workgroups with samba virtual server

[Martin Rusko]

Hi Emeric,
how did you set virtual servers? By "netbios aliases" option?
Well, consider to use IP aliasing for setting more than one IP addresses for 
your network card, then you have to start multiple samba servers with 
different config files. You can do that by using command line switch "-s 
/another/config/file" for smbd and nmbd. Have a look into man page.

What is important is, that you will use parameters "interfaces" and "bind 
interfaces only" in your different config files. For example:
---smb.apple.conf---
[global]
  workgroup = fruits
  netbios name = apple
  interfaces = 127.0.0.1 192.168.1.1
  bind interfaces only = yes
---------------------

---smb.carrot.conf----
[global]
  workgroup = vegetables
  netbios name = carrot
  interfaces = 192.168.1.2
  bind interfaces only = yes
---------------------

Note: Consult man page of smb.conf, why I had to add localhost address 
into interfaces parameter of the first config file.

And then:
# /usr/local/smbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.apple.conf
# /usr/local/nmbd -D -s  /etc/samba/smb.apple.conf
# /usr/local/smbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.carrot.conf
# /usr/local/nmbd -D -s /etc/samba/smb.carrot.conf

After that, you should see on your network two different servers, belonging to 
different workgroups, but physically on the same hardware. Currently I'm 
working with one Dell PowerEdge server running in such scenario, but it is 
not completely tested. One of virtual servers has also set security = user and 
second has security = server and "password server = first_server". But I've 
seen a lot of errors about write_socket_data: Broken pipe in second's virtual 
server log files. So if I will find, how to get rid of this messages, it will be 
perfect!! ;-)

      Have a nice day...

             mARTin

On 14 Jan 02, at 17:02, emeric jarnier wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> anyone knows when it will be possible to set multiple workgroups using
> multiple samba virtual servers??
> It would really be useful.
> By the way if anyone has ever gone over this problem, please share...
> I have a samba server for about 100 computers and more than 500 acounts.
> I plan to try to make some rooms only available for some users.
> 
> Thanks a lot,
> 
> Emeric Jarnier
> 
> Crir Antenne Annecienne
> UFR ATE Bureau 208
> Tel : 04-50-09-24-84
> 
> 
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