Hi Predrag,

thanks for the link, it's clear and concise and a good quickstart, but it uses 
kernel SMB service and, as I said, I'd like to stick to samba4, at least if 
feasible.

Best regards.

Maurilio.

> Il 13/03/2025 11:26 CET Predrag Zečević <[email protected]> 
> ha scritto:
> 
>  
> On 2025-03-13 10:08, Maurilio Longo via openindiana-discuss wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > I have an old file server, running samba 3.x and I was planning to replace 
> > it with a newer unit running latest hipster.
> > 
> > I've installed samba with pkg install samba, and it installed samba version 
> > of 4.21.1, my /etc/samba/smb.conf file contains just a test share
> > 
> > [global]
> > server role = standalone server
> > workgroup = WORKGROUP
> > netbios name = SAMBA4
> > security = user
> > log level = 3
> > max log size = 10000
> > passdb backend = smbpasswd
> >   
> > [smb4test]
> > comment = Test SMB 4
> > path = /nas/testsmb/sys
> > read only = No
> > guest ok = No
> > force user = frecover
> > force group = frecover
> > create mask = 0770
> > directory mask = 0770
> > 
> > so, nothing fancy, no AD server, nothing, just a shared unit accessible 
> > from user "frecover" with primary group "frecover".
> >   
> > Here start my problems, first, the share is not visible from explorer on a 
> > windows 10/11 PC. It seems that it is a problem with samba4 that does not 
> > support netbios anymore and can be overcome with a python utility named 
> > wsdd.
> >   
> > I did not try wsdd because this is not the biggest problem, though, the 
> > real problem is that I can copy and paste a file on the share from 
> > explorer, but if I open the file with notepad and try to save it I get an 
> > error that I don't have the authorization to save it, which makes no sense 
> > given I was able to copy it a second before.
> >   
> > On the samba log I get this error every time I try to save the file
> >   
> > [2025/03/13 09:42:30.130859, 0] 
> > ../../source3/smbd/fd_handle.c:115(fsp_get_io_fd)
> > fsp_get_io_fd: fsp [test.txt] is a path referencing fsp
> >   
> > Googling for this message gives no clue, apart from a problem on 
> > Linux/btrfs, which has been solved since samba 4.16.x and even trying the 
> > workaround that at that time was suggested for btrfs does not make any 
> > difference.
> >   
> > So my question is: is there anyone here using samba4 on a current hipster 
> > server as a file server and if so, is there some smb.conf's magic that has 
> > to be performed to make it work?
> >   
> > Thanks.
> >   
> > Maurilio.
> >   
> > PS. I have no experience with kernel SMB service, so I'd prefer to stick to 
> > samba4, if possibile,  given that I have SMB1 units that should be able to 
> > access exported shares and I'm not sure SMB kernel service still supports 
> > SMB1.
> >   
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Personally I do not use it, but here it seems is possible via ZFS 
> sharesmb attribute: 
> https://www.tumfatig.net/2023/smb-shares-using-omnios-zones-and-zfs/
> 
> Best regards
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> 
> -- 
> Predrag Zečević

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