Implementing new features in samba and smbfs

[Jeremy Allison]

On Thu, Jan 24, 2002 at 08:33:23PM +1100, John Newbigin wrote:
> I am looking at the feasibility of adding some features to the SMB
> protocol to allow UNIX file information so the linux smbfs can access
> things like the file mode and possibly the user and group id.
> 
> I have hacked up a simple solution but I want to retain full
> compatibility with non smbfs clients.
> 
> I can think of 3 ways that this might be achieved but I though someone
> on this list would be able to recommend the best way.
> 
> The 3 ways are
> - Encode the information in extended attributes and use the existing EA API
> - Add new a Info level which would return the required information
> - Create a new message type like SMBunix
> 
> The other issue is the way for the client and server to negotiate to
> use these extensions.  This is I guess related to the way they are 
> implemented.

CVS update the SAMBA_2_2 source code and look in include/trans2.h
and smbd/trans2.c.

We now implement the HP designed UNIX extensions to the SMB protocol
which do exactly what you want.

Jeremy