[Samba] Samba 2.2.5 update process

Konkol, Josh JKonkol at guidemail.com
Tue Jul 30 10:20:06 GMT 2002


Install the samba sources, look at the .spec file and use the ./configure
command they used.  That should get you real close.

Josh

> -----Original Message-----
> From: RVNS [mailto:RVNS at naturesmist.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 12:14 PM
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
> Subject: [Samba] Samba 2.2.5 update process
> 
> 
> I'm a little confused.
> 
> It appears that the original files are in /etc/samba/ , at 
> least the smb.conf, and the new 
> ones are in usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf and nothing 
> pertaining to /usr/bin.
> 
> 
> 
> I would like to keep the original configuration of Red Hat 
> 7.3 just for consistency
> of Red Hat.
> 
> What type of config command do I execute to make it work or 
> how do I change the 
> startup script to use the update installation.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Steve
> 
> On 30 Jul 2002 at 10:44, Konkol, Josh wrote:
> 
> From:           	"Konkol, Josh" <JKonkol at guidemail.com>
> To:             	"'RVNS at naturesmist.com'" <RVNS at naturesmist.com>,
> samba at lists.samba.org Subject:        	RE: [Samba] 
> Samba 2.2.5 update process Date
> sent:      	Tue, 30 Jul 2002 10:44:30 -0500
> 
> The default prefix is /usr/local/samba.  I'm guessing your 
> old binaries are
> still located in /usr/bin.  
> 
> You can either change your startup script for smb to point to the new
> binaries or re-run your config and specify the correct prefix.
> 
> Josh
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: RVNS [mailto:RVNS at naturesmist.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 30, 2002 10:42 AM
> > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: [Samba] Samba 2.2.5 update process
> > 
> > 
> > 	I recently downloaded the samba 2.2.5 update.
> > 
> > I ran GZIP and tar.
> > 
> > next i did the configuration according to Using Samba by Robert 
> > Eckstein, David Collier-Brown, Peter Kelly 1st edition Nov. 1999.
> > 
> > Steps were as follows:
> > 
> > 	./configure
> > 	make
> > 	make install
> > 	added swat to /etc/services
> > 		swat 	901/tcp
> > 
> > after all of this it does not appear that samba was 
> actually updated.
> > 
> > I looked in samba.org for an update procedure and was not able to 
> > locate one.
> > 
> > It appears as though the update procedure I used is for a different 
> > derivation of unix and not Red Hat 7.3
> > 
> > Any help on this issue is greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thank you.
> > 
> > Steve
> > 
> > -- 
> > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> > instructions:  http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the
> instructions:  http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
> 




More information about the samba mailing list