CTDB setup: private dir on clustered filesystem?

[Michael Adam]

Phil Pishioneri wrote:
> Most of the page <http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/CTDB_Setup> states 
> that "private dir" should reside in shared, clustered storage. However, 
> its section for IBM GPFS seems to contradict that.
> 
> Which section is correct, or does it matter if one is using GPFS vs. the 
> other filesystems? (If this wiki is current for setting up Clustered Samba.)

Right, the wiki needs updating...
The remark is not GPFS-specific.
Thanks for the hint.

Current versions of ctdb also handle persistent databases.
This means that there is no need any more to put the private dir
into shared storage. The only reason for putting private dir
into shared storage would be to have a common smbpasswd file,
but it is generally much better to use "passdb backend = tdbsam"
and have ctdb take care of distributing the passwd entries
across the cluster.

Cheers - Michael

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