Figure 1 gives us a picture of our test environment.
Figure 1: MS DFS Test Environment
Configuration details
There are three steps to configuring MS DFS on an HP CIFS Server. Two modifications to the
/etc/opt/samba/smb.conf file and the actual creation of the MS DFS links in the HP-UX file system
directory that is hosting the MS DFS root. Notice that ALL of the modifications are done on the HP
CIFS Server – the windows servers that contain the actual shares being linked to require no special
attention.
Modifying the smb.conf file:
[global]
workgroup = DON1
NetBIOS name = RKM-NT
server string = Samba Server
security = DOMAIN
encrypt passwords = Yes
Server:rkm-nt
Dfsroot
linkb
linka
Client:mccallevo
Server:ceres
Shared_stuff
Server:mccall
Shared_stuff
