[NTLUG:Discuss] Samba Server comments = performance hit
Michael Barnes
barnmichael at gmail.com
Wed Feb 14 07:45:52 CST 2007
Greg Edwards told me on 2/13/2007 20:02:
> Richard Geoffrion wrote:
>> In another thread, Chris Cox wrote:
>>
>>> <snip> just remember that comments count against you big time in Samba performance).
>>> <snip>
>>>
>> Um.... that sounds rather odd. While I realize that the SWAT utility
>> removes comments from an smb.conf file, I have not been able to find
>> anything on this subject to corroborated the above statement.
>>
>> Can you point me to some enlightenment??
>>
>>
>
> Samba.org
>
> http://us1.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/install.html#id288558
>
> You can use testparm to keep a commented copy and a stripped running copy
> to get the best of both worlds.
>
I've done quite a bit of Samba work. I have never heard anything about
comments in smb.conf or any other conf file for anything affecting
performance. I carefully reviewed the above link and find no place that
references comments and performance.
I think there is a simple misunderstanding someplace.
Michael
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