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==known config files==
 
==known config files==
 
* '''[[smb.conf]]''': the Samba configuration file
 
* '''[[smb.conf]]''': the Samba configuration file
* '''[[smbusers]]''': the Samba users file
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* '''[[smbusers]]''': the Samba users file - seems to be only for earlier versions; now replaced with more structured storage
** I currently don't know where this is kept.
 
 
==file structure==
 
==file structure==
 
* '''/etc/samba/'''
 
* '''/etc/samba/'''
 
** ...'''[[smb.conf]]''': the Samba configuration file
 
** ...'''[[smb.conf]]''': the Samba configuration file
 
** ...'''gdbcommands''': very short file, no idea what it does
 
** ...'''gdbcommands''': very short file, no idea what it does
* '''/usr/share/samba/''': seems to be setup and executable data
 
** ...'''[[smb.conf]]''': a sample, not actual config
 
 
* '''/run/samba''': seems to be runtime data?
 
* '''/run/samba''': seems to be runtime data?
 
* '''/sbin/''' is a symbolic link to '''/usr/sbin/'''.  
 
* '''/sbin/''' is a symbolic link to '''/usr/sbin/'''.  
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** ...'''samba_spnupdate'''
 
** ...'''samba_spnupdate'''
 
** ...'''samba_upgradedns'''
 
** ...'''samba_upgradedns'''
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* '''/usr/share/samba/''': seems to be setup and executable data
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** ...'''[[smb.conf]]''': a sample, not actual config
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* '''/var/lib/samba/'''
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** ...'''private/'''
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*** ...'''passdb.tdb''': presumably, the password database
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*** ...'''secrets.tdb'''
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** ...'''usershares/''': every share has its own text-file for configuration
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* '''/var/log/samba/''': where the logfiles go
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** ...'''log.{{fmt/arg|name}}''': log of access attempts from remote machine named {{fmt/arg|name}}
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** ...'''log.{{fmt/arg|IP address}}''': log of access attempts from {{fmt/arg|IP address}} (not sure if this excludes named machines or duplicates the same log entries)

Latest revision as of 15:10, 16 September 2024

files used by Samba
at least on Ubuntu

known config files

  • smb.conf: the Samba configuration file
  • smbusers: the Samba users file - seems to be only for earlier versions; now replaced with more structured storage

file structure

  • /etc/samba/
    • ...smb.conf: the Samba configuration file
    • ...gdbcommands: very short file, no idea what it does
  • /run/samba: seems to be runtime data?
  • /sbin/ is a symbolic link to /usr/sbin/.
  • /usr/bin/: general binary folder, including the following Samba executables:
    • ...smb2-quota
    • ...smbcacls
    • ...smbclient
    • ...smbcontrol
    • ...smbcquotas
    • ...smbget
    • ...smbinfo
    • ...smbpasswd
    • ...smbspool
    • ...smbstatus
    • ...smbtar
    • ...smbtree
  • /usr/sbin/: system binary folder, including the following Samba executables (which are probably for internal use only):
    • ...samba
    • ...samba_dnsupdate
    • ...samba_downgrade_db
    • ...samba-gpupdate
    • ...samba_kcc
    • ...samba_spnupdate
    • ...samba_upgradedns
  • /usr/share/samba/: seems to be setup and executable data
    • ...smb.conf: a sample, not actual config
  • /var/lib/samba/
    • ...private/
      • ...passdb.tdb: presumably, the password database
      • ...secrets.tdb
    • ...usershares/: every share has its own text-file for configuration
  • /var/log/samba/: where the logfiles go
    • ...log.<name>: log of access attempts from remote machine named <name>
    • ...log.<IP address>: log of access attempts from <IP address> (not sure if this excludes named machines or duplicates the same log entries)