[jcifs] basic session management question

[Caldarale, Charles R]

> From: jcifs-bounces+chuck.caldarale=unisys.com at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:jcifs-bounces+chuck.caldarale=unisys.com at lists.samba.org]
> Subject: [jcifs] basic session management question
> 
> Is it ok to perform the SmbSession.logon in the servlet init or 
> a static block and keep the connection open for the life of the
> application?

The SMB server on the other end may drop the connection due to idleness, so be prepared to re-establish it as needed.  Also, you should close the connection when the webapp is stopped or reloaded (i.e., when Servlet.destroy() is called by the container).

My preference would be in a ServletContextListener rather than a specific servlet, primarily to avoid the clutter.  The SmbSession object could be stored as an attribute of ServletContext to make it usable by all servlets of the webapp.

 - Chuck


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