If you're using ZFS, then I think you need none. Simply use the native CIFs filesharing support in ZFS.
If you don't want to use ZFS, then .... I don't know. Mike Richard Schilling wrote: > I notice that packages seem to come in three basic flavors: Usr, Root, and > Kernel. > > Can someone explain what the precise differences are? I assume that "Usr" is > a userland package, "Root" requires root privileges, and "Kernel" is a kernel > module. But I want to confirm that. > > And, in the case of Samba, there are several packages available and I'm not > sure which one to pick: > > system SUNWsmbar samba - A Windows SMB/CIFS > fileserver for UNIX (Root) > system SUNWsmbau samba - A Windows SMB/CIFS > fileserver for UNIX (Usr) > system SUNWsmbfskr SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Kernel) > system SUNWsmbfsr SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Root) > system SUNWsmbfsu SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Usr) > system SUNWsmbskr SMB Server (Kernel) > system SUNWsmbsr SMB Server (Root) > system SUNWsmbsu SMB Server (Usr) > > > SUNWsmbar and SUNWsmbau aren't found in Package Manager, so I won't mess with > those (they did get installed with the distro CD, so perhaps they're on that > CD ?). But the others ... > > Are these three for just plain old Samba servers? > system SUNWsmbskr SMB Server (Kernel) > system SUNWsmbsr SMB Server (Root) > system SUNWsmbsu SMB Server (Usr) > > A Samba server with more support than the three labeled "SMB Server"? > system SUNWsmbar samba - A Windows SMB/CIFS > fileserver for UNIX (Root) > system SUNWsmbau samba - A Windows SMB/CIFS > fileserver for UNIX (Usr) > > Samba and CIFS clients (I assume): > system SUNWsmbfskr SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Kernel) > system SUNWsmbfsr SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Root) > system SUNWsmbfsu SMB/CIFS File System client > support (Usr) > > > My gut tells me to go with Kernel modules. What do you think? > > Cheers, > > Richard > http://wiki.cognitiongroup.biz/moin.cgi/CategoryOpenSolaris > -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/x-pkcs7-signature Size: 3249 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/install-discuss/attachments/20090324/228f9837/attachment.bin>
