[Samba] Should I upgrade Samba?

[Gary Dale]

Boaz Bezborodko wrote:
> Currently I have a new server being set up with CentOS 4.4 (RedHat
> Enterprise Linux 4.4) and the Samba binaries that come with it which are
> version 3.010149.
>
> I am something of a Linux newbie so I wanted to know if I should upgrade
> to 3.0.24 and, if I should, why doesn't CentOS upgrade their binaries to
> the latest Samba?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Boaz
>   
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The version that CentOS provides works 
and is configured for their system. Moreover, you can get security 
patches for it.

If you have a compelling need for a feature that isn't present in your 
current version, you may want to consider upgrading. Otherwise, stick 
with the version distributed with CentOS.