Starting nmbd/smbd - to script or to use InetD

Ulf Bertilsson ulf.bertilsson at adcomdata.no
Thu Dec 7 10:05:01 GMT 2000


> > What is the better ?
> >
> > Starting Nmbd/Smbd from InetD or by script ?
> >
> > Do this differ on platforms/Stacks ?
> >
> Starting from inetd would add an overhead any time a new connection is
> made, I think, as smbd need to perform the whole startup 
> procedure before
> serving the request!

What service should be started first ?, and will Samba scale better if using
InetD ?
Sorry for posting this here, but I'm looking for the technical perpective on
it.




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