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Authored by: sharumpe on Jun 11, '03 01:40:13PM

I don't think there are kernel extensions for things like Apache or Samba. They're services, not a part of the kernel. Now, I don't know what kind of voodoo they've done to get samba to mount as an icon on your desktop, but I doubt it's directly to Samba -- does Samba's license require Apple to contribute changes back to the source?

Mr. Sharumpe



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smbfs.kext
Authored by: hayne on Jun 11, '03 02:04:04PM

There is a kernel extension "smbfs.kext" which is used for Samba.



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smbfs.kext
Authored by: ScooterComputer on Jun 11, '03 04:59:54PM
No, it is not used for Samba, although it is part of Samba. It is used to mount SMB filesystems; so don't disable it if you have need to access Windows fileshares. Even if you don't need it, it shouldn't use any memory, as it is loaded dynamically by the autodiskmounter.

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