p> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388734"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388741"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388748"></a> - You should set up the permissions and ownership of the directory acting as the DFS root so 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> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388761"></a> -<a class="indexterm" name="id388768"></a> - Users on DFS-aware clients can now browse the DFS tree on the Samba server at - <code class="constant">\\samba\dfs</code>. Accessing links linka or linkb (which appear as directories to the client) - takes users directly to the appropriate shares on the network. - </p></div><div class="sect1" title="Common Errors"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="id388783"></a>Common Errors</h2></div></div></div><div class="itemizedlist"><ul class="itemizedlist" type="disc"><li class="listitem"><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 class="listitem"><p>Currently, there's a restriction that msdfs - symlink names should all be lowercase.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p>For security purposes, the directory - acting as the root of the DFS tree should have ownership - and permissions set so only designated users can - modify the symbolic links in the directory.</p></li></ul></div><div class="sect2" title="MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a name="id388812"></a>MSDFS UNIX Path Is Case-Critical</h3></div></div></div><p> - A network administrator sent advice to the Samba mailing list - after long sessions trying to determine why DFS was not working. - His advice is worth noting. - </p><p><span class="quote">“<span class="quote"> - I spent some time trying to figure out why my particular - DFS root wasn't working. I noted in the documentation that - the symlink should be in all lowercase. It should be - amended that the entire path to the symlink should all be - in lowercase as well. - </span>”</span></p><p> - <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">For example, I had a share defined as such:</span>”</span> - </p><table border="0" summary="Simple list" class="simplelist"><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em class="parameter"><code>[pub]</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388849"></a><em class="parameter"><code>path = /export/home/Shares/public_share</code></em></td></tr><tr><td><a class="indexterm" name="id388861"></a><em class="parameter"><code>msdfs root = yes</code></em></td></tr></table><p> - <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">and I could not make my Windows 9x/Me (with the dfs client installed) follow this symlink:</span>”</span> - </p><pre class="screen"> - damage1 -> msdfs:damage\test-share - </pre><p> - </p><p> - <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Running a debug level of 10 reveals:</span>”</span> - </p><pre class="programlisting"> - [2003/08/20 11:40:33, 5] msdfs/msdfs.c:is_msdfs_link(176) - is_msdfs_link: /export/home/shares/public_share/* does not exist. - </pre><p> - <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">Curious. So I changed the directory name from <code class="constant">.../Shares/...</code> to - <code class="constant">.../shares/...</code> (along with my service definition) and it worked!</span>”</span> - </p></div></div></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="InterdomainTrusts.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="optional.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="classicalprinting.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Chapter 19. Interdomain Trust Relationships </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Chapter 21. Classical Printing Support</td></tr></table></div></body></html> |