Dataset "Share-type"

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BlazeStar

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When creating a Dataset on FreeNAS-9.2.1.3-RELEASE-x64, I get a "SHARE TYPE" option

The choices are UNIX, Windows, Apple (I guess for NFS, CIFS and AFP).

I'm wondering what's the use of that option?

It doesn't seem to create a share automatically, for exemple...

In the manual:
http://doc.freenas.org/index.php/Volumes#Creating_ZFS_Datasets

This option doesn't even exist, and the screenshot is different than the one I have on my system:
http://cl.ly/image/3v0m3k1R362f

I've been looking in the manual and I don't find a trace of that "Share type" option.
 
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dlavigne

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This was added in one of the point releases after 9.2.1 and will be documented for the 9.2.2 Guide. I still have to confirm with the dev what that option does.
 

glipman

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This is an old thread but today I started wondering as well: what does 'Share type' do?

The documentation at http://doc.freenas.org/9.3/freenas_storage.html#create-dataset tells:
select the type of share that will be used on the dataset; choices are UNIX for an NFS share, Windows for a CIFS share, or Mac for an AFP share
which is not really helpful. I only use CIFS Windows shares that work fine while the 'share type' is still 'UNIX'.
 

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