[Samba] Samba Upgrade

[Nik Trevallyn-Jones]

Hi Folks,

I would really appreciate any words of wisdom people here could provide me.

I have Samba 2.2.7a, as shipped with RH 9.0, running on a server, supporting 
about 25 W2k clients. The linux kernel is running in SMP mode to use the 
Hyper-Threaded Pentium-4 CPU. I have tried to create the simplest SAMBA setup 
possible, so have no LDAP, ACLS, etc. The 25 w2k clients are all architects 
running CAD software and working on a major building design, so I cannot 
afford down time, nor unexpected server behaviour. The 2.2.7a Samba has been 
the epitome of reliability and efficiency.

However, I really need to enable recycle bins, to better recover accidentally 
deleted files. I have tried to enable the recycle VFO in 2.2.7a, but with no 
success, so I am considering upgrading to Samba 3.x.

My current plan is to shut down the SAMBA services, backup the /etc/samba 
directory, uninstall samba 2.2.7, install SAMBA 3.x, copy my /etc/samba back 
in, and restart samba.

Q: Is there any advice that people would offer me on this?

Q: Is there a particular version of Samba that I should upgrade to in 
preference to others?

Q: Is there a simple HOW-TO on the recycle-bin VFO for 2.2.7?

Q: Are there any additional procedures I should employ in the upgrade?

Thanks in advance for any and all advice.

Cheers!
Nik