[KLUG Members] Updating Samba

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>>What is the correct way to update Samba? I am currently running RH 7.1
>>with Samba 2.0.7. I would like to upgrade to version 2.2.1 (to stay
>>somewhat current). I would like to do this without wiping out the smb.conf 
>>and the Swat setting. Do I just backup the conf file then uninstall the 
>>Samba RPM then re-install the new version, or is there an update function?
>You can update RPM's with the "U" or "F" option.  ("U" will also
>install if it's not installed, "F" will only update if it's installed)
>rpm -Uvh  samba*rpm
>rpm -Fvh  samba*rpm

True.  But I'd make a backup copy of smb.conf and MACHINE.SID off somewhere
safe.  I've never had a problem with a Samba upgrade wiping files,  but I've
blown away MACHINE.SID by accident, and if your Samba server is in a domain it
gets ugly.  I wouldn't risk it,  especially for the effort of making two
copies.  

The samba source code has a makerpms script,  I use that, and then upgrade as
mentioned above.  I'd jump to 2.2.3 if I were you,  2.2.1 and 2.2.2 have some
scaling problems.

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