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[Discuss] CIFS Usage



On 02/17/2014 09:28 AM, Richard Pieri wrote:
> You could remove the version you don't like and install 
> the version you want from sources.
>
> It's a solution, a particularly bad one in the long run in 
> my opinion. You won't get any security updates that way 
> other than those you patch in and compile yourself.
>
> Moving away from SMB/CIFS is the better long-term move.
>
The thing is I can keep all of the current version, I only 
need the one binary from the past as they can run concurrent 
if need be.

Moving away would be good if I knew what pitfalls the 
alternatives have. The thing is I know a lot about the 
pitfalls of samba including a in depth document that 
illustrates the kludges that have been implemented to make 
it work as well as numerous bug reports.

Now I have invested in some scripts to automate the mounting 
of shares for my users and that is a big time commitment 
that I no longer have.




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Jim KR
jbk at kjkelra.com




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