[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#429429: Bug#429429: samba: nmbd not always necessary

[Gerald (Jerry) Carter]

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Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 17, 2007 at 08:19:43PM -0400, Robert Edmonds wrote:
>> Package: samba
>> Version: 3.0.24-6etch4
>> Severity: wishlist
> 
>> nmbd is not always necessary; for instance in a non-Windows environment
>> with working name resolution.  It would be nice if the samba init script
>> supported only starting the smbd daemon.
> 
> If you have a non-Windows environment, use a better protocol. :)
> 
> I consider this a wontfix.

Steve,  Many distribtions will not start nmbd if
"disable netbios = yes" in smb.conf for those AD environments
that have disabled the legacy protocol.  Something to consider.



jerry

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