SMB proxy server using ntvfs cifs

[Chris Miller]

Thanks Rowland,

Sorry, the smbd, nmbd etc starts were just to demonstrate that the server worked in the non ntvfs mode and served content. After that step, and changing the smb.conf to include the 'server services = +smb - s3fs' lines,  it is run with ‘samba’ or 'samba -i’ only. 

Would you mind clarifying the following please:

Is it not possible to act as a cifs proxy (using source4/ntvfs/cifs/vfs_cifs.c) as a domain member?  

If not, is it possible in another configuration (AC DC or standalone etc) to use vfs_cifs?

Can you only access vfs_cifs without  +smb -s3fs and ‘samba’

The functionality in the ntvfs module cifs to proxy is the main driver and I don’t think its currently possible elsewhere...

Many Thanks


0, Chris Miller wrote:
> Hi,
>> I am trying to get an ntvfs with cifs proxy server running with several failed attempts for a few days now and have hit some stumbling blocks. Preferably, I need to set up as a domain member as I wish to put an NTVFS module before the CIFS proxy to marshall file access as a proxy server (much like some of the vfs modules do at the endpoint).
>> I can successfully join the domain by running winbind, nmbd and smdb and also get a basic share served to me :)
>> If I start samba in ntvfs mode instead of smbd with the following lines in the smb.conf , I can’t list the shares any more and get blocked access. I get the following line below in the logs:
>> [global]
>   …
> # these lines are toggled for samba with ntvfs or smb mode
>> server services = +smb -s3fs +winbind
> dcerpc endpoint servers = +winreg +srvsvc

I don't think this going to work, you are starting winbind, nmbd, and 
smbd deamons and have added lines to smb.conf that belong in an AD DC 
smb.conf. Also ntvfs is, or rather was designed to be used only with the 
samba deamon, was because it is now depreciated and could be removed at 
any time.

Rowland