Upgrade SAMBA!!

[Amit Manna_6]

HI,
In a HP server with 11i OS version I have the Samba version as follows:

swlist -l product | grep -i samba
CIFS-Server A.01.08 CIFS/9000 (Samba) File and Print Services


I want to upgrade it to the latest version.
Can somebody tell me how i can get the latest version and do i need to take a backup of the system before upgrading it ?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom Amit,

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

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

Generally both are required to integrate into a domain.

It is not necessaryy to take a backup prior to installing Samba, but I always make sure there is an Ignite backup handy.

It is not required to remove the old version, Samba upgrades in place very nicely.

SEP

[Amit Manna_6]

Steven,
Thanks for your quick reply.
Just a small doubt. Do i need to install both as you have specified.

[Alzhy]

If you have a need to mount CIFS shares -- either a true Windows Fileshare or another server (LInux of UNIX) running SAMBA -- then you would want to upgrade CIFS Client (which is NOT Samba btw contrary to people's perceptions...). Many issues fixed with the current release.

CIFS Server which is HP's Officially Supported implementation of SAMBA *IS* independent/separate from CIFS Client (again: which is NOT SAMBA!) - which is an adaptation of a product from a company called Sharity Inc.

[Geoff Wild]

You should only need the CIFS server.

If you want to join to ADS, then follow my steps here:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=949365

Rgds...Geoff

[Alzhy]

The download links you already know (it's based on Samba 3.0.14d btw in case you need that info.). If I were you, I'd make a backup of :

/etc/opt/samba
/var/opt/samba

Just tar them up or CPIO them... What is your current CIFS Authentication? Is it Domain+WinBindd or Share/User/Server?

[Jeff_Traigle]

Be aware that the latest CIFS Server requires LDAP Integration software be installed also. This is documented in the installation instructions.

No configuration files are touched during the upgrade. (I've upgraded 5 systems so far with no issues or configuration changes required.)

[Amit Manna_6]

What does the command smbstatus give?

[Amit Manna_6]

HI,

here are the outputs i have :


./smbstatus

Samba version 2.2.3a

swlist -l product | grep -i samba
CIFS-Server A.01.08 CIFS/9000 (Samba) File and Print Services.

I have been asked to upgrade to version 3, so what do i need to do.

Please advice.

[Alzhy]

What do you need to do?

Download and install:

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

Read the required patches/products -- previous poster mentioned LDAP is needed although not actually used if your usage of Samba will be non-Domain/LDAP/ADS...

[Alzhy]

And this is what I have:

root# /opt/samba/bin/smbstatus

Samba version 3.0.14a based HP CIFS Server A.02.02
PID Username Group Machine
-------------------------------------------------------------------

Service pid machine Connected at
-------------------------------------------------------
No locked files


root# swlist -l product |grep -i samba
CIFS-Server A.02.02 HP CIFS Server (Samba) File and Print Services


Note that HP's latest build is based on Samba 3.0.14a which is almost current.