Re: [TCLUG:2057] Samba file serving

[Nate Carlson <natecars@infiniteloop.com>]

You just leave it as a standard ext2 partition. Samba is accessed over the
network, so it does not matter what the host machine has for a partition
type. In fact, things may not work if you use a vfat partition.

-Nate

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Nate Carlson
The Infinite Loop
natecars@infiniteloop.com

On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Tim Wilson wrote:

> Hi everyone,
> 
> I've got a quick Samba question. This may qualify for REQOTD (Really Easy
> Question of the Day).
> 
> I've got a partition set aside on my server to serve Win32 apps. I can see
> it on the Win95 machines through the Network Neighborhood. The question
> is, do I need to put a vfat filesystem on that partition before I try
> installing some software on it? I guess it seems like I would. If I need
> to give it some Win-compatible filesystem, can I do that from Windows over
> the network, or do I have to do something like 'mkfs.vfat'? Thanks.
> 
> -Tim
> 
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