smb.conf/manpage/2006 - Revision history

Woozle: navbar and note no longer applicable

2010-09-06T18:09:32Z

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	~~=={{hide\|Navigation}}==~~
	~~{{sidebar\|__TOC__}}{{manpagehdr_samba\|smb.conf}}~~
	~~==Note==~~
	~~Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.~~
	~~==Manpage==~~
	===NAME===		===NAME===
	[[smb.conf]] - The configuration file for the Samba suite		[[smb.conf]] - The configuration file for the [[Samba]] suite
	===SYNOPSIS===		===SYNOPSIS===
	The smb.conf file is a configuration file for the Samba suite. smb.conf contains runtime configuration information for the Samba programs. The smb.conf file is designed to be configured and administered by the swat(8) program. The complete description of the file format and possible parameters held within are here for reference purposes.		The smb.conf file is a configuration file for the Samba suite. smb.conf contains runtime configuration information for the Samba programs. The smb.conf file is designed to be configured and administered by the swat(8) program. The complete description of the file format and possible parameters held within are here for reference purposes.
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	The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open Source software, available at ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.		The original Samba man pages were written by Karl Auer. The man page sources were converted to YODL format (another excellent piece of Open Source software, available at ftp://ftp.icce.rug.nl/pub/unix/) and updated for the Samba 2.0 release by Jeremy Allison. The conversion to DocBook for Samba 2.2 was done by Gerald Carter. The conversion to DocBook XML 4.2 for Samba 3.0 was done by Alexander Bokovoy.
	==Edit Log==		==Edit Log==
	* 2006-01-22 Copied from Ubuntu manpages and only formatted up to partway through ~~[[#~~D]] (this thing is freakin' ''massive'' for a manpage...)		* 2010-09-06 Split up by initial character because server maximum page size seems to have shrunk since 2006; now subpages of "2006" because this is more archival than current
			* 2006-01-22 Copied from Ubuntu manpages and only formatted up to partway through D (this thing is freakin' ''massive'' for a manpage...)

Woozle: /* EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER */ link update

2010-09-05T23:02:08Z

EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER: link update

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	===EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER===		===EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER===
	see [[~~smb.conf~~ parameters]]		see [[/parameters]]

	===WARNINGS===		===WARNINGS===

Woozle: moved smb.conf manpage to smb.conf/manpage/2006: this is going to be mainly archival; working on a new way of handling manpages

2010-09-05T12:16:28Z

moved smb.conf manpage to smb.conf/manpage/2006: this is going to be mainly archival; working on a new way of handling manpages

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Woozle: moved smb.conf (manpage) to smb.conf manpage over redirect: getting set up so redirects will be straight after next move

2010-09-05T12:11:44Z

moved smb.conf (manpage) to smb.conf manpage over redirect: getting set up so redirects will be straight after next move

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Woozle: /* Example 1. */ fixed mistake

2010-09-05T12:01:49Z

Example 1.: fixed mistake

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	[foo]		[foo]
	path = /home/bar		path = /home/bar
	~~read only =~~ read only = no		read only = no

	The following sample section defines a printable share. The share is read-only, but printable. That is, the only write access permitted is via calls to open, write to and close a spool file. The guest ok parameter means access will be permitted as the default guest user (specified elsewhere):		The following sample section defines a printable share. The share is read-only, but printable. That is, the only write access permitted is via calls to open, write to and close a spool file. The guest ok parameter means access will be permitted as the default guest user (specified elsewhere):

	====Example 2.====		====Example 2.====
	[aprinter]		[aprinter]

Woozle: /* NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION */ fixed mismatched quotes

2006-10-29T19:07:17Z

NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION: fixed mismatched quotes

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	# If the client has previously validated a username/password pair with the server and the client has passed the validation token, that username is used.		# If the client has previously validated a username/password pair with the server and the client has passed the validation token, that username is used.
	#If a "user = " field is given in the smb.conf file for the service and the client has supplied a password, and that password matches (according to the UNIX system's password checking) with one of the usernames from the "user =" field, the connection is made as the username in the "user =" line. If one of the usernames in the "user =" list begins with a "@", that name expands to a list of names in the group of the same name.		#If a "user = " field is given in the smb.conf file for the service and the client has supplied a password, and that password matches (according to the UNIX system's password checking) with one of the usernames from the "user =" field, the connection is made as the username in the "user =" line. If one of the usernames in the "user =" list begins with a "@", that name expands to a list of names in the group of the same name.
	# If the service is a guest service, a connection is made as the username given in the ``guest account ='' for the service, irrespective of the supplied password.		# If the service is a guest service, a connection is made as the username given in the "guest account =" for the service, irrespective of the supplied password.

	===EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER===		===EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER===

Woozle: /* EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER */ moved to separate page

2006-09-24T13:54:41Z

EXPLANATION OF EACH PARAMETER: moved to separate page

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Woozle: updated navbar

2006-09-24T13:48:25Z

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	==Note==		==Note==
	Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.		Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.

Woozle: navbar template tweak

2006-04-09T20:46:45Z

navbar template tweak

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	==Note==		==Note==
	Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.		Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.

Woozle: navbar; moved toc to sidebar

2006-04-09T20:37:07Z

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	==Note==		==Note==
	Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.		Need to figure out some way to break this page up into something more manageable.