= Samba Server and Client FAQ =

This page should become a collection of tips and tricks around the setup and operation of the Samba Server and Client for eComStation and OS/2.
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'''Q: Which OS/2 components are replaced by Samba?'''

'''A:''' The following table provides an overview:

||'''Samba component'''||'''Original OS/2 component'''||'''Remarks'''||
||Samba Server||IBM Peer/LAN Server/WSeB||Samba cannot share serial devices, but is much faster on the same hardware||
||Netdrive + Samba client plugin||IBM LAN Requester||Used to access files/directories on a Samba server
||eVFS + Samba client plugin||IBM LAN Requester||Used to access files/directories on a Samba server from an OS/2 client
||Samba smbspool + eRedMan||IBM LAN Requester||Used to print from OS/2 on a printer shared by a Samba server

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'''Q: Is the Samba Server for eCS (OS/2) able to store OS/2 extended attributes properly?'''

'''A:''' Yes. Recent Samba builds can do that nicely. You have to add the following statement to your smb.conf in order to enable extended attributes:

{{{
[global]
   ...
   ea support = Yes
   ...
}}}

''Note: Samba Server builds older than 2007-02-26 had problems with Extended Attributes (EAs), both with clients connected with IBM LAN Requester and with clients connected with the older Samba 3.0.9 plugins for Netdrive.
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