Re: [Unattended] oem driver dir + symlink
ok, i've finally get time to check and cory was right. for symlink (absolute or relative) to work, i need in smb.conf: unix extensions = no if yes or doesn't list, it doesn't work. i checked in unattended shell and get bash: cd: DIR: No such file or directory when trying to access DIR which in general is viewed as symlink with good source but cannot be accessed Regards Julien note :server is whitebox linux (redhat 3) --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] oem driver dir + symlink
Windows knows nothing about symlinks. So when a Windows client accesses a symlink on the server, the server resolves it to the actual file or folder; the client does not even realize it is traversing a link. You´re nearly right, but there is a freeware tool: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/source/misc.shtml The name is junction. Win2K's version of NTFS supports directory symbolic links, where a directory serves as a symbolic link to another directory on the computer -Thomas -- GMX ProMail mit bestem Virenschutz http://www.gmx.net/de/go/mail +++ Empfehlung der Redaktion +++ Internet Professionell 10/04 +++ --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] oem driver dir + symlink
On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 12:22:03PM +0100, Julien TOUCHE wrote: with my unattended installs, i add a DRIVERS subdir (in install/) which list all drivers i use (by model, by type: audio, video, ...) and after i make them available in os dir (os/*/I386/\$OEM\$/\$1/drivers). initially with a unix fs, i want to use symlink but it seems they are not detected by unattended setup (from a windows client, it's ok using absolute or relative symlink) so for now, i must copy the different directories. i review lib/Unattend/WinMedia.pm: sub _find_oem_pnp_dirs and _find_inf_files but didn't find anything to guide me. any comments ? Check out smb.conf(5): unix extensions(G) This boolean parameter controls whether Samba implments the CIFS UNIX extensions, as defined by HP. These extensions enable Samba to better serve UNIX CIFS clients by supporting features such as symbolic links, hard links, etc... These extensions require a similarly enabled client, and are of no current use to Windows clients. Default: unix extensions = no Best, Cory Bosley B.S. Student, System Administrator Information and Telecommunication Technology Center (ITTC) 2335 Irving Hill Road, Room 214 Lawrence, KS 66045-7612 (785) 864-7756 Fax: (785) 864-0387 --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] oem driver dir + symlink
Cory Bosley a écrit : initially with a unix fs, i want to use symlink but it seems they are not detected by unattended setup (from a windows client, it's ok using absolute or relative symlink) sorry but i just said it above Default: unix extensions = no problem has small chance to be from samba. navigation with windows browsing is really ok. Regards Julien --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
Re: [Unattended] oem driver dir + symlink
Julien TOUCHE [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Cory Bosley a écrit : Default: unix extensions = no problem has small chance to be from samba. navigation with windows browsing is really ok. Cory is (probably) right, especially if your server is Samba 3.x. It is not a problem with Samba, exactly... It is a limitation of Windows. Windows knows nothing about symlinks. So when a Windows client accesses a symlink on the server, the server resolves it to the actual file or folder; the client does not even realize it is traversing a link. When a Linux client (e.g., the Unattended boot disk) accesses the share, Samba makes the symlink itself visible. But it will probably not resolve correctly from the client's point of view. You can test this by doing ls -l from the Unattended client to see how the symlinks appear. Also do man smb.conf on your server and read the section on unix extensions. This is also mentioned briefly in the first question in the FAQ (http://unattended.sourceforge.net/faq.html). - Pat --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ ___ unattended-info mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/unattended-info
