[Samba] Won't %L work anymore?

[Gary Algier]

I am trying to run multiple instances of samba on the same unix host.  This
is being done so that I can functionally breakdown the usage into, for
example, a "finance" server and an "engineering" server.  This is not
based upon the client or the user, but based upon the virtual server.

My first attempts were a real problem in that, though the config file
could be specified on the command line that starts smbd, the multiple
instances would walk all over each others lock files, etc.  I fixed this
by compiling multiple versions of samba with different values for --prefix, etc.

I later found that this is not the best way.  Somebody suggested just using
a line like:
     include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%L
in my smb.conf file.  This would simplify things and would make
"smbstatus" show all connections, etc.

It is now time to upgrade from 2.2.5 to 2.2.7 and that is what I want to do.
Unfortunately the latest man pages say:
      %L   the NetBIOS name of the  server.  This  allows  you  to
           change  your config based on what the client calls you.
           Your server can have a "dual personality".

           Note that this paramater is not  available  when  Samba
           listens  on  port  445,  as clients no longer send this
           information

So, the question is:  how do I do it now?  I tried %h but that does not seem
to be the same thing?  How can I get something based upon how the user
refered to the server?  Shouldn't there be a way to use the IP address from
a getsockname() call?  I do have interfaces set to several addresses, btw.

Also, how do I know if samba is listening on port 445?  There seems to be
no other mention in the man page.  (I do know it isn't because "lsof" does
not show it).


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