PATCH: 'source environment' param and % token subs for 'netbi os name'

Cole, Timothy D. timothy_d_cole at md.northgrum.com
Fri Jan 28 21:16:39 GMT 2000


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton [SMTP:lkcl at samba.org]
> Sent:	Friday, January 28, 2000 16:13
> To:	Multiple recipients of list SAMBA-TECHNICAL
> Subject:	Re: PATCH: 'source environment' param and % token subs for
> 'netbios name'
> 
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2000, Nicolas Williams wrote:
> 
> > On Sat, Jan 29, 2000 at 04:57:12AM +1100, Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton
> wrote:
> > > >  - Also, on our HA servers it's possible to have two Samba
> personalities
> > > >    running at the same time (one system fails and the other takes
> over
> > > >    -- we setup our home dir and applications file servers to do HA
> > > >    backup for each other -- we use the interfaces paramters to do
> this).
> > > 
> > > whooooaaa.  MAJOR advanced functionality.
> > 
> > Oh and, this is not so major. Just a few scripts and standard config
> > [sub-]files in standard locations.
> 
> that's even better marketing.  "it's so simple to set up samba high
> availability that even a script kiddie can do it".
> 
> oops, um... someone had better think of a better phrase than script
> kiddie, you don't see many wannabe crackers being good samba admins...
> 
	How about, "Samba supports HA configurations through the use of
standard configuration directives and a few simple scripts."?


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