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Samba versions supporting Windows7 Domain Logon .

hi,
I am using CENT os 5 with sambe 3.0.33-3 & it successfully join my windows xp client machines with samba saerver. There are few windows 7 machines with are not connecting with samba. By googleing it show a site "http://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Windows7" & it describe .

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Samba versions supporting Windows7 Domain Logon  
Support for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 using Samba Domain Controllers has been added to the following versions:  
 
Samba 3.4 or later  
Samba 3.3.5 or later  
Samba 3.3.2, 3.3.3 and 3.3.4 (with NOTES) 
Samba 3.2.12 or later

I want to know that what is mean by "With NOTES".

2-If i install new version of samba like samab 3.4 then it will support my both clients i.e windows xp & windows 7 ?

thanks for the replay.
garden

I am not sure what those NOTES means but the 3.4 version should support both windows xp and windows 7

RMI

thanks for the reply. Well If i uninstall my current version of samba & download the laste .What will be the method to install new version.Should I 1st compile it & then install.If u guide me the procedure should be thankfull to u.

thanks in advance,
gardenair

the best way would be to leave the old samba installed and just stop it.

You can then get the new samba and install it to some custom location: /usr/local/samba for example. You can run it from there independently and keep it if you like it

RMI