samba

[Wael_4]

Dear All;
I have downloaded the new samba, and I need to install it on one of the systems that I have, the downloaded file name is samba_version.depot.gz, however when I tried to decompress it I always get the following message:
"gunzip: samba.depot.gz: not in gzip format"
please help.
Regards;

[Arunvijai_4]

Hi,

If you want "SAMBA" on HP-UX, better download HP's modified version of it, called CIFS-Server and Client.

http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8725AA
http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=B8724AA

More information about CIFS server at, http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=CIFSTP3

-Arun

[Darrel Louis]

Wael,

What happens if you do the following:
swinstall -s $PWD/samba_version.depot.gz

Darrel

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Wael,

What your original message means is that the file is incomplete or not in gzip format, which means it may be the victim of a partial download or incomplete transfer.

You are better off getting the depots from Arun's link.

The install command provided in response 2 will not work.

Files must be uncompressed prior to running the swinstall command.

swinstall -s /tmp/samba.depot \*

Will install the entire thing.

The CIFS/Samba client requires a reboot, therefore the command line code:
swinstall -x autoreboot=true -s /tmp/sambaclient.depot \*

The names I give must match the actual file location for correct installation.

SEP

[Darrel Louis]

Hi,

What if the file is not compressed and just having the .gz extension.

Where did you download the file?

You can also get the latest samba version at
http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/hp/

Darrel

[Bill Hassell]

Downloading and transferring requires careful attention to each system involved. The file wil be in binary format using a web page download, but if you are first storing the files on a PC or another system, you must use BINARY transfer mode for ftp to the final destination. Otherwise, the file will be corrupted with ASCII translation codes.