This directory contains Python bindings to allow you to access various aspects of Samba. At the moment their status is "experimental" and they are not built by default. ---- Quick Install Guide -- Lines prepended with a $ indicate shell commands. 1. Requirements In order to be able to compile samba-python you need to have python and the python-dev packages installed. 2. Checking out the CVS HEAD branch of Samba and Samba-Python In your shell, type: $ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot login When asked for a password, type 'cvs'. Now, type: $ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co samba This might probably take a while. When everything is downloaded, check out the samba-python tree: $ cvs -d :pserver:cvs@pserver.samba.org:/cvsroot co samba-python Now that you have both cvs modules, move the directory 'samba-python' to inside the samba source tree, using: $ mv samba-python samba/source/python Now, go to the samba/source directory and apply the samba-head.patch patch: $ cd samba/source && patch -p0 < location/to/samba-python/samba-head.patch You can now configure samba as usual and create the python extension: $ autoconf $ ./configure $ make python_ext Now, you can install the modules: $ cp build/lib.*/*.so /usr/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/ (the directory /usr/lib/python2.1 may vary, depending on your installation) Samba-python should work now!