On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Buchan Milne wrote: > This assumes that people must use samba if they want to use winbind? > There are applications of winbind (for example, I am putting in a > linux/winbind mail server to replace Mercury mail running on the win2k > dc, but have no need for sharing files) where smbd is not needed.
I know, but in the 2.2.4 RedHat packagaing, I wasn't even starting it at all. > For an alternative implementation, see packaging/Mandrake/winbind.init > (in 2.2.2, 2.2.3a or 2.2.4, seems it's disappeared from cvs). This sounds like a good idea. Still one package but two init scripts. I'll make the change today. Not sure what happened to winbind.init. Will check the CVS logs.... > This starts up and shuts down nmbd with winbindd if smbd is not running. > > (Jerry, it seems this file is in the Attic in current samba_2_2 cvs, any > good reason? I haven't gotten around to testing packaging of samba cvs > for Mandrake yet ...): I'm not touching the Mandrake pacchagng files in out cvs. I don't feel that I could confidently maintain all linux packagaing. And since I've got people like you.... :-) > > - -- > |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| > Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager > Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x202 > Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za > GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc > 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQE8/epBrJK6UGDSBKcRAg3XAJ46td17J39zxtBS05R6AFnV3ddDogCgiToh > ZVrAgzWM1HsXgAjVXBNC9XU= > =OlL8 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hewlett-Packard http://www.hp.com SAMBA Team http://www.samba.org -- http://www.plainjoe.org "Sam's Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours" 2ed. ISBN 0-672-32269-2 --"I never saved anything for the swim back." Ethan Hawk in Gattaca-- -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
