glfs/server/other/samba/samba-exp.xml

<sect2>
<title>Installation command explanations</title>

<para><screen><command>mkdir -p /etc/samba/private
mkdir -p /var/cache/samba</command></screen>
Directories needed for proper operation of the <command>smbd</command>
and <command>nmbd</command> daemons.</para>

<para><command>--prefix=/usr</command> : Sets the prefix for almost
all the file paths to <filename>/usr</filename>.</para>

<para><command>--sysconfdir=/etc</command> : Sets the configuration
file directory to avoid the default of <filename>/usr/etc</filename>.</para>

<para><command>--localstatedir=/var</command> : Sets the variable
data directory to avoid the default of <filename>/usr/var</filename>.</para>

<para><command>--with-fhs</command> : Assigns all other file paths in a manner 
compliant with the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS).</para>

<para><command>--with-smbmount</command> : Orders the creation of an extra 
binary for use by the <command>mount</command> command so that mounting remote 
<acronym>SMB</acronym> (windows) shares becomes no more complex than mounting 
remote <acronym>NFS</acronym> shares.</para>

<para><command>rm -rf /usr/private</command> : Removes a directory
erroneously created by <filename>source/scripts/installbin.sh</filename> during the make install.</para>

</sect2>