[Samba] Samba vs Windows - File sharing in a domain setting

Mason Schmitt mason at ftlcomputing.com
Tue Jun 2 17:11:45 UTC 2020


Hi Viktor,

I haven't seen any side by side comparison (although I do think one would
be very useful).  At the moment, the only file server related differences
that I'm aware of relate to support for various SMB3 features.  The Samba
roadmap shows that a couple of these features (multi-channel and RDMA) are
planned for an upcoming release.

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On Tue, 2 Jun 2020 at 09:25, Viktor Trojanovic via samba <
samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:

> Hi Louis,
>
> The idea I had with this thread is to just get an honest comparison
> between Windows and Samba when it comes to file sharing needs in the
> Windows world, the missing Windows Search capability was just an example
> to get the discussion going.
>
> If I understand your reference correctly, there is a solution,
> compatible with Apple's Spotlight, to index files on a Samba server
> using Elasticsearch and fscrawler. This is very interesting and
> certainly great news for Apple users but nothing comparable is available
> for Windows users wanting or, in my case, having to work with the
> Windows Search service.
>
> On 02.06.2020 16:07, L.P.H. van Belle via samba wrote:
> > I dont know if you want this but i think, its close to what you.
> >
> > https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Spotlight_with_Elasticsearch_Backend
> >
> >
> > Greetz,
> >
> > Louis
> >
> >
> >> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >> Van: samba [mailto:samba-bounces at lists.samba.org] Namens
> >> Viktor Trojanovic via samba
> >> Verzonden: dinsdag 2 juni 2020 15:32
> >> Aan: samba
> >> Onderwerp: [Samba] Samba vs Windows - File sharing in a domain setting
> >>
> >> I've been working with Samba in an AD domain setting for
> >> several years now.
> >> Small potatoes, nothing fancy. A few months ago, I came across the
> >> limitation of Samba, in comparison to file sharing from a
> >> Windows server,
> >> that, at the current moment, it doesn't offer an indexing
> >> service that is
> >> compatible with Windows Search. So, no matter how much I like
> >> Samba, if I
> >> need this feature, I have no choice but to use Windows.
> >>
> >> I can't say that I'm very experienced with the file serving
> >> capabilities of
> >> Windows, having used Samba predominantly for this task, so
> >> I'm really just
> >> wondering, which other such limitations exist when comparing
> >> a file share
> >> provided by a Samba member vis-a-vis a file share on Windows server
> >> machine?
> >>
> >> It's really not about personal preference, I'm interested in those
> >> situations where Samba is simply not up to the task such as
> >> the example for
> >> Windows Search. Or vice versa, where Samba has actually proven to be
> >> better.
> >>
> >> Thanks for sharing!
> >>
> >> Viktor
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