smbusers - Revision history

Woozle: moved "inconsistency" notice to parameter's page (and updated it with latest text)

2010-09-11T19:37:15Z

moved "inconsistency" notice to parameter's page (and updated it with latest text)

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	Also note that no reverse mapping is done. The main effect this has is with printing. Users who have been mapped may have trouble deleting print jobs as PrintManager under WfWg will think they don't own the print job.		Also note that no reverse mapping is done. The main effect this has is with printing. Users who have been mapped may have trouble deleting print jobs as PrintManager under WfWg will think they don't own the print job.

	~~Samba versions prior to 3.0.8 use this file somewhat inconsistently; see "username map" in [[smb.conf]] for details.~~
	==Example==		==Example==
	# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...		# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

Woozle: a little bit of contextual editing

2010-09-11T19:27:33Z

a little bit of contextual editing

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	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.		[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.
	~~==Manpage==~~
	~~''This is excerpted from the '''username map''' option documentation from the [[smb.conf manpage]].''~~

	This option ~~allows you to specify a~~ file ~~containing~~ a mapping of usernames from the clients to the server. This can be used for several purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on DOS or [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]] machines to those that the UNIX box uses. The other is to map multiple users to a single username so that they can more easily share files.		This file is referenced by the {{smb.conf/param\|username map}} option in the [[smb.conf]] configuration file.
			==Details==
			This file contains a mapping of usernames from the clients to the server. This can be used for several purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on DOS or [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]] machines to those that the UNIX box uses. The other is to map multiple users to a single username so that they can more easily share files.

	The map file is parsed line by line. Each line should contain a single UNIX username on the left then a '=' followed by a list of usernames on the right. The list of usernames on the right may contain names of the form @group in which case they will match any UNIX username in that group. The special client name '*' is a wildcard and matches any name. Each line of the map file may be up to 1023 characters long.		The map file is parsed line by line. Each line should contain a single UNIX username on the left then a '=' followed by a list of usernames on the right. The list of usernames on the right may contain names of the form @group in which case they will match any UNIX username in that group. The special client name '*' is a wildcard and matches any name. Each line of the map file may be up to 1023 characters long.
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	Samba versions prior to 3.0.8 use this file somewhat inconsistently; see "username map" in [[smb.conf]] for details.		Samba versions prior to 3.0.8 use this file somewhat inconsistently; see "username map" in [[smb.conf]] for details.

	==Example==		==Example==
	# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...		# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

Woozle: Linux files -> system files

2006-09-24T14:04:14Z

Linux files -> system files

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	=={{hide\|Navigation}}==		=={{hide\|Navigation}}==
	[[Category:~~Linux~~ files]][[computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]		[[Category:system files]][[computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]
	==Overview==		==Overview==
	[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.		[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.

Woozle: /* Manpage */ link to manpage instead of smb.conf

2006-09-24T14:01:26Z

Manpage: link to manpage instead of smb.conf

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	[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.		[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.
	==Manpage==		==Manpage==
	''This is excerpted from the '''username map''' option documentation from the [[smb.conf]] ~~manpage~~.''		''This is excerpted from the '''username map''' option documentation from the [[smb.conf manpage]].''

	This option allows you to specify a file containing a mapping of usernames from the clients to the server. This can be used for several purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on DOS or [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]] machines to those that the UNIX box uses. The other is to map multiple users to a single username so that they can more easily share files.		This option allows you to specify a file containing a mapping of usernames from the clients to the server. This can be used for several purposes. The most common is to map usernames that users use on DOS or [[Windows (Microsoft)\|Windows]] machines to those that the UNIX box uses. The other is to map multiple users to a single username so that they can more easily share files.
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	Samba versions prior to 3.0.8 use this file somewhat inconsistently; see "username map" in [[smb.conf]] for details.		Samba versions prior to 3.0.8 use this file somewhat inconsistently; see "username map" in [[smb.conf]] for details.

	==Example==		==Example==
	# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...		# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

Woozle: navbar updates; added to overview

2006-09-24T14:00:38Z

navbar updates; added to overview

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	[[Category:Linux files]][[~~Computing~~]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]		=={{hide\|Navigation}}==
			[[Category:Linux files]][[computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]
	[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''.		==Overview==
			[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''. It is the default name for the '''username map file''', as explained below.
	==Manpage==		==Manpage==
	''This is excerpted from the '''username map''' option documentation from the [[smb.conf]] manpage.''		''This is excerpted from the '''username map''' option documentation from the [[smb.conf]] manpage.''
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	For example to map from the name '''admin''' or '''administrator''' to the UNIX name '''root''' you would use:		For example to map from the name '''admin''' or '''administrator''' to the UNIX name '''root''' you would use:

	root = admin administrator		: root = admin administrator

	Or to map anyone in the UNIX group '''system''' to the UNIX name '''sys''' you would use:		Or to map anyone in the UNIX group '''system''' to the UNIX name '''sys''' you would use:

	sys = @system		: sys = @system

	You can have as many mappings as you like in a username map file.		You can have as many mappings as you like in a username map file.

Woozle: smbusers (file) moved to smbusers

2006-09-24T13:39:28Z

smbusers (file) moved to smbusers

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Woozle: Smbusers moved to smbusers (file)

2006-09-24T13:38:08Z

Smbusers moved to smbusers (file)

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Woozle: manpage snagged from smb.conf and formatted

2006-02-09T15:27:18Z

manpage snagged from smb.conf and formatted

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-[[Computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]{{seed}}
+[[Category:Linux files]][[Computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]
 [[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''.
 ==Example==
   # Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

Woozle at 16:20, 31 January 2006

2006-01-31T16:20:19Z

New page

[[Computing]]: [[Linux]]: [[Samba]]: [[smbusers]]{{seed}}

[[smbusers]] is a [[Samba]] configuration file, usually found at '''/etc/samba/smbusers'''.
==Example==
# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
root = administrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
sambaguest = *