28.10.2021 21:44, Ed Maste wrote: > The smbfs(5) filesystem supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol, and > I propose removing it for FreeBSD 14. I know the CHERI folks have been > using it but they plan to migrate away from it. It was broken for > months before they fixed it, so I suspect nobody is using it on > contemporary releases. > > I have review D32707 (https://reviews.freebsd.org/D32707) open to add > this deprecation notice to the man page: > The smbfs filesystem driver supports only the obsolete SMBv1 protocol. > smbfs and userspace counterparts smbutil(1) and mount_smbfs(8) are not > present in FreeBSD 14 and above. Users are advised to evaluate the > sysutils/fusefs-smbnetfs port instead. > > A similar notice would be added to the smbutil and mount_smbfs man > pages, and manu@ suggested having the userland utilities emit a > warning when they are used. > > I am interested in comments, objections, or reports that anyone is in > fact using smbfs.
I routinely use smbfs(5) to access files on Windows-based local file servers, both for read and write. Also, some hosters provide extra network storage (for backups etc.) available over SMB. Please do not remove what is not broken.
