[Samba] Using separate packages for a DC

Rowland Penny rpenny at samba.org
Wed Feb 1 12:39:10 UTC 2023



On 01/02/2023 12:11, miguel medalha via samba wrote:
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>>> Each one would have its own manual page containing only the parameters that apply to each case, AD DC and regular file server.
> 
>> you guys aren't even able to consider useful config file names - as one
>> who don't care about DC and windows at all if would guess one is for the
>> client side when i see the flenames
> 
>> smb-fileserver.conf
>> smb-dc.conf
>> smb-client.conf
> 
>> 'smb.conf' and 'samba.conf' is by far the dumbest thing i heard for a
>> long time, in doubt i would expect one is for the client and one for the
>> server and still not clear by the name
> 
> By proposing a minimalist solution, I was trying not to radically change things. At least, the configuration files would be directly identifiable with the respective daemons using them. The same one is used for an AD member server and a standalone file server.
> 
> 
> Anyway, congratulations. If this is the dumbest thing you heard for a long time, it means that you usually hear smart things only. Good for you! ;-) I hear dumb things all the time and I think we must be willing to risk looking dumb while tentatively trying to improve things.
> 
> 

Can I ask where the quoted sections came from, I do not seem to have 
received them in any other post from the samba list.

Rowland



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