Adding a feature to the smbd

[Richard Sharpe]

At 04:58 AM 1/21/01 +0100, Anders C. Thorsen wrote:
>Generally smbd looks at the configuration _every_ time smbd is started,
>i.e. every time you attach to a share, etc.

Ummm, no, not every time you attach to a share.

smbd is started once by the init scripts, and then once when each user
connects to the server, which is generally when they first connect to a
share. Any other connections to a share on the same server do not start a
fresh smbd, except in special circumstances (eg, using netbios aliases ...).

>Also note, that every configure option on share basis are set for each
>sharing (even if it's not specified.
>you might be having a problem with memory addresses. You should certainly
>have your routine check for null data.
>
>Just some ideas. I haven't actually read your code, but I've done lots of
>poking around in the loadparam code.
>
>--Anders
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: samba-technical-admin at us5.samba.org
>[mailto:samba-technical-admin at us5.samba.org]On Behalf Of Thomas Langas
>Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2001 1:29 AM
>To: Richard Sharpe
>Cc: samba-technical at us5.samba.org
>Subject: Re: Adding a feature to the smbd
>
>
>I did some altering of the code I just sent (it's attached to this mail),
>this is the code we're going to use at my university. After checking syslog
>I see that the code is actually run for all shares, however, it's only
>effective when it should be. So my question is, why is it run for every
>share?
>
>--
>-Thomas
>
>

Regards
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Richard Sharpe, sharpe at ns.aus.com
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