Recommended update for Samba

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(Last modified: 03SEP2004)

solutions Recommended update for Samba SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (2153c0ec2e49dfbf61b1da404bd3443b)

Applies to

Product(s): SuSE Linux Desktop 1.0

Package: samba
samba-client
Release: 20040903
Obsoletes: none

Indications

People who use the following should update:

printing with Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 clients
vscan users
users with macros in the 'log file' smb.conf option.

Contraindications

None.

Problem description

This version fixes several bugs in the Samba suite.
Microsoft Windows XP clients with installed Service Pack 2 crash the Samba (smbd) process while printing.
Using macros in the smb.conf 'log file' statement might lead to an infinite recursion.
Broken Distributed File Service (DFS) support for Microsoft Windows XP and 2003 client systems.

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -Fvh samba.rpm samba-client.rpm

Please ensure to restart your Samba services as user root with the commands:


rcnmb try-restart
rcwinbind try-restart
rcrcsmb try-restart

links to download packages

SUSE Linux Desktop 1.0 (i386)

Download Source Packages

Download the source code of the patches for maintained products.

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