Subj : Samba + kernel question
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Bencollver
Date : Mon Oct 07 2019 10:49 am

  Re: Samba + kernel question
  By: MIKE POWELL to ALL on Sun Oct 06 2019 10:34:00

 > kernel (and most distros default to the nfs settings being ON).  In order
 > to use samba, are there any options that have to be set when the kernel was
 > compiled, or should it work with just a generic kernel?

Based on my reading, samba just requires networking plus filesystem
support for ACL, which are normally already included in a generic kernel.

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/File_System_Support#ext4

One exception is when you want to use the kernel CIFS client.  The
kernel option CONFIG_CIFS is not enabled by default.

https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS

https://is.gd/kkz8t4

Peace,
Ben

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