On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 03:35:39PM -0400, Rick Clark wrote: > On Tuesday 28 August 2007 14:51:49 Mathias Gug wrote: > > Hi Jamie, > > > > On Tue, Aug 28, 2007 at 02:20:28PM -0400, Jamie Strandboge wrote: > > > Samba (Windows file sharing) -- task > > > installs samba and samba-default-shares > > > > > > NFS (Unix file sharing) -- task > > > installs nfs-kernel-server and nfs-default-exports > > > > > > Samba + NFS (Windows and Unix file sharing) -- task > > > installs samba and samba-default-shares > > > installs nfs-kernel-server and nfs-default-exports > > > > I think that three tasks is too much. I'd see only one task, named 'file > > server', that would install both nfs and samba. I model this on the NAS > > appliances you can find in the market: their features are that they can > > serve both windows and unix clients and integrate well in your existing > > network. > I think it would be a mistake to install any services that are not > specifically needed. I think it raises the risk profile of the system > unnecessarily. I don't think we are trying to compete with NAS appliances. > I personally see samba and nfs as separate tasks. I think samba is more > important, because it is more likely to be used by novice admins.
I agree that mixing NFS and Samba in one task will increase security exposures and lead novices in the wrong direction, and I wonder how common it is to want both. I also think it may lead to extra future upgrade configuration confusion. Today on #ubuntu-server I saw this: (14:01:32) soren: I've put the proposed new tasks at: http://people.ubuntu.com/~soren/new-tasks/ (14:01:47) soren: Unless anyone objects wildly soon, I'll get them rolled into the seeds. Thanks for taking some action, Soren :-) I was out of town over the weekend so I may have missed some related conversation earlier on. But I figured some mailing list notice would be worthwhile. One of the proposed new tasks is http://people.ubuntu.com/~soren/new-tasks/file-server Task-Section: server Task-Description: File server Task-Extended-Description: This task sets up your system to be a file server, supporting both Samba Task-Extended-Description: (Windows file sharing) and NFS. Task-key: nfs-kernel-server, samba * nfs-kernel-server * samba * samba-doc * smbclient * smbfs * winbind I don't know if this is a "wild" objection :-) , but I'd suggest taking the NFS stuff out and using Jamie's name: Samba (Windows file sharing) -- task or something like it. Neal McBurnett http://mcburnett.org/neal/ -- ubuntu-server mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam
