Date: Sun, 5 Jul 2015 22:03:06 +0100 From: Gary Palmer <gpalmer@freebsd.org> To: Quartz <quartz@sneakertech.com> Cc: FreeBSD FS <freebsd-fs@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: A question about ZFS built-in SMB Message-ID: <20150705210306.GA1048@in-addr.com> In-Reply-To: <5599496C.6010702@sneakertech.com> References: <5599496C.6010702@sneakertech.com>
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On Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 11:12:44AM -0400, Quartz wrote:
> Assuming the following:
>
> - A server running FreeBSD 10.1
>
> - A ZFS pool with no restrictions on how it can be set up
>
> - Clients running Windows XP/Vista/7/8
>
> - The need for a "public share" with two main directories, which we'll
> call 'stuff' and 'dropbox'. Anonymous guest users have read/write access
> to 'dropbox', and read-only access to 'stuff' as well as being
> restricted in which files and directories they can even see there.
> Admin-class users have full permissions and visibility to both directories.
>
>
>
> Is installing Samba still a requirement, or is ZFS's built-in SMB
> sharing complete and robust enough now to be able to handle everything
> natively? (Alternatively, is SMB itself even still a requirement or are
> there other options these days (that don't require installing software
> or custom configs on the clients))?
The sharesmb option to zfs does not work on FreeBSD. You need to use
Samba.
>From "man zfs":
sharesmb=on | off | opts
The sharesmb property currently has no effect on FreeBSD.
As far as I am aware, without 3rd party software, Windows only supports
SMB/CIFS. Note: I try to keep as far away from Windows as possible, so
that may be wrong.
Regards,
Gary
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