Multiple servers from single /usr/local

[Edan Idzerda]

On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Kinter, Thomas M. wrote:

> SPARC/Solaris server boxes that share the same /usr/local/samba filesystem.
> I did this by putting different configuration files in /usr/local/samba/lib.
> For example: smb.conf.host1, smb.conf.host2, etc.
> 
> But, now with Samba-2.0.0, it didn't seem to work. My initial questions are:
> 
>   1) There are now files nmbd.pid and smbd.pid in /usr/local/samba/var/locks
>      Wouldn't this prevent me from "sharing" the common /usr/local/samba?

It could--what about using a different lock directory, per host, which
you probably should anyway:

	lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/lock.%h

*shrug*  That's what I would try.

- edan


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