How to activate Unix extensions in SMB Service Settings

[OBRI]

Hello freenas community,

I have a question regarding the Settings of the SMB Service.
I actually can't turn on the "Unix Extensions:" in the SMB Service settings. The Checkbox is deactivated, so it is not checkable.

I could not find a hint in the documentation nor via the search function. Are there any requierements, that i have to fullfill, to make this checkable?

I use
* FreeNAS-11.1-U6

 

[anodos]

Hello freenas community,

I have a question regarding the Settings of the SMB Service.
I actually can't turn on the "Unix Extensions:" in the SMB Service settings. The Checkbox is deactivated, so it is not checkable.

I could not find a hint in the documentation nor via the search function. Are there any requierements, that i have to fullfill, to make this checkable?

I use
* FreeNAS-11.1-U6

You need to enable SMB1 by setting the following sysctl tunable under System -> Tunables:
type: "sysctl"
variable: "freenas.services.smb.config.server_min_protocol"
value: "NT1"

This will allow you to enable Unix Extensions and set min protocol to SMB1 (which is required for unix extensions).

We're addressing this in 11.1-U7 in the following way:
1) Unix Extensions checkbox will be available via UI.
2) We will have a checkbox "Enable SMB1 support" under "services"->"SMB"

 

[OBRI]

Thanks for the information. And thanks for extending the UI with this features! I will wait for that then

Isn`t there a disadvantage using SMB1? Lower peroformance, security or so?

 

[anodos]

Thanks for the information. And thanks for extending the UI with this features! I will wait for that then :)

Isn`t there a disadvantage using SMB1? Lower peroformance, security or so?

"Unix Extensions" are a feature of SMB1 only. If you need them, you need to use SMB1.