Bug 143022 - Out-of-date/inaccurate default smb.conf
Summary: Out-of-date/inaccurate default smb.conf
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
Classification: Red Hat
Component: samba
Version: 3.0
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
medium
low
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Simo Sorce
QA Contact: David Lawrence
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Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2004-12-15 20:10 UTC by Josh Kelley
Modified: 2007-11-30 22:07 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-10-19 19:11:10 UTC
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Description Josh Kelley 2004-12-15 20:10:36 UTC
Description of problem:
The default smb.conf that's provided with RHEL 3's Samba packages
contain numerous comments that are out of date or inaccurate.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
3.0.7-1.3E.1

How reproducible:
All the time

Steps to Reproduce:
1. View /etc/samba/smb.conf and compare it with the smb.conf manpage
or testparm -v.
  
Actual results:
Several inconsistencies/errors.

Expected results:
Accurate/consistent information.

Additional info:
Some specific examples:
Comments for "printing" don't list softq or cups as supported options.
The "password server" option is also used for security = ads and
security = domain.
"encrypt passwords" now defaults to yes.
The manpage indicates that "interfaces" defaults to all interfaces;
smb.conf's comments indicate that it defaults to one.
"domain logons" only refers to Windows 95.
"dns proxy" currently defaults to yes.
"preserve case" and "short preserve case" default to yes.

Comment 1 RHEL Program Management 2007-10-19 19:11:10 UTC
This bug is filed against RHEL 3, which is in maintenance phase.
During the maintenance phase, only security errata and select mission
critical bug fixes will be released for enterprise products. Since
this bug does not meet that criteria, it is now being closed.
 
For more information of the RHEL errata support policy, please visit:
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/errata/
 
If you feel this bug is indeed mission critical, please contact your
support representative. You may be asked to provide detailed
information on how this bug is affecting you.


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