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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+centos-release-samba419 provides the YUM repository file for packages of the
+CentOS Storage SIG that are used with Samba 4.19.
diff --git a/SOURCES/CentOS-Samba-419.repo b/SOURCES/CentOS-Samba-419.repo
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+# CentOS-Samba-419.repo
+#
+# Please see https://sigs.centos.org/storage/ for more information
+
+[centos-samba419]
+name=CentOS-$stream - Samba 4.19
+metalink=https://mirrors.centos.org/metalink?repo=centos-storage-sig-samba-419-$stream&arch=$basearch
+#baseurl=http://mirror.stream.centos.org/SIGs/$stream/storage/$basearch/samba-419/
+gpgcheck=1
+enabled=1
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Storage
+
+[centos-samba419-test]
+name=CentOS-$stream - Samba 4.19 Testing
+baseurl=http://buildlogs.centos.org/centos/$stream/storage/$basearch/samba-419/
+gpgcheck=0
+enabled=0
+gpgkey=file:///etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Storage
diff --git a/SPECS/centos-release-samba419.spec b/SPECS/centos-release-samba419.spec
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+Summary: Samba 4.19 packages from the CentOS Storage SIG repository
+Name: centos-release-samba419
+Version: 1.0
+Release: 1%{?dist}
+License: GPLv2
+URL: http://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/Storage
+Source0: CentOS-Samba-419.repo
+%if 0%{?centos} >= 8
+BuildRequires: systemd
+%endif
+BuildArch: noarch
+
+%if 0%{?centos} >= 8
+Requires: centos-release >= 8.1
+Requires(post): systemd
+Requires(preun): systemd
+Requires(postun): systemd
+%endif
+# This provides the public key to verify the RPMs
+Requires: centos-release-storage-common
+
+Provides: centos-release-samba = 419
+
+%description
+yum configuration for Samba 4.19 packages from the CentOS Storage SIG. For more
+details about the release and maintenance schedule, see
+https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Release_Planning
+
+%install
+install -D -m 644 %{SOURCE0} %{buildroot}%{_sysconfdir}/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Samba-419.repo
+
+%if 0%{?centos} >= 8
+%post
+%systemd_post smb.service
+
+%preun
+%systemd_preun smb.service
+
+%postun
+%systemd_postun smb.service
+%endif
+
+%files
+%defattr(-,root,root)
+%config(noreplace) %{_sysconfdir}/yum.repos.d/CentOS-Samba-419.repo
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Sep 05 2023 Anoop C S <anoopcs@samba.org> - 1.0-1
+- Initial version