-Copyright (C) 1997 - Samba-Team
+Copyright (C) 1997-1998 - Samba-Team
The Samba package you have just unpacked contains the following:
Directory Notes:
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+
docs (Samba Documentation):
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- Note in particular two files - INSTALL.txt and DIAGNOSIS.txt
- You should also pay close attention to all the files with a
- .txt extension.
+---- ----------------------
+
+ The Samba documentation for the 2.0 release has had all the man pages
+ converted to YODL source format. Because of this the man pages
+ are now available in both traditional man page format (in
+ the doc/manpages directory) and in HTML format (in the
+ docs/htmldocs directory).
+
+ The text documentation files have been moved into a
+ docs/textdocs directory and are in the (slow) process
+ of being converted to YODL source format to allow them
+ to be easily converted to HTML/SGML.
+
+ Note in particular two files - docs/textdocs/<your OS>_INSTALL.txt
+ and docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt.
+
+ There is the potential for there to be many *INSTALL.txt files, one
+ for each OS that Samba supports. However we are moving all this into
+ the new structure. For now, most people will be using UNIX_INSTALL.txt.
+
+ Please pay close attention to all the files with a .txt extension
+ in the docs/textdocs directory. Most problems can be solved by reference
+ to the two files mentioned.
- Most problems can be solved by reference to the two files mentioned.
+ The FAQ documentation can be accessed starting from Samba-meta-FAQ.html,
+ in the docs/faq directory. This is incomplete, but to quote from the
+ abstract, it:
+
+ "contains overview information for the Samba suite of programs,
+ a quick-start guide, and pointers to all other Samba documentation.
+ Other FAQs exist for specific client and server issues, and HOWTO
+ documents for more extended topics to do with Samba software."
examples (Example configuration files):
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+-------- ------------------------------
+
Please pay close attention to the reference smb.conf file
smb.conf.default that has now been included as the master guide.
packaging (Only for those wishing to build binary distributions):
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- Currently support is included only for RedHat Linux. We hope that
- other Unix OS vendors will contribute their binary distribution
- packaging control files - and we hope to make their binary packages
- available on the master ftp site under:
- samba.anu.edu.au/pub/samba/Binary_Packages/"OS_Vendor"
+--------- -------------------------------------------------------
+
+ Currently support is included for the following Linux Distributions :
+
+ Pacfic HiTech, RedHat and SuSE.
+
+ In addition, packaging support is available for SGI and Solaris systems.
+ We hope that other Unix OS vendors will contribute their binary
+ distribution packaging control files - and we hope to make their binary
+ packages available on the master ftp site under:
+
+ ftp://samba.org/pub/samba/Binary_Packages/"OS_Vendor"
source (The official Samba source files - expect more of these!):
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+------ ----------------------------------------------------------
+
To build your own binary files you will need a suitable ansi C
- compiler. Also, you must edit the enclosed "Makefile" as required
- for your operating system platform. Then just run:
- a) make
- b) make install
- then
- c) set up your configuration files.
+ compiler.
+
+ For Samba 2.0 the GNU autoconf system has been adopted. In
+ order to build a default Samba for your platform cd into
+ the source/ directory and then type :
+
+ ./configure
+
+ followed by :
+
+ make
+
+ To install the binaries built by the above type :
+
+ make install
+
+ then set up your configuration files.
NOTE: OS Vendors who provide Samba binary packages will generally
integrate all Samba files into their preferred directory locations.
These may differ from the default location ALWAYS used by the Samba
sources. Please be careful when upgrading a vendor provided binary
distribution from files you have built yourself.
+
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