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Samba 4.1.17 for ReadyNAS Duo v1 (sparc)
Hi all, I just picked one of these old guys up for super cheap. I kept finding posts where people were told that you couldn't get any newer versions of Samba on it, but I decided to try anyway. ...
If you have to "mess with" smb.conf and put things in it that the OS normally doesn't, then you could run into issues whever you do something that causes the NAS to re-write that. So, just keep an eye out that your changes stay changed.
Good call. Maybe add a separate config.
I don't have a system runing OS 4.1.x, but I do have a 4.2.x and they tend to mostly follow the same strucure. Check /etc/samba/smb.conf to see if it contains the line include = /etc/frontview/samba/addons/addons.conf. If it does, put any additions or overrides (to anything above that include line, including what's included in Shares.conf) is addons.conf. It's purpose seems to be so apps can make changes to smb.conf without worry that the OS will overwrite them. FYI, OS6 also does this.
Nice! Thanks a lot.
Edit: and a warning for others. This version of Samba needs more memory, so you probably shouldn't try it without a memory upgrade.
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