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{{sidebar|__TOC__}}{{manpagehdr_samba|smb.conf}}: [[smb.conf parameters|parameters]]
 
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===A===
 
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;abort shutdown script (G):This parameter only exists in the HEAD cvs branch This a full path name to a script called by smbd(8) that should stop a shutdown procedure issued by the shutdown script.
 
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* This command will be run as user.
 
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* '''Default''': abort shutdown script =
 
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* '''Example''': abort shutdown script = /sbin/shutdown -c
 
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;acl compatibility (S):This parameter specifies what OS ACL semantics should be compatible with. Possible values are winnt for Windows NT 4,win2k  for  Windows 2000 and above and auto. If you specify auto, the value for this parameter will be based upon the version of the client. There should be no reason to change this parameter from the default.
 
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* '''Default''': acl compatibility = Auto
 
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* '''Example''': acl compatibility = win2k
 
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;add group script (G):This is the full pathname to a script that will be runAS ROOT by smbd(8) when a new group is requested. It will expand  any  %g  to  the group  name passed. This script is only useful for installations using the Windows NT domain administration tools. The script is free to create a group with an arbitrary name to circumvent unix group name restrictions. In that case the script must print the numeric gid  of the created group on stdout.
 
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* No default
 
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;add machine script (G):This is the full pathname to a script that will be run bysmbd(8) when a machine is added to it's domain using the administrator username and password method.
 
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*This option is only required when using sam back-ends tied to the Unix uid method of RID calculation such as smbpasswd. This  option  is only available in Samba 3.0.
 
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* '''Default''': add machine script =
 
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* '''Example''': add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
 
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;addprinter command (G):With the introduction of MS-RPC based printing support for Windows NT/2000 clients in Samba 2.2, The MS Add Printer Wizard (APW) icon is now also available in the "Printers..." folder displayed a share listing. The APW allows for printers to be add remotely to a  Samba  or Windows NT/2000 print server.
 
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*For a Samba host this means that the printer must be physically added to the underlying printing system. The add printer command defines a script to be run which will perform the necessary operations for adding the printer to the print system and  to  add  the  appropriate service definition to the smb.conf file in order that it can be shared by smbd(8).
 
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*The addprinter command is automatically invoked with the following parameter (in order):
 
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** printer name
 
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** share name
 
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** port name
 
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** driver name
 
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** location
 
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** Windows 9x driver location
 
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*All  parameters  are  filled in from the PRINTER_INFO_2 structure sent by the Windows NT/2000 client with one exception. The "Windows 9x driver location" parameter is included for backwards compatibility only. The remaining fields in the structure are generated from answers to  the  APW questions.
 
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* Once  the  addprinter  command  has  been executed, smbd will reparse the  smb.conf to determine if the share defined by the APW exists. If the sharename is still invalid, then smbd  will return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
 
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* The "add printer command" program can output a single line of text, which Samba will set as the port the new printer is connected to.  If  this line isn't output, Samba won't reload its printer shares.
 
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* '''Default''': addprinter command =
 
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* '''Example''': addprinter command = /usr/bin/addprinter
 
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;add share command (G):Samba  2.2.0  introduced the ability to dynamically add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager. Theadd share command is used to define an external program or script which will add a new service definition to smb.conf. In order to successfully  execute  the add share command, smbd requires that the administrator be connected using a root account (i.e. uid == 0).
 
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* When executed, smbd will automatically invoke theadd share command with four parameters.
 
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** '''configFile''' - the location of the global smb.conf file.
 
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** '''shareName''' - the name of the new share.
 
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** '''pathName''' - path to an '''existing''' directory on disk.
 
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** '''comment''' - comment string to associate with the new share.
 
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* This parameter is only used for add file shares. To add printer shares, see the addprinter command.
 
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* '''Default''': add share command =
 
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* '''Example''': add share command = /usr/local/bin/addshare
 
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;add user script (G):This is the full pathname to a script that will be run AS ROOT by smbd(8) under special circumstances described below.
 
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* Normally,  a  Samba server requires that UNIX users are created for all users accessing files on this server. For sites that use Windows NT account databases as their primary user database creating these users and keeping the user list in sync with the Windows NT PDC is an onerous task. This option allows smbd to create the required UNIX usersON DEMAND when a user accesses the Samba server.
 
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* In order to use this option, smbd(8) must NOT be set to security = share and add user script must be set to a full pathname for a script that will create a UNIX user given one argument of %u, which expands into the UNIX user name to create.
 
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* When the Windows user attempts to access the Samba server, at login (session setup in the SMB protocol) time, smbd(8) contacts the password  server  and  attempts to authenticate the given user with the given password. If the authentication succeeds then smbd attempts to find a UNIX user in the UNIX password database to map the Windows user into. If this lookup fails, and add user script  is set then smbd will call the specified script AS ROOT, expanding any %u argument to be the user name to create.
 
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* If  this  script  successfully  creates  the user then smbd  will continue on as though the UNIX user already existed. In this way, UNIX users are dynamically created to match existing Windows NT accounts.
 
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* '''See also''': security, password server, delete user script.
 
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* '''Default''': add user script =
 
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* '''Example''': add user script = /usr/local/samba/bin/add_user %u
 
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;add user to group script (G):Full path to the script that will be called when a user is added to a group using the Windows NT domain administration tools. It will be run by smbd(8)AS ROOT. Any %g will be replaced with the group name and any %u will be replaced with the user name.
 
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* Note that the adduser command used in the example below does not support the used syntax on all systems.
 
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* '''Default''': add user to group script =
 
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* '''Example''': add user to group script = /usr/sbin/adduser %u %g
 
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;admin users (S):This  is a list of users who will be granted administrative privileges on the share. This means that they will do all file operations as the super-user (root).
 
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* You should use this option very carefully, as any user in this list will be able to do anything they like on the share, irrespective  of file permissions.
 
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* '''Default''': admin users =
 
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* '''Example''': admin users = jason
 
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;afs share (S):This  parameter controls whether special AFS features are enabled for this share. If enabled, it assumes that the directory exported via the path parameter is a local AFS import. The special AFS features include the attempt  to  hand-craft  an  AFS  token  if  you  enabled '''--with-fake-kaserver''' in configure.
 
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* '''Default''': afs share = no
 
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;afs username map (G):If you are using the fake kaserver AFS feature, you might want to hand-craft the usernames you are creating tokens for. For example this is necessary if you have users from several domain in your AFS Protection Database. One possible scheme to code users as DOMAIN+User as it is done by [[winbind]] with the + as a separator.
 
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*The mapped user name must contain the cell name to log into, so without setting this parameter there will be no token.
 
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* '''Default''': afs username map =
 
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* '''Example''': afs username map = %u@afs.samba.org
 
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;algorithmic rid base (G):This determines how Samba will use its algorithmic mapping from uids/gid to the RIDs needed to construct NT Security Identifiers.
 
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*Setting this option to a larger value could be useful to sites transitioning from WinNT and Win2k, as existing user and group rids would otherwise clash with sytem users etc.
 
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* All UIDs and GIDs must be able to be resolved into SIDs for the correct operation of ACLs on the server. As such the algorithmic mapping can't  be "turned  off", but pushing it "out of the way" should resolve the issues. Users and groups can then be assigned "low" RIDs in arbitary-rid supporting backends.
 
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* '''Default''': algorithmic rid base = 1000
 
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* '''Example''': algorithmic rid base = 100000
 
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;allow trusted domains (G):This option only takes effect when the security option is set to server or domain. If it is set to no, then attempts  to  connect  to  a resource  from a domain or workgroup other than the one which smbd is running in will fail, even if that domain is trusted by the remote server doing the authentication.
 
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*This is useful if you only want your Samba server to serve resources to users in the domain it is a member of. As  an  example,  suppose that  there  are two domains DOMA and DOMB. DOMB is trusted by DOMA, which contains the Samba server. Under normal circumstances, a user with an account in DOMB can then access the resources of a UNIX account with the same account name on the Samba server even if  they  do not have an account in DOMA. This can make implementing a security boundary difficult.
 
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* '''Default''': allow trusted domains = yes
 
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;announce as (G):This  specifies  what  type  of server nmbd(8) will announce itself as, to a network neighborhood browse list. By default this is set to Windows NT. The valid options are : "NT Server" (which can also be written as "NT"), "NT Workstation", "Win95" or "WfW" meaning  Windows NT  Server,  Windows  NT Workstation, Windows 95 and Windows for Workgroups respectively. Do not change this parameter unless you have a specific need to stop Samba appearing as an NT server as this may prevent Samba servers from participating as browser servers correctly.
 
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* '''Default''': announce as = NT Server
 
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* '''Example''': announce as = Win95
 
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;announce version (G):This  specifies  the  major  and minor version numbers that nmbd will use when announcing itself as a server. The default is 4.9. Do not change this parameter unless you have a specific need to set a Samba server to be a downlevel server.
 
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* '''Default''': announce version = 4.9
 
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* '''Example''': announce version = 2.0
 
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;auth methods (G):This option allows the administrator to chose what authentication methods smbd will use when authenticating a user. This option defaults to  sensible values based on security. This should be considered a developer option and used only in rare circumstances. In the majority (if not all) of production servers, the default setting should be adequate.
 
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* Each entry in the list attempts to authenticate the user in turn, until the user authenticates. In practice only one  method  will  ever actually be able to complete the authentication.
 
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* Possible options include guest (anonymous access), sam (lookups in local list of accounts based on netbios name or domain name), winbind (relay authentication requests for remote users through winbindd), ntdomain (pre-winbindd method of  authentication  for  remote  domain users;  deprecated in favour of winbind method), trustdomain (authenticate trusted users by contacting the remote DC directly from smbd; deprecated in favour of winbind method).
 
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* '''Default''': auth methods =
 
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* '''Example''': auth methods = guest sam winbind
 
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;available (S):This parameter lets you "turn off" a service. If available = no, then ALL attempts to connect to the service will fail. Such failures are logged.
 
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* '''Default''': available = yes
 
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===B===
 
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;bind interfaces only (G):This  global  parameter  allows  the  Samba admin to limit what interfaces on a machine will serve SMB requests. It affects file service smbd(8) and name service nmbd(8) in a slightly different ways.
 
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* For name service it causes nmbd to bind to ports 137 and 138 on the interfaces listed in the interfaces parameter. nmbd  also  binds  to the  "all  addresses" interface (0.0.0.0) on ports 137 and 138 for the purposes of reading broadcast messages. If this option is not set then nmbd will service name requests on all of these sockets. If bind interfaces only is set then nmbd will check the source address  of any  packets coming in on the broadcast sockets and discard any that don't match the broadcast addresses of the interfaces in the interfaces parameter list. As unicast packets are received on the other sockets it allowsnmbd to refuse to serve names to machines that send packets  that  arrive through any interfaces not listed in theinterfaces list. IP Source address spoofing does defeat this simple check, however, so it must not be used seriously as a security feature for nmbd.
 
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* For file service it causes smbd(8) to bind only to the interface list given in the interfaces parameter.  This  restricts  the  networks that smbd  will  serve to packets coming in those interfaces. Note that you should not use this parameter for machines that are serving PPP or other intermittent or non-broadcast network interfaces as it will not cope with non-permanent interfaces.
 
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* If bind interfaces only is set then unless the network address 127.0.0.1 is added to the  interfaces  parameter  list  smbpasswd(8)  and swat(8) may not work as expected due to the reasons covered below.
 
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* To  change  a  user's  SMB password, the smbpasswd by default connects to the localhost - 127.0.0.1 address as an SMB client to issue the password change request. If bind interfaces only is set then unless the network address 127.0.0.1 is  added  to  the interfaces  parameter list then  smbpasswd will fail to connect in it's default mode.smbpasswd can be forced to use the primary IP interface of the local host by using its smbpasswd(8)-r remote machine parameter, with remote machine set to the IP name of the primary interface of the local host.
 
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* The  swat  status page tries to connect withsmbd and nmbd at the address127.0.0.1 to determine if they are running. Not adding 127.0.0.1 will cause  smbd and nmbd to always show "not running" even if they really are. This can prevent  swat from starting/stopping/restarting smbd and nmbd.
 
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* '''Default''': bind interfaces only = no
 
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;blocking locks (S):This  parameter  controls  the  behavior  of smbd(8) when given a request by a client to obtain a byte range lock on a region of an open file, and the request has a time limit associated with it.
 
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* If this parameter is set and the lock range requested cannot be immediately satisfied, samba will internally queue the lock request, and periodically attempt to obtain the lock until the timeout period expires.
 
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* If this parameter is set to no, then samba will behave as previous versions of Samba would and will fail the lock request immediately if the lock range cannot be obtained.
 
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* '''Default''': blocking locks = yes
 
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;block size (S):This parameter controls the behavior of smbd(8) when reporting disk free sizes. By default, this reports  a  disk  block  size  of  1024 bytes.
 
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* Changing  this parameter may have some effect on the efficiency of client writes, this is not yet confirmed. This parameter was added to allow advanced administrators to change it (usually to a higher value) and test the effect it has on client  write  performance  without re-compiling the code. As this is an experimental option it may be removed in a future release.
 
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* Changing this option does not change the disk free reporting size, just the block size unit reported to the client.
 
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* '''No default'''
 
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;browsable:This parameter is a synonym for browseable.
 
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;browseable (S):This controls whether this share is seen in the list of available shares in a net view and in the browse list.
 
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* '''Default''': browseable = yes
 
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;browse list (G):This  controls  whether  smbd(8)  will serve a browse list to a client doing a NetServerEnum call. Normally set to yes. You should never need to change this.
 
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* '''Default''': browse list = yes
 
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===C===
 
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;casesignames:This parameter is a synonym for case sensitive.
 
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;case sensitive (S):See the discussion in the section [[#NAME MANGLING]].
 
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* '''Default''': case sensitive = no
 
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;change notify timeout (G):This SMB allows a client to tell a server to "watch" a particular directory for any changes and only reply to the  SMB  request  when  a change has occurred. Such constant scanning of a directory is expensive under UNIX, hence an smbd(8) daemon only performs such a scan on each requested directory once every change notify timeout seconds.
 
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* '''Default''': change notify timeout = 60
 
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* '''Example''': change notify timeout = 300 # Would change the scan time to every 5 minutes.
 
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;change share command (G):Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server Manager. The change  share  command is  used  to define an external program or script which will modify an existing service definition in smb.conf. In order to successfully execute the change share command, smbd requires that the administrator be connected using a root account (i.e. uid == 0).
 
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* When executed, smbd will automatically invoke thechange share command with four parameters.
 
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** '''configFile''' - the location of the global smb.conf file.
 
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** '''shareName''' - the name of the new share.
 
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** '''pathName''' - path to an '''existing''' directory on disk.
 
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** '''comment''' - comment string to associate with the new share.
 
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* This parameter is only used modify existing file shares definitions. To modify printer shares, use the "Printers..." folder as seen when browsing the Samba host.
 
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* '''Default''': change share command =
 
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* '''Example''': change share command = /usr/local/bin/addshare
 
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;client lanman auth (G):This  parameter determines whether or not smbclient(8) and other samba client tools will attempt to authenticate itself to servers using the weaker LANMAN password hash. If disabled, only server which support NT password hashes (e.g. Windows NT/2000, Samba, etc... but not Windows 95/98) will be able to be connected from the Samba client.
 
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* The  LANMAN  encrypted response is easily broken, due to its case-insensitive nature, and the choice of algorithm. Clients without Windows 95/98 servers are advised to disable this option.
 
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* Disabling this option will also disable the client plaintext auth option
 
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* Likewise, if the client ntlmv2 auth parameter is enabled, then only NTLMv2 logins will be attempted.
 
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* '''Default''': client lanman auth = yes
 
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;client ntlmv2 auth (G):This parameter determines whether or not smbclient(8) will attempt to authenticate itself to servers using the NTLMv2 encrypted password response.
 
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* If  enabled,  only an NTLMv2 and LMv2 response (both much more secure than earlier versions) will be sent. Many servers (including NT4 < SP4, [[Win9x]] and Samba 2.2) are not compatible with NTLMv2.
 
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*Similarly, if enabled, NTLMv1, client lanman auth and client  plaintext  auth  authentication  will  be  disabled.  This  also  disables share-level authentication.
 
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* If disabled, an NTLM response (and possibly a LANMAN response) will be sent by the client, depending on the value of client lanman auth.
 
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* Note that some sites (particularly those following 'best practice' security polices) only allow NTLMv2 responses, and not the weaker  LM or NTLM.
 
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* '''Default''': client ntlmv2 auth = no
 
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;client plaintext auth (G):Specifies whether a client should send a plaintext password if the server does not support encrypted passwords.
 
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* '''Default''': client plaintext auth = yes
 
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;client schannel (G):This controls whether the client offers or even demands the use of the netlogon schannel. client schannel = no does not offer the schannel, client schannel = auto offers the schannel but does not enforce it, and client schannel = yes denies access if the  server  is  not able to speak netlogon schannel.
 
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* '''Default''': client schannel = auto
 
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* '''Example''': client schannel = yes
 
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;client signing (G):This  controls  whether the client offers or requires the server it talks to to use SMB signing. Possible values are auto, mandatory and disabled.
 
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* When set to auto, SMB signing is offered, but not enforced. When set to mandatory, SMB signing is required and if set to  disabled,  SMB signing is not offered either.
 
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* '''Default''': client signing = auto
 
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;client use spnego (G):This  variable controls whether Samba clients will try to use Simple and Protected NEGOciation (as specified by rfc2478) with supporting servers (including WindowsXP, Windows2000 and Samba 3.0) to agree upon an authentication mechanism. This enables Kerberos authentication in particular.
 
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* '''Default''': client use spnego = yes
 
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;comment (S):This  is  a  text field that is seen next to a share when a client does a queries the server, either via the network neighborhood or via net view to list what shares are available.
 
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* If you want to set the string that is displayed next to the machine name then see the  server string parameter.
 
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* '''Default''': comment = # No comment
 
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* '''Example''': comment = Fred's Files
 
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;config file (G):This allows you to override the config file to use, instead of the default (usually smb.conf). There is a chicken and egg  problem  here as this option is set in the config file!
 
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* For  this reason, if the name of the config file has changed when the parameters are loaded then it will reload them from the new config file.
 
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* This option takes the usual substitutions, which can be very useful.
 
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* If the config file doesn't exist then it won't be loaded (allowing you to special case the config files of just a few clients).
 
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* '''No default'''
 
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* '''Example''': config file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
 
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;copy (S):This parameter allows you to "clone" service entries. The specified service is simply duplicated under the current service's  name.  Any parameters specified in the current section will override those in the section being copied.
 
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* This feature lets you set up a "template" service and create similar services easily. Note that the service being copied must occur earlier in the configuration file than the service doing the copying.
 
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* '''Default''': copy =
 
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* '''Example''': copy = otherservice
 
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;create mode:This parameter is a synonym for create mask.
 
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;create mask (S):When a file is created, the necessary permissions are calculated according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX  permissions,  and  the resulting UNIX mode is then bit-wise 'AND'ed with this parameter. This parameter may be thought of as a bit-wise MASK for the UNIX modes of a file. Any bit not set here will be removed from the modes set on a file when it is created.
 
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* The default value of this parameter removes the 'group' and 'other' write and execute bits from the UNIX modes.
 
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* Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the UNIX mode created from this parameter with the value of  the  force  create  mode  parameter which is set to 000 by default.
 
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* This parameter does not affect directory modes. See the parameter directory mode  for details.
 
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* Note that this parameter does not apply to permissions set by Windows NT/2000 ACL editors. If the administrator wishes to enforce a mask on access control lists also, they need to set the security mask.
 
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* '''Default''': create mask = 0744
 
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* '''Example''': create mask = 0775
 
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;csc policy (S):This stands for client-side caching policy, and specifies how clients capable of offline caching will cache the files in the share.  The valid values are: manual, documents, programs, disable.
 
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* These values correspond to those used on Windows servers.
 
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* For example, shares containing roaming profiles can have offline caching disabled using csc policy = disable.
 
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* '''Default''': csc policy = manual
 
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* '''Example''': csc policy = programs
 
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;cups options (S):This  parameter  is  only  applicable if printing is set to cups. Its value is a free form string of options passed directly to the cups library.
 
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* You can pass any generic print option known to [[CUPS]] (as listed in the CUPS "Software Users' Manual"). You can also pass any printer specific option (as listed in "lpoptions -d printername -l") valid for the target queue.
 
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* You  should  set  this  parameter  to  raw  if  your  CUPS server error_log file contains messages such as "Unsupported format 'application/octet-stream'" when printing from a Windows client through Samba. It is no longer necessary to enable system wide raw  printing in /etc/cups/mime.{convs,types}.
 
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* '''Default''': cups options = ""
 
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* '''Example''': cups options = "raw,media=a4,job-sheets=secret,secret"
 
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;cups server (G):This parameter is only applicable if printing is set to cups.
 
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*If  set,  this  option overrides the ServerName option in the CUPS client.conf. This is necessary if you have virtual samba servers that connect to different CUPS daemons.
 
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* '''Default''': cups server = ""
 
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* '''Example''': cups server = MYCUPSSERVER
 
  
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===D===
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Aliases are listed under the command for which they are an alias, rather than under their own initial character, because that is the way it's done in the original.
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;deadtime (G):The value of the parameter (a decimal integer) represents the number of minutes of inactivity before a connection  is  considered  dead and is disconnected. The deadtime only takes effect if the number of open files is zero.
 
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* This is useful to stop a server's resources being exhausted by a large number of inactive connections.
 
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* Most clients have an auto-reconnect feature when a connection is broken so in most cases this parameter should be transparent to users.
 
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* Using this parameter with a timeout of a few minutes is recommended for most systems.
 
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* A deadtime of zero indicates that no auto-disconnection should be performed.
 
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* '''Default''': deadtime = 0
 
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* '''Example''': deadtime = 15
 
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;debug hires timestamp (G):Sometimes the timestamps in the log messages are needed with a resolution of higher that seconds, this boolean parameter adds  microsecond resolution to the timestamp message header when turned on.
 
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* Note that the parameter  debug timestamp must be on for this to have an effect.
 
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* '''Default''': debug hires timestamp = no
 
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;debug pid (G):When  using  only one log file for more then one forked smbd(8)-process there may be hard to follow which process outputs which message.
 
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* This boolean parameter is adds the process-id to the timestamp message headers in the logfile when turned on.
 
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* Note that the parameter  debug timestamp must be on for this to have an effect.
 
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* '''Default''': debug pid = no
 
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;timestamp logs:This parameter is a synonym for debug timestamp.
 
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;debug timestamp (G):Samba debug log messages are timestamped by default. If you are running at a high debug level these timestamps can be distracting. This boolean parameter allows timestamping to be turned off.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>debug timestamp</u> = yes
 
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;debug uid (G):Samba is sometimes run as root and sometime run as the connected user, this boolean parameter inserts the current euid, egid, uid and gid to the timestamp message headers  in  the  log  file  if turned on.
 
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* Note  that the parameter  <u>debug timestamp</u> must be on for this to have an effect.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>debug uid</u> = no
 
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;default case (S):See the section on NAME MANGLING. Also note the <u>short preserve case</u> parameter.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>default case</u> = lower
 
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;default devmode (S):This  parameter  is  only applicable to printable services. When smbd is serving Printer Drivers  to  Windows  NT/2k/XP  clients, each printer on the Samba server has a Device Mode which defines things such as paper size and orientation and  duplex  settings. The  device  mode can only correctly be generated by the printer driver itself (which can only be executed on a Win32  platform). Because  smbd  is  unable to execute the driver code to generate the device mode, the default behavior is to set  this  field  to NULL.
 
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*Most  problems  with serving printer drivers to Windows NT/2k/XP clients can be traced to a problem  with  the  generated  device mode.  Certain  drivers  will  do  things  such  as crashing the client's  Explorer.exe  with  a  NULL  devmode.  However,  other printer  drivers  can  cause  the  client's  spooler  service (spoolsv.exe) to die if the  devmode  was  not  created  by  the driver itself (i.e. smbd generates a default devmode).
 
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* This  parameter  should  be  used  with care and tested with the printer driver in question. It is better  to  leave  the  device mode  to NULL and let the Windows client set the correct values. Because drivers do not do this all  the  time,  setting  '''default devmode = yes''' will instruct smbd to generate a default one.
 
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* For more information on Windows NT/2k printing and Device Modes, see the MSDN documentation.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>default devmode</u> = no
 
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;default:This parameter is a synonym for default service.
 
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;default service (G):This parameter specifies the name of a  service  which  will  be connected  to if the service actually requested cannot be found. Note that the square brackets are '''NOT'''  given  in  the  parameter value (see example below).
 
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* There  is no default value for this parameter. If this parameter is not given, attempting to connect  to  a  nonexistent  service results in an error.
 
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* Typically the default service would be a <u>guest ok, read-only</u> service.
 
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* Also note that the apparent service  name  will  be  changed  to equal  that  of the requested service, this is very useful as it allows you to use macros like <u>%S</u> to make a wildcard service.
 
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*Note also that any "_" characters in the  name  of  the  service used  in  the  default  service  will  get mapped to a "/". This allows for interesting things.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>default service</u> =
 
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* '''Example''': <u>default service</u> = pub
 
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;defer sharing violations (G):Windows allows specifying how a file will be shared  with  other processes  when  it  is  opened. Sharing violations occur when a file is opened by a different process using options that violate the  share settings specified by other processes. This parameter causes smbd to act as a Windows server does, and defer returning a "sharing violation" error message for up to one second, allowing the client to close the file causing the  violation  in  the meantime.
 
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* Unix by default does not have this behaviour.
 
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* There  should  be no reason to turn off this parameter, as it is designed to enable Samba to more correctly emulate Windows.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>defer sharing violations</u> = True
 
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;delete group script (G):This is the full pathname to a script that will be run  '''AS ROOT smbd'''(8)  when a group is requested to be deleted. It will expand any <u>%g</u> to the group name passed. This script is only useful for installations  using the Windows NT domain administration tools.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>delete group script</u> =
 
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;deleteprinter command (G):With the introduction of MS-RPC based printer support  for  Windows  NT/2000 clients in Samba 2.2, it is now possible to delete printer at run time by issuing the DeletePrinter() RPC call.
 
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* For a Samba host this means that the printer must be physically deleted from underlying printing system. The  <u>deleteprinter command</u> defines a script to be run which will perform the necessary operations  for  removing  the printer from the print system and from <u>smb.conf</u>.
 
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* The <u>deleteprinter command</u> is automatically called with only one parameter: <u>"printer name"</u>.
 
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* Once the <u>deleteprinter command</u> has been executed, '''smbd''' will reparse the <u>smb.conf</u> to associated printer no longer exists. If the  sharename  is  still  valid,  then '''smbd''' will return an ACCESS_DENIED error to the client.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>deleteprinter command</u> =
 
−
* '''Example''': <u>deleteprinter command</u> = /usr/bin/removeprinter
 
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;delete readonly (S):This parameter allows readonly files to be deleted. This is  not normal DOS semantics, but is allowed by UNIX.
 
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*This  option may be useful for running applications such as rcs, where UNIX file ownership prevents  changing  file  permissions, and DOS semantics prevent deletion of a read only file.
 
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* '''Default''': <u>delete readonly</u> = no
 
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==To Be Formatted==
 
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<pre>
 
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      delete share command (G)
 
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              Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically add and delete
 
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              shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server  Manager.  The_�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e  _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e
 
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              _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d  is  used  to define an external program or script which
 
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              will remove an existing service  definition  from  _�s_�m_�b_�._�c_�o_�n_�f.  In
 
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              order  to  successfully  execute  the _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d, s�sm�mb�bd�d
 
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              requires that  the  administrator  be  connected  using  a  root
 
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              account (i.e. uid == 0).
 
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              When  executed,  s�sm�mb�bd�d  will automatically invoke the_�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e
 
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              _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d with two parameters.
 
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              ·  _�c_�o_�n_�f_�i_�g_�F_�i_�l_�e - the location of the global _�s_�m_�b_�._�c_�o_�n_�f file.
 
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              ·  _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e_�N_�a_�m_�e - the name of the existing service.
 
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−
      This parameter is only used to remove file shares.  To  delete  printer
 
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      shares, see the _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e_�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d.
 
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−
      Default: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
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−
      Example: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/local/bin/delshare
 
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−
      delete user from group script (G)
 
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              Full  path  to  the  script  that  will be called when a user is
 
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              removed from a group using the Windows NT domain  administration
 
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              tools.  It  will  be  run  by  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  A�AS�S R�RO�OO�OT�T. Any _�%_�g will be
 
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              replaced with the group name and any _�%_�u will  be  replaced  with
 
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              the user name.
 
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−
              Default: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r _�f_�r_�o_�m _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
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−
              Example: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r _�f_�r_�o_�m _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
 
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−
 
 
−
      delete user script (G)
 
−
              This is the full pathname to  a  script  that  will  be  run  by
 
−
              s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) when managing users with remote RPC (NT) tools.
 
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              This  script  is called when a remote client removes a user from
 
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              the server, normally using 'User  Manager  for  Domains'  orr�rp�pc�c-�-
 
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              c�cl�li�ie�en�nt�t.
 
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              This script should delete the given UNIX username.
 
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−
              Default: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
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−
              Example: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = /usr/local/samba/bin/del_user %u
 
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−
      delete veto files (S)
 
−
              This  option is used when Samba is attempting to delete a direc-
 
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              tory that contains one or more vetoed directories (see the  _�v_�e_�t_�o
 
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              _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s option). If this option is set to n�no�o (the default) then if
 
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              a vetoed directory contains any non-vetoed files or  directories
 
−
              then  the  directory  delete will fail. This is usually what you
 
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              want.
 
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−
              If this option is set to y�ye�es�s, then Samba will attempt to  recur-
 
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              sively delete any files and directories within the vetoed direc-
 
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              tory. This can be useful for integration with file serving  sys-
 
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              tems such as NetAtalk which create meta-files within directories
 
−
              you might normally veto  DOS/Windows  users  from  seeing  (e.g.
 
−
              _�._�A_�p_�p_�l_�e_�D_�o_�u_�b_�l_�e)
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting  d�de�el�le�et�te�e  v�ve�et�to�o f�fi�il�le�es�s =�= y�ye�es�s allows these directories to be
 
−
              transparently deleted when the parent directory is  deleted  (so
 
−
              long as the user has permissions to do so).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�v_�e_�t_�o _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dfree command (G)
 
−
              The _�d_�f_�r_�e_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d setting should only be used on systems where a
 
−
              problem occurs with the internal disk space  calculations.  This
 
−
              has  been  known to happen with Ultrix, but may occur with other
 
−
              operating systems. The symptom that was seen  was  an  error  of
 
−
              "Abort Retry Ignore" at the end of each directory listing.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  setting allows the replacement of the internal routines to
 
−
              calculate the total disk space  and  amount  available  with  an
 
−
              external routine. The example below gives a possible script that
 
−
              might fulfill this function.
 
−
 
 
−
              The external program will be passed a single parameter  indicat-
 
−
              ing a directory in the filesystem being queried. This will typi-
 
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              cally consist of the string _�._�/. The  script  should  return  two
 
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              integers  in  ASCII. The first should be the total disk space in
 
−
              blocks, and the second should be the number of available blocks.
 
−
              An optional third return value can give the block size in bytes.
 
−
              The default blocksize is 1024 bytes.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note: Your script should N�NO�OT�T be setuid or setgid and  should  be
 
−
              owned by (and writeable only by) root!
 
−
 
 
−
              Where the script dfree (which must be made executable) could be:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              #!/bin/sh
 
−
              df $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $2" "$4}'
 
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−
 
 
−
              or perhaps (on Sys V based systems):
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              #!/bin/sh
 
−
              /usr/bin/df -k $1 | tail -1 | awk '{print $3" "$5}'
 
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−
 
 
−
              Note that you may have to replace the command  names  with  full
 
−
              path names on some systems.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default:  _�d_�f_�r_�e_�e  _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d  =  #  By default internal routines for
 
−
              determining the disk capacity and remaining space will be  used.
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�d_�f_�r_�e_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/local/samba/bin/dfree
 
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−
 
 
−
      directory mode
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for directory mask.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      directory mask (S)
 
−
              This parameter is the octal modes which are used when converting
 
−
              DOS modes to UNIX modes when creating UNIX directories.
 
−
 
 
−
              When a directory  is  created,  the  necessary  permissions  are
 
−
              calculated  according to the mapping from DOS modes to UNIX per-
 
−
              missions, and the resulting UNIX mode is then  bit-wise  'AND'ed
 
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              with  this  parameter.  This  parameter  may  be thought of as a
 
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              bit-wise MASK for the UNIX modes of a directory. Any bit n�no�ot�t set
 
−
              here  will  be removed from the modes set on a directory when it
 
−
              is created.
 
−
 
 
−
              The default value of this  parameter  removes  the  'group'  and
 
−
              'other'  write  bits  from the UNIX mode, allowing only the user
 
−
              who owns the directory to modify it.
 
−
 
 
−
              Following this Samba will bit-wise 'OR' the  UNIX  mode  created
 
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              from  this  parameter with the value of the _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e
 
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              parameter. This parameter is set to  000  by  default  (i.e.  no
 
−
              extra mode bits are added).
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  this  parameter does not apply to permissions set by
 
−
              Windows NT/2000 ACL editors.  If  the  administrator  wishes  to
 
−
              enforce  a  mask  on access control lists also, they need to set
 
−
              the _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0755
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0775
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      directory security mask (S)
 
−
              This parameter controls what UNIX permission bits can  be  modi-
 
−
              fied  when  a Windows NT client is manipulating the UNIX permis-
 
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              sion on a directory using the native NT security dialog box.
 
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              This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to the changed
 
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              permission  bits, thus preventing any bits not in this mask from
 
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              being modified. Essentially, zero  bits  in  this  mask  may  be
 
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              treated as a set of bits the user is not allowed to change.
 
−
 
 
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              If  not  set  explicitly this parameter is set to 0777 meaning a
 
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              user is allowed to modify all the  user/group/world  permissions
 
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              on a directory.
 
−
 
 
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              N�No�ot�te�e  that  users  who can access the Samba server through other
 
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              means can easily bypass this restriction,  so  it  is  primarily
 
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              useful  for  standalone  "appliance"  systems. Administrators of
 
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              most normal systems will  probably  want  to  leave  it  as  the
 
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              default of 0�07�77�77�7.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0777
 
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−
              Example: _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0700
 
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−
      disable netbios (G)
 
−
              Enabling  this  parameter will disable netbios support in Samba.
 
−
              Netbios is the only available form of browsing  in  all  windows
 
−
              versions except for 2000 and XP.
 
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−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              Clients  that  only  support  netbios  won't be able to see your
 
−
              samba server when netbios support is disabled.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�d_�i_�s_�a_�b_�l_�e _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s = no
 
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      disable spoolss (G)
 
−
              Enabling this parameter will disable  Samba's  support  for  the
 
−
              SPOOLSS  set  of  MS-RPC's  and will yield identical behavior as
 
−
              Samba 2.0.x. Windows NT/2000 clients  will  downgrade  to  using
 
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              Lanman style printing commands. Windows 9x/ME will be uneffected
 
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              by the parameter. However, this will also disable the ability to
 
−
              upload  printer drivers to a Samba server via the Windows NT Add
 
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              Printer Wizard or by using the NT printer properties dialog win-
 
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              dow.  It  will  also  disable  the capability of Windows NT/2000
 
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              clients to download print  drivers  from  the  Samba  host  upon
 
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              demand. B�Be�e v�ve�er�ry�y c�ca�ar�re�ef�fu�ul�l a�ab�bo�ou�ut�t e�en�na�ab�bl�li�in�ng�g t�th�hi�is�s p�pa�ar�ra�am�me�et�te�er�r.�.
 
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              Default: _�d_�i_�s_�a_�b_�l_�e _�s_�p_�o_�o_�l_�s_�s = no
 
−
 
 
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      display charset (G)
 
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              Specifies  the  charset that samba will use to print messages to
 
−
              stdout and stderr and SWAT will use.  Should  generally  be  the
 
−
              same as the u�un�ni�ix�x c�ch�ha�ar�rs�se�et�t.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�i_�s_�p_�l_�a_�y _�c_�h_�a_�r_�s_�e_�t = ASCII
 
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              Example: _�d_�i_�s_�p_�l_�a_�y _�c_�h_�a_�r_�s_�e_�t = UTF8
 
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      dns proxy (G)
 
−
              Specifies  that n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) when acting as a WINS server and finding
 
−
              that a NetBIOS name has not been registered,  should  treat  the
 
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              NetBIOS  name  word-for-word  as a DNS name and do a lookup with
 
−
              the DNS server for that name  on  behalf  of  the  name-querying
 
−
              client.
 
−
 
 
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              Note  that  the  maximum length for a NetBIOS name is 15 charac-
 
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              ters, so the DNS name (or DNS alias) can  likewise  only  be  15
 
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              characters, maximum.
 
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−
              n�nm�mb�bd�d  spawns  a  second copy of itself to do the DNS name lookup
 
−
              requests, as doing a name lookup is a blocking action.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�n_�s _�p_�r_�o_�x_�y = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
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      domain logons (G)
 
−
              If set to y�ye�es�s, the Samba server will serve Windows 95/98  Domain
 
−
              logons  for  the _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p it is in. Samba 2.2 has limited capa-
 
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              bility to act as a domain controller for Windows NT  4  Domains.
 
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              For  more details on setting up this feature see the PDC chapter
 
−
              of the Samba HOWTO Collection.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      domain master (G)
 
−
              Tell s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) to enable WAN-wide browse list  collation.  Setting
 
−
              this  option causes n�nm�mb�bd�d to claim a special domain specific Net-
 
−
              BIOS name that identifies it as a domain master browser for  its
 
−
              given  _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p. Local master browsers in the same _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p on
 
−
              broadcast-isolated subnets  will  give  this  n�nm�mb�bd�d  their  local
 
−
              browse  lists,  and  then ask s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) for a complete copy of the
 
−
              browse list for the whole wide  area  network.  Browser  clients
 
−
              will  then  contact their local master browser, and will receive
 
−
              the domain-wide browse list, instead of just the list for  their
 
−
              broadcast-isolated subnet.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  Windows  NT  Primary Domain Controllers expect to be
 
−
              able to claim this _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p specific special NetBIOS name  that
 
−
              identifies  them as domain master browsers for that _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p by
 
−
              default (i.e. there is no way to prevent a Windows NT  PDC  from
 
−
              attempting to do this). This means that if this parameter is set
 
−
              and n�nm�mb�bd�d claims the special name for a _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p before  a  Win-
 
−
              dows  NT  PDC  is  able to do so then cross subnet browsing will
 
−
              behave strangely and may fail.
 
−
 
 
−
              If d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n l�lo�og�go�on�ns�s =�= y�ye�es�s, then the default behavior is  to  enable
 
−
              the  _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n  _�m_�a_�s_�t_�e_�r  parameter.  If _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n_�s is not enabled
 
−
              (the default  setting),  then  neither  will  _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n  _�m_�a_�s_�t_�e_�r  be
 
−
              enabled by default.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n _�m_�a_�s_�t_�e_�r = auto
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dont descend (S)
 
−
              There  are  certain directories on some systems (e.g., the _�/_�p_�r_�o_�c
 
−
              tree under Linux) that are either not of interest to clients  or
 
−
              are  infinitely  deep  (recursive). This parameter allows you to
 
−
              specify a comma-delimited list of directories  that  the  server
 
−
              should always show as empty.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that Samba can be very fussy about the exact format of the
 
−
              "dont descend" entries. For example you may need  _�._�/_�p_�r_�o_�c instead
 
−
              of just _�/_�p_�r_�o_�c. Experimentation is the best policy :-)
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�n_�t _�d_�e_�s_�c_�e_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�d_�o_�n_�t _�d_�e_�s_�c_�e_�n_�d = /proc,/dev
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dos charset (G)
 
−
              DOS  SMB  clients assume the server has the same charset as they
 
−
              do. This option specifies which charset Samba should talk to DOS
 
−
              clients.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  default depends on which charsets you have installed. Samba
 
−
              tries to use charset 850 but falls back to ASCII in case  it  is
 
−
              not available. Run t�te�es�st�tp�pa�ar�rm�m(1) to check the default on your sys-
 
−
              tem.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dos filemode (S)
 
−
              The default behavior in Samba is to provide  UNIX-like  behavior
 
−
              where  only  the owner of a file/directory is able to change the
 
−
              permissions on it. However, this behavior is often confusing  to
 
−
              DOS/Windows users. Enabling this parameter allows a user who has
 
−
              write access to the file (by whatever means) to modify the  per-
 
−
              missions  on  it. Note that a user belonging to the group owning
 
−
              the file will not be allowed to change permissions if the  group
 
−
              is  only granted read access. Ownership of the file/directory is
 
−
              not changed, only the permissions are modified.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�s _�f_�i_�l_�e_�m_�o_�d_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dos filetime resolution (S)
 
−
              Under the DOS and Windows FAT filesystem, the finest granularity
 
−
              on  time resolution is two seconds. Setting this parameter for a
 
−
              share causes Samba to round the reported time down to the  near-
 
−
              est two second boundary when a query call that requires one sec-
 
−
              ond resolution is made to s�sm�mb�bd�d(8).
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is mainly used as a compatibility option for  Visual
 
−
              C++  when used against Samba shares. If oplocks are enabled on a
 
−
              share, Visual C++ uses two different time reading calls to check
 
−
              if a file has changed since it was last read. One of these calls
 
−
              uses a one-second granularity, the other uses a two second gran-
 
−
              ularity. As the two second call rounds any odd second down, then
 
−
              if the file has a timestamp of an odd number of seconds then the
 
−
              two timestamps will not match and Visual C++ will keep reporting
 
−
              the file has changed. Setting this option causes the two  times-
 
−
              tamps to match, and Visual C++ is happy.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�s _�f_�i_�l_�e_�t_�i_�m_�e _�r_�e_�s_�o_�l_�u_�t_�i_�o_�n = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      dos filetimes (S)
 
−
              Under  DOS  and  Windows, if a user can write to a file they can
 
−
              change the timestamp on it.  Under  POSIX  semantics,  only  the
 
−
              owner  of the file or root may change the timestamp. By default,
 
−
              Samba runs with POSIX semantics and refuses to change the times-
 
−
              tamp  on  a  file if the user s�sm�mb�bd�d is acting on behalf of is not
 
−
              the file owner. Setting this option to  y�ye�es�s allows DOS semantics
 
−
              and s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will change the file timestamp as DOS requires.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�d_�o_�s _�f_�i_�l_�e_�t_�i_�m_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ea support (S)
 
−
              This  boolean  parameter  controls  whether  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  will allow
 
−
              clients to attempt to store OS/2 style Extended attributes on  a
 
−
              share. In order to enable this parameter the underlying filesys-
 
−
              tem exported by the share must support extended attributes (such
 
−
              as  provided  on  XFS and EXT3 on Linux, with the correct kernel
 
−
              patches). On Linux the filesystem must have  been  mounted  with
 
−
              the  mount option user_xattr in order for extended attributes to
 
−
              work, also extended attributes must be compiled into  the  Linux
 
−
              kernel.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�e_�a _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      enable rid algorithm (G)
 
−
              This  option is used to control whether or not smbd in Samba 3.0
 
−
              should fallback to the algorithm used by Samba 2.2  to  generate
 
−
              user  and group RIDs. The longterm development goal is to remove
 
−
              the algorithmic mappings of RIDs altogether, but this has proved
 
−
              to  be  difficult.  This  parameter  is  mainly provided so that
 
−
              developers can turn the  algorithm  on  and  off  and  see  what
 
−
              breaks.  This parameter should not be disabled by non-developers
 
−
              because certain features in Samba will fail to work without  it.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�e_�n_�a_�b_�l_�e _�r_�i_�d _�a_�l_�g_�o_�r_�i_�t_�h_�m = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      encrypt passwords (G)
 
−
              This  boolean controls whether encrypted passwords will be nego-
 
−
              tiated with the client. Note that Windows NT 4.0 SP3  and  above
 
−
              and  also  Windows 98 will by default expect encrypted passwords
 
−
              unless a registry entry is changed. To use  encrypted  passwords
 
−
              in Samba see the chapter "User Database" in the Samba HOWTO Col-
 
−
              lection.
 
−
 
 
−
              MS Windows clients that expect Microsoft encrypted passwords and
 
−
              that  do  not  have  plain text password support enabled will be
 
−
              able to connect only to a Samba server that has  encypted  pass-
 
−
              word  support  enabled  and  for  which the user accounts have a
 
−
              valid encrypted password. Refer to  the  smbpasswd  command man
 
−
              page  for  information regarding the creation of encrypted pass-
 
−
              words for user accounts.
 
−
 
 
−
              The use of plain text passwords is NOT advised  as  support  for
 
−
              this  feature is no longer maintained in Microsoft Windows prod-
 
−
              ucts. If you want to use plain text passwords you must set  this
 
−
              parameter to no.
 
−
 
 
−
              In  order for encrypted passwords to work correctly s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) must
 
−
              either have access to a local s�sm�mb�bp�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d(5) file  (see  the  s�sm�mb�b-�-
 
−
              p�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d(8)  program for information on how to set up and maintain
 
−
              this file), or set the security = [server|domain|ads]  parameter
 
−
              which causes s�sm�mb�bd�d to authenticate against another server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      enhanced browsing (G)
 
−
              This  option  enables  a  couple of enhancements to cross-subnet
 
−
              browse propagation that have been added in Samba but  which  are
 
−
              not standard in Microsoft implementations.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  first enhancement to browse propagation consists of a regu-
 
−
              lar wildcard query to a Samba WINS server for all Domain  Master
 
−
              Browsers,  followed by a browse synchronization with each of the
 
−
              returned DMBs. The second enhancement consists of a regular ran-
 
−
              domised browse synchronization with all currently known DMBs.
 
−
 
 
−
              You  may  wish to disable this option if you have a problem with
 
−
              empty workgroups not disappearing from browse lists. Due to  the
 
−
              restrictions  of  the  browse  protocols  these enhancements can
 
−
              cause a empty workgroup to stay  around  forever  which can  be
 
−
              annoying.
 
−
 
 
−
              In  general  you  should  leave  this option enabled as it makes
 
−
              cross-subnet browse propagation much more reliable.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�e_�n_�h_�a_�n_�c_�e_�d _�b_�r_�o_�w_�s_�i_�n_�g = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      enumports command (G)
 
−
              The concept of a "port" is fairly foreign to UNIX  hosts.  Under
 
−
              Windows  NT/2000 print servers, a port is associated with a port
 
−
              monitor and generally takes the  form  of  a  local  port  (i.e.
 
−
              LPT1:,  COM1:,  FILE:)  or a remote port (i.e. LPD Port Monitor,
 
−
              etc...). By default, Samba has  only  one  port  defined--"�"S�Sa�am�mb�ba�a
 
−
              P�Pr�ri�in�nt�te�er�r  P�Po�or�rt�t"�".  Under Windows NT/2000, all printers must have a
 
−
              valid port name. If you wish to have a list of  ports  displayed
 
−
              (s�sm�mb�bd�d  does  not  use  a port name for anything) other than the
 
−
              default "�"S�Sa�am�mb�ba�a P�Pr�ri�in�nt�te�er�r P�Po�or�rt�t"�", you can define  _�e_�n_�u_�m_�p_�o_�r_�t_�s  _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d
 
−
              to point to a program which should generate a list of ports, one
 
−
              per line, to standard output. This listing will then be used  in
 
−
              response to the level 1 and 2 EnumPorts() RPC.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�e_�n_�u_�m_�p_�o_�r_�t_�s _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�e_�n_�u_�m_�p_�o_�r_�t_�s _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/bin/listports
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      fake directory create times (S)
 
−
              NTFS  and  Windows  VFAT file systems keep a create time for all
 
−
              files and directories. This is not the same as the ctime -  sta-
 
−
              tus  change  time - that Unix keeps, so Samba by default reports
 
−
              the earliest of the various times Unix does keep.  Setting  this
 
−
              parameter  for  a  share  causes Samba to always report midnight
 
−
              1-1-1980 as the create time for directories.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is mainly used as a compatibility option for  Visual
 
−
              C++  when  used against Samba shares. Visual C++ generated make-
 
−
              files have the object directory as a dependency for each  object
 
−
              file,  and a make rule to create the directory. Also, when NMAKE
 
−
              compares timestamps it uses the creation time when  examining  a
 
−
              directory.  Thus the object directory will be created if it does
 
−
              not exist, but once it does exist it will always have an earlier
 
−
              timestamp than the object files it contains.
 
−
 
 
−
              However,  Unix time semantics mean that the create time reported
 
−
              by Samba will be updated  whenever  a  file  is  created  or  or
 
−
              deleted  in  the  directory. NMAKE finds all object files in the
 
−
              object directory. The timestamp of the last one  built  is  then
 
−
              compared to the timestamp of the object directory. If the direc-
 
−
              tory's timestamp  if  newer,  then  all  object  files  will  be
 
−
              rebuilt. Enabling this option ensures directories always predate
 
−
              their contents and an NMAKE build will proceed as expected.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�a_�k_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      fake oplocks (S)
 
−
              Oplocks are the way that  SMB  clients  get  permission  from  a
 
−
              server  to  locally cache file operations. If a server grants an
 
−
              oplock (opportunistic lock) then the client is  free  to  assume
 
−
              that  it  is the only one accessing the file and it will aggres-
 
−
              sively cache file data. With some oplock types  the  client  may
 
−
              even  cache  file  open/close operations. This can give enormous
 
−
              performance benefits.
 
−
 
 
−
              When you set f�fa�ak�ke�e o�op�pl�lo�oc�ck�ks�s  =�=  y�ye�es�s,  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  will  always  grant
 
−
              oplock requests no matter how many clients are using the file.
 
−
 
 
−
              It  is  generally  much  better  to use the real _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s support
 
−
              rather than this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              If you enable this option on all read-only shares or shares that
 
−
              you know will only be accessed from one client at a time such as
 
−
              physically read-only media like CDROMs, you will see a big  per-
 
−
              formance  improvement  on  many  operations.  If you enable this
 
−
              option on shares where multiple clients  may  be  accessing  the
 
−
              files  read-write  at the same time you can get data corruption.
 
−
              Use this option carefully!
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�a_�k_�e _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      follow symlinks (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  allows  the  Samba  administrator  to  stop
 
−
              s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)from following symbolic links in a particular share. Set-
 
−
              ting this parameter to n�no�o prevents any file or directory that is
 
−
              a  symbolic  link  from  being  followed  (the  user will get an
 
−
              error). This option is very useful to stop users from  adding  a
 
−
              symbolic  link  to  _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d  in  their  home  directory  for
 
−
              instance. However it will slow filename lookups down slightly.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is enabled (i.e. s�sm�mb�bd�d will follow symbolic links) by
 
−
              default.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�l_�l_�o_�w _�s_�y_�m_�l_�i_�n_�k_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force create mode (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies a set of UNIX mode bit permissions that
 
−
              will a�al�lw�wa�ay�ys�s be set on a file created by Samba. This is  done  by
 
−
              bitwise  'OR'ing these bits onto the mode bits of a file that is
 
−
              being created or having its permissions changed. The default for
 
−
              this  parameter  is  (in octal) 000. The modes in this parameter
 
−
              are bitwise 'OR'ed onto the file mode after the mask set in  the
 
−
              _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k parameter is applied.
 
−
 
 
−
              The example below would force all created files to have read and
 
−
              execute permissions set for 'group' and 'other' as well  as  the
 
−
              read/write/execute bits set for the 'user'.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�o_�d_�e = 000
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�o_�d_�e = 0755
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force directory mode (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies a set of UNIX mode bit permissions that
 
−
              will a�al�lw�wa�ay�ys�s be set on a directory created by Samba. This is done
 
−
              by  bitwise 'OR'ing these bits onto the mode bits of a directory
 
−
              that is being created. The default for  this  parameter  is  (in
 
−
              octal)  0000  which  will not add any extra permission bits to a
 
−
              created directory. This operation is done after the mode mask in
 
−
              the parameter _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k is applied.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  example  below  would force all created directories to have
 
−
              read and execute permissions set for 'group' and 'other' as well
 
−
              as the read/write/execute bits set for the 'user'.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 000
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 0755
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force directory security mode (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  controls what UNIX permission bits can be modi-
 
−
              fied when a Windows NT client is manipulating the  UNIX  permis-
 
−
              sion on a directory using the native NT security dialog box.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter is applied as a mask (OR'ed with) to the changed
 
−
              permission bits, thus forcing any bits in  this  mask  that  the
 
−
              user  may  have modified to be on. Essentially, one bits in this
 
−
              mask may be treated as a set of bits that, when modifying  secu-
 
−
              rity on a directory, the user has always set to be 'on'.
 
−
 
 
−
              If not set explicitly this parameter is 000, which allows a user
 
−
              to modify all the user/group/world permissions  on  a  directory
 
−
              without restrictions.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              Users  who  can  access the Samba server through other means can
 
−
              easily bypass this restriction, so it is  primarily  useful  for
 
−
              standalone  "appliance"  systems.  Administrators of most normal
 
−
              systems will probably want to leave it set as 0000.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 700
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      group  This parameter is a synonym for force group.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force group (S)
 
−
              This specifies a UNIX group name that will be  assigned  as  the
 
−
              default  primary group for all users connecting to this service.
 
−
              This is useful for sharing files by ensuring that all access  to
 
−
              files  on service will use the named group for their permissions
 
−
              checking. Thus, by assigning permissions for this group  to  the
 
−
              files  and directories within this service the Samba administra-
 
−
              tor can restrict or allow sharing of these files.
 
−
 
 
−
              In Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter has extended functional-
 
−
              ity  in  the  following way. If the group name listed here has a
 
−
              '+' character prepended to it then the  current  user  accessing
 
−
              the  share  only  has the primary group default assigned to this
 
−
              group if they are already assigned as a member  of  that  group.
 
−
              This  allows  an administrator to decide that only users who are
 
−
              already in a particular group will create files with group  own-
 
−
              ership set to that group. This gives a finer granularity of own-
 
−
              ership assignment. For example, the setting _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p  _�=  _�+_�s_�y_�s
 
−
              means  that  only  users  who are already in group sys will have
 
−
              their default primary group assigned to sys when accessing  this
 
−
              Samba  share. All other users will retain their ordinary primary
 
−
              group.
 
−
 
 
−
              If the _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r parameter is also set the group  specified  in
 
−
              _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p will override the primary group set in _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p = agroup
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force printername (S)
 
−
              When  printing  from  Windows  NT  (or  later),  each printer in
 
−
              _�s_�m_�b_�._�c_�o_�n_�f has two associated names  which  can  be  used  by  the
 
−
              client.  The  first  is  the sharename (or shortname) defined in
 
−
              smb.conf. This is the only printername available for use by Win-
 
−
              dows  9x  clients. The second name associated with a printer can
 
−
              be seen when  browsing  to  the  "Printers"  (or  "Printers  and
 
−
              Faxes")  folder  on the Samba server. This is referred to simply
 
−
              as the printername (not to be confused  with  the  _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r  _�n_�a_�m_�e
 
−
              option).
 
−
 
 
−
              When  assigning  a  new  driver to a printer on a remote Windows
 
−
              compatible print server such as Samba, the Windows  client  will
 
−
              rename  the printer to match the driver name just uploaded. This
 
−
              can result in confusion for users  when  multiple  printers  are
 
−
              bound  to  the  same  driver. To prevent Samba from allowing the
 
−
              printer's printername to differ from the  sharename  defined  in
 
−
              smb.conf, set _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�= _�y_�e_�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              Be  aware  that  enabling  this  parameter  may affect migrating
 
−
              printers from a Windows server to Samba since Windows has no way
 
−
              to force the sharename and printername to match.
 
−
 
 
−
              It  is  recommended  that  this parameter's value not be changed
 
−
              once the printer is in use by clients as this could cause a user
 
−
              not  be  able  to  delete  printer  connections from their local
 
−
              Printers folder.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force security mode (S)
 
−
              This parameter controls what UNIX permission bits can  be  modi-
 
−
              fied  when  a Windows NT client is manipulating the UNIX permis-
 
−
              sion on a file using the native NT security dialog box.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter is applied as a mask (OR'ed with) to the  changed
 
−
              permission  bits, thus  forcing  any bits in this mask that the
 
−
              user may have modified to be on. Essentially, one bits  in  this
 
−
              mask  may be treated as a set of bits that, when modifying secu-
 
−
              rity on a file, the user has always set to be 'on'.
 
−
 
 
−
              If not set explicitly this parameter is set to 0, and  allows  a
 
−
              user  to  modify all the user/group/world permissions on a file,
 
−
              with no restrictions.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e that users who can access the Samba  server  through  other
 
−
              means  can  easily  bypass  this restriction, so it is primarily
 
−
              useful for standalone  "appliance"  systems.  Administrators  of
 
−
              most  normal  systems  will  probably  want to leave this set to
 
−
              0000.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e = 700
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force unknown acl user (S)
 
−
              If this parameter is set, a Windows  NT  ACL  that  contains  an
 
−
              unknown SID (security descriptor, or representation of a user or
 
−
              group id) as the owner or  group  owner  of  the  file  will  be
 
−
              silently  mapped  into  the  current UNIX uid or gid of the cur-
 
−
              rently connected user.
 
−
 
 
−
              This is designed to allow Windows NT clients to copy  files  and
 
−
              folders  containing ACLs that were created locally on the client
 
−
              machine and contain users local to that machine only (no  domain
 
−
              users)  to  be  copied to a Samba server (usually with XCOPY /O)
 
−
              and have the unknown userid and groupid of the file owner map to
 
−
              the  current  connected  user.  This can only be fixed correctly
 
−
              when winbindd allows arbitrary mapping from any Windows  NT  SID
 
−
              to a UNIX uid or gid.
 
−
 
 
−
              Try  using  this  parameter when XCOPY /O gives an ACCESS_DENIED
 
−
              error.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�u_�n_�k_�n_�o_�w_�n _�a_�c_�l _�u_�s_�e_�r = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      force user (S)
 
−
              This specifies a UNIX user name that will  be  assigned  as  the
 
−
              default  user  for all users connecting to this service. This is
 
−
              useful for sharing files. You should also use  it  carefully  as
 
−
              using it incorrectly can cause security problems.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  user name only gets used once a connection is established.
 
−
              Thus clients still need to connect as a valid user and supply  a
 
−
              valid password. Once connected, all file operations will be per-
 
−
              formed as the "forced user", no matter what username the  client
 
−
              connected as. This can be very useful.
 
−
 
 
−
              In  Samba 2.0.5 and above this parameter also causes the primary
 
−
              group of the forced user to be used as the primary group for all
 
−
              file  activity. Prior to 2.0.5 the primary group was left as the
 
−
              primary group of the connecting user (this was a bug).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�u_�s_�e_�r = auser
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      fstype (S)
 
−
              This parameter allows the administrator to configure the  string
 
−
              that  specifies  the type of filesystem a share is using that is
 
−
              reported by s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) when a client queries  the  filesystem  type
 
−
              for  a  share.  The  default type is N�NT�TF�FS�S for compatibility with
 
−
              Windows NT but this can be changed  to  other  strings  such  as
 
−
              S�Sa�am�mb�ba�a or F�FA�AT�T  if required.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�f_�s_�t_�y_�p_�e = NTFS
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�f_�s_�t_�y_�p_�e = Samba
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      get quota command (G)
 
−
              The  g�ge�et�t  q�qu�uo�ot�ta�a c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d should only be used whenever there is no
 
−
              operating system API available from the OS that samba can use.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is only available with  .�./�/c�co�on�nf�fi�ig�gu�ur�re�e  -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-s�sy�ys�s-�-q�qu�uo�o-�-
 
−
              t�ta�as�s.  Or  on linux when .�./�/c�co�on�nf�fi�ig�gu�ur�re�e -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-q�qu�uo�ot�ta�as�s was used and a
 
−
              working quota api was found in the system.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter should specify the path to a script that  queries
 
−
              the  quota information for the specified user/group for the par-
 
−
              tition that the specified directory is on.
 
−
 
 
−
              Such a script should take 3 arguments:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  directory
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  type of query
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  uid of user or gid of group
 
−
 
 
−
      The type of query can be one of :
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  1 - user quotas
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  2 - user default quotas (uid = -1)
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  3 - group quotas
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  4 - group default quotas (gid = -1)
 
−
 
 
−
      This script should print one line as output  with  spaces  between  the
 
−
      arguments. The arguments are:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg  1  - quota flags (0 = no quotas, 1 = quotas enabled, 2 =
 
−
                quotas enabled and enforced)
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 2 - number of currently used blocks
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 3 - the softlimit number of blocks
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 4 - the hardlimit number of blocks
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 5 - currently used number of inodes
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 6 - the softlimit number of inodes
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 7 - the hardlimit number of inodes
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Arg 8(optional) - the number of bytes in a  block(default  is
 
−
                1024)
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�g_�e_�t _�q_�u_�o_�t_�a _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�g_�e_�t _�q_�u_�o_�t_�a _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/local/sbin/query_quota
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      getwd cache (G)
 
−
              This  is  a  tuning option. When this is enabled a caching algo-
 
−
              rithm will be used to reduce the time taken for  getwd()  calls.
 
−
              This  can  have  a significant impact on performance, especially
 
−
              when the _�w_�i_�d_�e _�l_�i_�n_�k_�s parameter is set to n�no�o.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�g_�e_�t_�w_�d _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      guest account (G)
 
−
              This is a username which will be used  for  access  to  services
 
−
              which  are  specified  as  _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�k (see below). Whatever privi-
 
−
              leges this user has will be available to any  client  connecting
 
−
              to the guest service. This user must exist in the password file,
 
−
              but does not require a valid login. The user  account  "ftp"  is
 
−
              often a good choice for this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              On  some  systems  the default guest account "nobody" may not be
 
−
              able to print. Use another account in this case. You should test
 
−
              this  by  trying  to log in as your guest user (perhaps by using
 
−
              the s�su�u -�- command) and trying to print  using  the  system  print
 
−
              command such as l�lp�pr�r(�(1�1)�) or  l�lp�p(�(1�1)�).
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter  does not accept % macros, because many parts of
 
−
              the system require this value to be constant for correct  opera-
 
−
              tion.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t = nobody # default can be changed at com-
 
−
              pile-time
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t = ftp
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      public This parameter is a synonym for guest ok.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      guest ok (S)
 
−
              If this parameter is y�ye�es�s for a  service,  then  no  password  is
 
−
              required  to connect to the service. Privileges will be those of
 
−
              the  _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t.
 
−
 
 
−
              This paramater nullifies the benifits of setting _�r_�e_�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t _�a_�n_�o_�n_�y_�-
 
−
              _�m_�o_�u_�s = 2
 
−
 
 
−
              See  the  section  below on  _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y for more information about
 
−
              this option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�k = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      only guest
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for guest only.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      guest only (S)
 
−
              If this parameter is y�ye�es�s for a service, then only guest  connec-
 
−
              tions  to the service are permitted. This parameter will have no
 
−
              effect if _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�k is not set for the service.
 
−
 
 
−
              See the section below on  _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y for  more  information  about
 
−
              this option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�n_�l_�y = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hide dot files (S)
 
−
              This is a boolean parameter that controls whether files starting
 
−
              with a dot appear as hidden files.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�i_�d_�e _�d_�o_�t _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hide files (S)
 
−
              This is a list of files or directories that are not visible  but
 
−
              are  accessible.  The  DOS  'hidden' attribute is applied to any
 
−
              files or directories that match.
 
−
 
 
−
              Each entry in the list must be separated by a '/', which  allows
 
−
              spaces  to  be included in the entry. '*' and '?' can be used to
 
−
              specify multiple files or directories as in DOS wildcards.
 
−
 
 
−
              Each entry must be a Unix path, not a  DOS  path  and  must  not
 
−
              include the Unix directory separator '/'.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  the  case sensitivity option is applicable in hiding
 
−
              files.
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting this parameter will affect the performance of Samba,  as
 
−
              it will be forced to check all files and directories for a match
 
−
              as they are scanned.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�i_�d_�e _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = # no file are hidden
 
−
 
 
−
              Example:    _�h_�i_�d_�e    _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s    =    /.*/DesktopFolderDB/Trash-
 
−
              For%m/resource.frk/  #  The above example is based on files that
 
−
              the Macintosh SMB client (DAVE) available from  Thursby  creates
 
−
              for  internal use, and also still hides all files beginning with
 
−
              a dot.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hide special files (S)
 
−
              This parameter prevents clients from seeing special  files  such
 
−
              as sockets, devices and fifo's in directory listings.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�i_�d_�e _�s_�p_�e_�c_�i_�a_�l _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hide unreadable (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  prevents  clients  from seeing the existance of
 
−
              files that cannot be read. Defaults to off.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�i_�d_�e _�u_�n_�r_�e_�a_�d_�a_�b_�l_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hide unwriteable files (S)
 
−
              This parameter prevents clients from  seeing  the  existance  of
 
−
              files  that  cannot  be  written  to. Defaults to off. Note that
 
−
              unwriteable directories are shown as usual.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�i_�d_�e _�u_�n_�w_�r_�i_�t_�e_�a_�b_�l_�e _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      homedir map (G)
 
−
              If_�n_�i_�s _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r  is y�ye�es�s, and s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) is also acting as a  Win95/98
 
−
              _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n  _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r  then this parameter specifies the NIS (or YP) map
 
−
              from which the server for the user's home  directory  should  be
 
−
              extracted.  At  present,  only  the  Sun auto.home map format is
 
−
              understood. The form of the map is:
 
−
 
 
−
              u�us�se�er�rn�na�am�me�e s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r:�:/�/s�so�om�me�e/�/f�fi�il�le�e/�/s�sy�ys�st�te�em�m
 
−
 
 
−
              and the program will extract  the  servername  from  before  the
 
−
              first ':'. There should probably be a better parsing system that
 
−
              copes with different map formats and  also  Amd  (another  auto-
 
−
              mounter) maps.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              A  working  NIS client is required on the system for this option
 
−
              to work.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r _�m_�a_�p =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r _�m_�a_�p = amd.homedir
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      host msdfs (G)
 
−
              If set to y�ye�es�s, Samba  will  act  as  a  Dfs  server,  and  allow
 
−
              Dfs-aware clients to browse Dfs trees hosted on the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              See  also the  _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s _�r_�o_�o_�t share level parameter. For more infor-
 
−
              mation on setting up a Dfs tree on Samba, refer to ???.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�o_�s_�t _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hostname lookups (G)
 
−
              Specifies whether samba should use (expensive) hostname  lookups
 
−
              or use the ip addresses instead. An example place where hostname
 
−
              lookups are currently used is when checking the h�ho�os�st�ts�s  d�de�en�ny�y  and
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s a�al�ll�lo�ow�w.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�n_�a_�m_�e _�l_�o_�o_�k_�u_�p_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�n_�a_�m_�e _�l_�o_�o_�k_�u_�p_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      allow hosts
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for hosts allow.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hosts allow (S)
 
−
              A synonym for this parameter is _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter is a comma, space, or tab delimited set of hosts
 
−
              which are permitted to access a service.
 
−
 
 
−
              If specified in the [global] section then it will apply  to  all
 
−
              services,  regardless  of  whether  the individual service has a
 
−
              different setting.
 
−
 
 
−
              You can specify the hosts by name or IP number. For example, you
 
−
              could restrict access to only the hosts on a Class C subnet with
 
−
              something like a�al�ll�lo�ow�w h�ho�os�st�ts�s =�= 1�15�50�0.�.2�20�03�3.�.5�5.�. . The full syntax of the
 
−
              list  is  described  in  the man page _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s_�__�a_�c_�c_�e_�s_�s_�(_�5_�). Note that
 
−
              this man page may not be present on  your  system,  so  a  brief
 
−
              description will be given here also.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that the localhost address 127.0.0.1 will always be allowed
 
−
              access unless specifically denied by a _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�d_�e_�n_�y option.
 
−
 
 
−
              You can also specify hosts by network/netmask pairs and by  net-
 
−
              group  names  if your system supports netgroups. The E�EX�XC�CE�EP�PT�T key-
 
−
              word can also be used to limit a wildcard  list.  The  following
 
−
              examples may provide some help:
 
−
 
 
−
              Example 1: allow all IPs in 150.203.*.*; except one
 
−
 
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s a�al�ll�lo�ow�w =�= 1�15�50�0.�.2�20�03�3.�. E�EX�XC�CE�EP�PT�T 1�15�50�0.�.2�20�03�3.�.6�6.�.6�66�6
 
−
 
 
−
              Example 2: allow hosts that match the given network/netmask
 
−
 
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s a�al�ll�lo�ow�w =�= 1�15�50�0.�.2�20�03�3.�.1�15�5.�.0�0/�/2�25�55�5.�.2�25�55�5.�.2�25�55�5.�.0�0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example 3: allow a couple of hosts
 
−
 
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s a�al�ll�lo�ow�w =�= l�la�ap�pl�la�an�nd�d,�, a�ar�rv�vi�id�ds�sj�ja�au�ur�r
 
−
 
 
−
              Example  4:  allow only hosts in NIS netgroup "foonet", but deny
 
−
              access from one particular host
 
−
 
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s a�al�ll�lo�ow�w =�= @�@f�fo�oo�on�ne�et�t
 
−
 
 
−
              h�ho�os�st�ts�s d�de�en�ny�y =�= p�pi�ir�ra�at�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that access still requires suitable user-level passwords.
 
−
 
 
−
      See t�te�es�st�tp�pa�ar�rm�m(1) for a way of testing your host access to see if it does
 
−
      what you expect.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w = # none (i.e., all hosts permitted access)
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w = 150.203.5. myhost.mynet.edu.au
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      deny hosts
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for hosts deny.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hosts deny (S)
 
−
              The  opposite of _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w - hosts listed here are N�NO�OT�T permit-
 
−
              ted access to services unless the specific services  have  their
 
−
              own  lists  to  override this one. Where the lists conflict, the
 
−
              _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w list takes precedence.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�d_�e_�n_�y  =  #  none  (i.e.,  no  hosts  specifically
 
−
              excluded)
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�d_�e_�n_�y = 150.203.4. badhost.mynet.edu.au
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      hosts equiv (G)
 
−
              If  this global parameter is a non-null string, it specifies the
 
−
              name of a file to read for the names of hosts and users who will
 
−
              be allowed access without specifying a password.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  is  not  be confused with _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�a_�l_�l_�o_�w which is about hosts
 
−
              access to services and is more useful for guest services.  _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s
 
−
              _�e_�q_�u_�i_�v  may  be useful for NT clients which will not supply pass-
 
−
              words to Samba.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              The use of _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�e_�q_�u_�i_�v  can be a major security  hole.  This  is
 
−
              because  you are trusting the PC to supply the correct username.
 
−
              It is very easy to get a PC to supply a false username. I recom-
 
−
              mend that the _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�e_�q_�u_�i_�v option be only used if you really know
 
−
              what you are doing, or perhaps on a home network where you trust
 
−
              your spouse and kids. And only if you r�re�ea�al�ll�ly�y trust them :-).
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�e_�q_�u_�i_�v = # no host equivalences
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�h_�o_�s_�t_�s _�e_�q_�u_�i_�v = hosts equiv = /etc/hosts.equiv
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      idmap backend (G)
 
−
              The  purpose of the idmap backend parameter is to allow idmap to
 
−
              NOT use the local idmap tdb file to obtain SID to UID / GID map-
 
−
              pings,  but  instead  to obtain them from a common LDAP backend.
 
−
              This way all domain members and controllers will have  the  same
 
−
              UID  and  GID to SID mappings. This avoids the risk of UID / GID
 
−
              inconsistencies across UNIX / Linux  systems  that  are  sharing
 
−
              information over protocols other than SMB/CIFS (ie: NFS).
 
−
 
 
−
              An  alternate method of SID to UID / GID mapping can be achieved
 
−
              using the idmap_rid plug-in. This plug-in uses the  account  RID
 
−
              to  derive  the  UID  and  GID by adding the RID to a base value
 
−
              specified.  This  utility  requires  that  the  parameter``a�al�ll�lo�ow�w
 
−
              t�tr�ru�us�st�te�ed�d  d�do�om�ma�ai�in�ns�s =�= N�No�o'' must be specified, as it is not compati-
 
−
              ble with multiple domain environments. The idmap uid  and  idmap
 
−
              gid ranges must also be specified.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = ldap:ldap://ldapslave.example.com
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = idmap_rid:DOMNAME=1000-100000000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind gid
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for idmap gid.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      idmap gid (G)
 
−
              The  idmap  gid  parameter specifies the range of group ids that
 
−
              are allocated for the purpose of mapping UNX groups to NT  group
 
−
              SIDs.  This  range of group ids should have no existing local or
 
−
              NIS groups within it as strange conflicts can occur otherwise.
 
−
 
 
−
              The availability of an idmap gid range is essential for  correct
 
−
              operation of all group mapping.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�g_�i_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�g_�i_�d = 10000-20000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind uid
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for idmap uid.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      idmap uid (G)
 
−
              The idmap uid parameter specifies the range of user ids that are
 
−
              allocated for use in mapping UNIX users to NT  user  SIDs.  This
 
−
              range  of  ids should have no existing local or NIS users within
 
−
              it as strange conflicts can occur otherwise.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�u_�i_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�u_�i_�d = 10000-20000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      include (G)
 
−
              This allows you to include one config file inside  another.  The
 
−
              file is included literally, as though typed in place.
 
−
 
 
−
              It takes the standard substitutions, except _�%_�u , _�%_�P and _�%_�S.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�n_�c_�l_�u_�d_�e =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�n_�c_�l_�u_�d_�e = /usr/local/samba/lib/admin_smb.conf
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      inherit acls (S)
 
−
              This  parameter can be used to ensure that if default acls exist
 
−
              on parent directories, they are always honored when  creating  a
 
−
              subdirectory.  The default behavior is to use the mode specified
 
−
              when creating the directory. Enabling this option sets the  mode
 
−
              to 0777, thus guaranteeing that default directory acls are prop-
 
−
              agated.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�n_�h_�e_�r_�i_�t _�a_�c_�l_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      inherit permissions (S)
 
−
              The permissions on new files and directories are  normally  gov-
 
−
              erned  by  _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e  _�m_�a_�s_�k,  _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k, _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�o_�d_�e and
 
−
              _�f_�o_�r_�c_�e _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y _�m_�o_�d_�e but the boolean inherit permissions parame-
 
−
              ter overrides this.
 
−
 
 
−
              New  directories  inherit  the  mode  of  the  parent directory,
 
−
              including bits such as setgid.
 
−
 
 
−
              New files inherit their read/write bits from the  parent  direc-
 
−
              tory.  Their  execute  bits  continue  to  be  determined by _�m_�a_�p
 
−
              _�a_�r_�c_�h_�i_�v_�e, _�m_�a_�p _�h_�i_�d_�d_�e_�n and _�m_�a_�p _�s_�y_�s_�t_�e_�m as usual.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that the setuid bit is n�ne�ev�ve�er�r set via inheritance (the  code
 
−
              explicitly prohibits this).
 
−
 
 
−
              This  can  be  particularly  useful  on  large systems with many
 
−
              users, perhaps several thousand, to allow a single [homes] share
 
−
              to be used flexibly by each user.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�n_�h_�e_�r_�i_�t _�p_�e_�r_�m_�i_�s_�s_�i_�o_�n_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      interfaces (G)
 
−
              This  option  allows  you to override the default network inter-
 
−
              faces list that Samba will use for browsing,  name  registration
 
−
              and  other  NBT  traffic. By default Samba will query the kernel
 
−
              for the list of all active interfaces  and  use  any  interfaces
 
−
              except 127.0.0.1 that are broadcast capable.
 
−
 
 
−
              The option takes a list of interface strings. Each string can be
 
−
              in any of the following forms:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  a network interface name (such as  eth0).  This  may  include
 
−
                shell-like  wildcards so eth* will match any interface start-
 
−
                ing with the substring "eth"
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  an IP address. In this case the netmask  is  determined  from
 
−
                the list of interfaces obtained from the kernel
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  an IP/mask pair.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  a broadcast/mask pair.
 
−
 
 
−
      The  "mask"  parameters  can either be a bit length (such as 24 for a C
 
−
      class network) or a full netmask in dotted decimal form.
 
−
 
 
−
      The "IP" parameters above can  either  be  a  full  dotted  decimal  IP
 
−
      address or a hostname which will be looked up via the OS's normal host-
 
−
      name resolution mechanisms.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�f_�a_�c_�e_�s = # all active interfaces except 127.0.0.1 that are
 
−
      broadcast capable
 
−
 
 
−
      Example:  _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�f_�a_�c_�e_�s  = # This would configure three network interfaces
 
−
      corresponding to the eth0 device  and  IP  addresses  192.168.2.10  and
 
−
      192.168.3.10. The netmasks of the latter two interfaces would be set to
 
−
      255.255.255.0. eth0 192.168.2.10/24 192.168.3.10/255.255.255.0
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      invalid users (S)
 
−
              This is a list of users that should not be allowed to  login  to
 
−
              this  service.  This  is  really  a p�pa�ar�ra�an�no�oi�id�d check to absolutely
 
−
              ensure an improper setting does not breach your security.
 
−
 
 
−
              A name starting with a '@' is interpreted  as  an  NIS  netgroup
 
−
              first (if your system supports NIS), and then as a UNIX group if
 
−
              the name was not found in the NIS netgroup database.
 
−
 
 
−
              A name starting with '+' is interpreted only by looking  in  the
 
−
              UNIX  group  database.  A  name starting with '&' is interpreted
 
−
              only by looking in the NIS netgroup database (this requires  NIS
 
−
              to be working on your system). The characters '+' and '&' may be
 
−
              used at the start of the name  in  either  order  so  the  value
 
−
              _�+_�&_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p means check the UNIX group database, followed by the NIS
 
−
              netgroup database, and the value _�&_�+_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p  means  check  the  NIS
 
−
              netgroup database, followed by the UNIX group database (the same
 
−
              as the '@' prefix).
 
−
 
 
−
              The current servicename is substituted for _�%_�S. This is useful in
 
−
              the [homes] section.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�i_�n_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s = # no invalid users
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�i_�n_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s = root fred admin @wheel
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      keepalive (G)
 
−
              The value of the parameter (an integer) represents the number of
 
−
              seconds between _�k_�e_�e_�p_�a_�l_�i_�v_�e packets. If this parameter is zero, no
 
−
              keepalive  packets  will  be  sent.  Keepalive packets, if sent,
 
−
              allow the server to tell whether a client is still  present  and
 
−
              responding.
 
−
 
 
−
              Keepalives should, in general, not be needed if the socket being
 
−
              used has the  SO_KEEPALIVE  attribute  set  on  it  (see  _�s_�o_�c_�k_�e_�t
 
−
              _�o_�p_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s).  Basically  you  should  only  use  this option if you
 
−
              strike difficulties.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�k_�e_�e_�p_�a_�l_�i_�v_�e = 300
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�k_�e_�e_�p_�a_�l_�i_�v_�e = 600
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      kernel change notify (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies whether Samba should ask the kernel for
 
−
              change  notifications  in  directories  so  that SMB clients can
 
−
              refresh whenever the data on the server changes.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter is only used when  your  kernel  supports  change
 
−
              notification to user programs, using the F_NOTIFY fcntl.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�k_�e_�r_�n_�e_�l _�c_�h_�a_�n_�g_�e _�n_�o_�t_�i_�f_�y = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      kernel oplocks (G)
 
−
              For  UNIXes  that  support  kernel based _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s (currently only
 
−
              IRIX and the Linux 2.4 kernel), this parameter allows the use of
 
−
              them to be turned on or off.
 
−
 
 
−
              Kernel  oplocks support allows Samba _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s  to be broken when-
 
−
              ever a local UNIX process or NFS operation accesses a file  that
 
−
              s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  has  oplocked.  This  allows  complete data consistency
 
−
              between SMB/CIFS, NFS and local file access (and is a v�ve�er�ry�y  cool
 
−
              feature :-).
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter  defaults to o�on�n, but is translated to a no-op on
 
−
              systems that no not  have  the  necessary  kernel  support.  You
 
−
              should never need to touch this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�k_�e_�r_�n_�e_�l _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lanman auth (G)
 
−
              This parameter determines whether or not s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will attempt to
 
−
              authenticate users using the LANMAN password hash. If  disabled,
 
−
              only  clients  which  support  NT  password hashes (e.g. Windows
 
−
              NT/2000 clients, smbclient, etc... but not Windows 95/98 or  the
 
−
              MS  DOS  network  client)  will  be able to connect to the Samba
 
−
              host.
 
−
 
 
−
              The LANMAN encrypted response is  easily  broken,  due  to  it's
 
−
              case-insensitive  nature,  and  the choice of algorithm. Servers
 
−
              without Windows 95/98 or MS DOS clients are advised  to  disable
 
−
              this option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Unlike  the e�en�nc�cy�yp�pt�t p�pa�as�ss�sw�wo�or�rd�ds�s option, this parameter cannot alter
 
−
              client behaviour, and the LANMAN response  will  still  be  sent
 
−
              over the network. See the c�cl�li�ie�en�nt�t l�la�an�nm�ma�an�n a�au�ut�th�h to disable this for
 
−
              Samba's clients (such as smbclient)
 
−
 
 
−
              If this option, and n�nt�tl�lm�m  a�au�ut�th�h  are  both  disabled,  then  only
 
−
              NTLMv2  logins will be permited. Not all clients support NTLMv2,
 
−
              and most will require special configuration to us it.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�a_�n_�m_�a_�n _�a_�u_�t_�h = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      large readwrite (G)
 
−
              This parameter determines whether or not  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  supports  the
 
−
              new 64k streaming read and write varient SMB requests introduced
 
−
              with Windows 2000. Note that due to Windows 2000 client redirec-
 
−
              tor  bugs  this requires Samba to be running on a 64-bit capable
 
−
              operating system such as IRIX, Solaris or a  Linux  2.4  kernel.
 
−
              Can  improve  performance  by  10%  with  Windows  2000 clients.
 
−
              Defaults to on. Not as tested as some other Samba code paths.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�a_�r_�g_�e _�r_�e_�a_�d_�w_�r_�i_�t_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap admin dn (G)
 
−
              The _�l_�d_�a_�p _�a_�d_�m_�i_�n _�d_�n defines the Distinguished Name (DN) name  used
 
−
              by Samba to contact the ldap server when retreiving user account
 
−
              information. The _�l_�d_�a_�p _�a_�d_�m_�i_�n _�d_�n is used in conjunction  with  the
 
−
              admin  dn  password  stored in the _�p_�r_�i_�v_�a_�t_�e_�/_�s_�e_�c_�r_�e_�t_�s_�._�t_�d_�b file. See
 
−
              the s�sm�mb�bp�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d(8) man page for more information on how  to  accm-
 
−
              plish this.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap delete dn (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies whether a delete operation in the ldap-
 
−
              sam deletes the complete entry or only the  attributes  specific
 
−
              to Samba.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�d_�n = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap filter (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the RFC 2254 compliant LDAP search fil-
 
−
              ter. The default is  to  match  the  login  name  with  the  u�ui�id�d
 
−
              attribute. Note that this filter should only return one entry.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�f_�i_�l_�t_�e_�r = (uid=%u)
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�f_�i_�l_�t_�e_�r = (&(uid=%u)(objectclass=sambaSamAccount))
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap group suffix (G)
 
−
              This  parameters  specifies  the  suffix that is used for groups
 
−
              when these are added to the LDAP directory. If this parameter is
 
−
              unset, the value of _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x will be used instead.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x = dc=samba,ou=Groups
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap idmap suffix (G)
 
−
              This  parameters  specifies the suffix that is used when storing
 
−
              idmap mappings. If this parameter is unset, the  value  of  _�l_�d_�a_�p
 
−
              _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x will be used instead.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�i_�d_�m_�a_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x = ou=Idmap,dc=samba,dc=org
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap machine suffix (G)
 
−
              It specifies where machines should be added to the ldap tree.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�m_�a_�c_�h_�i_�n_�e _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap passwd sync (G)
 
−
              This  option  is used to define whether or not Samba should sync
 
−
              the LDAP password with the NT and LM hashes for normal  accounts
 
−
              (NOT  for  workstation,  server  or domain trusts) on a password
 
−
              change via SAMBA.
 
−
 
 
−
              The _�l_�d_�a_�p _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c can be set to one of three values:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�Y_�e_�s = Try to update the LDAP, NT and LM passwords and  update
 
−
                the pwdLastSet time.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�N_�o  =  Update  NT  and LM passwords and update the pwdLastSet
 
−
                time.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�O_�n_�l_�y = Only update the LDAP password and let the LDAP  server
 
−
                do the rest.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap port (G)
 
−
              This  parameter is only available if Samba has been configure to
 
−
              include the -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-l�ld�da�ap�ps�sa�am�m option at compile time.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is used to control the tcp port number used to  con-
 
−
              tact the _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r. The default is to use the stand LDAPS port
 
−
              636.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�p_�o_�r_�t = 636 # if ldap ssl = on
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�p_�o_�r_�t = 389 # if ldap ssl = off
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap replication sleep (G)
 
−
              When Samba is asked to write to a read-only LDAP replica, we are
 
−
              redirected  to talk to the read-write master server. This server
 
−
              then replicates our changes back to the 'local' server,  however
 
−
              the  replication  might  take some seconds, especially over slow
 
−
              links. Certain client activities, particularly domain joins, can
 
−
              become  confused  by  the  'success'  that  does not immediately
 
−
              change the LDAP back-end's data.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option simply causes Samba to wait a short time,  to  allow
 
−
              the  LDAP  server  to  catch  up.  If  you  have  a particularly
 
−
              high-latency network, you may wish to time the LDAP  replication
 
−
              with  a network sniffer, and increase this value accordingly. Be
 
−
              aware that no checking is performed that the data  has  actually
 
−
              replicated.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  value  is  specified  in milliseconds, the maximum value is
 
−
              5000 (5 seconds).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�r_�e_�p_�l_�i_�c_�a_�t_�i_�o_�n _�s_�l_�e_�e_�p = 1000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap server (G)
 
−
              This parameter is only available if Samba has been configure  to
 
−
              include the -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-l�ld�da�ap�ps�sa�am�m option at compile time.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter  should  contain  the FQDN of the ldap directory
 
−
              server which should be queried to locate user  account  informa-
 
−
              tion.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = localhost
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap ssl (G)
 
−
              This  option  is  used to define whether or not Samba should use
 
−
              SSL when connecting to the ldap server This is  N�NO�OT�T  related  to
 
−
              Samba's  previous  SSL  support  which was enabled by specifying
 
−
              the-�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-s�ss�sl�l option to the _�c_�o_�n_�f_�i_�g_�u_�r_�e script.
 
−
 
 
−
              The _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�s_�l can be set to one of three values:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�O_�f_�f = Never use SSL when querying the directory.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�S_�t_�a_�r_�t_�__�t_�l_�s  =  Use  the  LDAPv3  StartTLS  extended  operation
 
−
                (RFC2830) for communicating with the directory server.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�O_�n  =  Use  SSL  on  the  ldaps port when contacting the _�l_�d_�a_�p
 
−
                _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r.  Only  available  when  the  backwards-compatiblity
 
−
                -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-l�ld�da�ap�ps�sa�am�m  option  is specified to configure. See _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b
 
−
                _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�s_�l = start_tls
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap suffix (G)
 
−
              Specifies where user and machine accounts are added to the tree.
 
−
              Can be overriden by l�ld�da�ap�p u�us�se�er�r s�su�uf�ff�fi�ix�x and l�ld�da�ap�p m�ma�ac�ch�hi�in�ne�e s�su�uf�ff�fi�ix�x. It
 
−
              also used as the base dn for all ldap searches.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap timeout (G)
 
−
              When Samba connects to an ldap server that server may be down or
 
−
              unreachable.  To  prevent  Samba from hanging whilst waiting for
 
−
              the connection this parameter  specifies  in  seconds  how  long
 
−
              Samba  should wait before failing the connect. The default is to
 
−
              only wait fifteen seconds for the ldap server to respond to  the
 
−
              connect request.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�t_�i_�m_�e_�o_�u_�t = 15
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ldap user suffix (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies where users are added to the tree. If
 
−
              this parameter is not specified, the value from l�ld�da�ap�p s�su�uf�ff�fi�ix�x.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�d_�a_�p _�u_�s_�e_�r _�s_�u_�f_�f_�i_�x =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      level2 oplocks (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  controls  whether  Samba  supports  level2
 
−
              (read-only) oplocks on a share.
 
−
 
 
−
              Level2,  or read-only oplocks allow Windows NT clients that have
 
−
              an oplock on a file to downgrade from a read-write oplock  to  a
 
−
              read-only oplock once a second client opens the file (instead of
 
−
              releasing all oplocks on  a  second  open,  as  in  traditional,
 
−
              exclusive  oplocks).  This  allows  all openers of the file that
 
−
              support level2 oplocks to cache the  file  for  read-ahead  only
 
−
              (ie.  they  may not cache writes or lock requests) and increases
 
−
              performance for many accesses of files  that  are  not  commonly
 
−
              written (such as application .EXE files).
 
−
 
 
−
              Once  one of the clients which have a read-only oplock writes to
 
−
              the file all clients are notified (no reply is needed or  waited
 
−
              for)  and  told  to break their oplocks to "none" and delete any
 
−
              read-ahead caches.
 
−
 
 
−
              It is recommended that this parameter  be  turned  on  to  speed
 
−
              access to shared executables.
 
−
 
 
−
              For more discussions on level2 oplocks see the CIFS spec.
 
−
 
 
−
              Currently,  if  _�k_�e_�r_�n_�e_�l _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s are supported then level2 oplocks
 
−
              are not granted (even if this parameter is  set  to  y�ye�es�s).  Note
 
−
              also,  the _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s parameter must be set to y�ye�es�s on this share in
 
−
              order for this parameter to have any effect.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l_�2 _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lm announce (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  determines  if  n�nm�mb�bd�d(8)  will  produce  Lanman
 
−
              announce broadcasts that are needed by OS/2 clients in order for
 
−
              them to see the Samba server in their browse list. This  parame-
 
−
              ter can have three values, y�ye�es�s, n�no�o, ora�au�ut�to�o. The default is a�au�ut�to�o.
 
−
              If set to n�no�o Samba will never produce these broadcasts.  If  set
 
−
              to  y�ye�es�s  Samba will produce Lanman announce broadcasts at a fre-
 
−
              quency set by the parameter_�l_�m _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�v_�a_�l. If  set  to  a�au�ut�to�o  Samba
 
−
              will  not  send  Lanman  announce broadcasts by default but will
 
−
              listen for them. If it hears such a broadcast  on  the  wire  it
 
−
              will  then  start sending them at a frequency set by the parame-
 
−
              ter_�l_�m _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�v_�a_�l.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�m _�a_�n_�n_�o_�u_�n_�c_�e = auto
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�m _�a_�n_�n_�o_�u_�n_�c_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lm interval (G)
 
−
              If Samba is set to produce Lanman announce broadcasts needed  by
 
−
              OS/2 clients (see the _�l_�m _�a_�n_�n_�o_�u_�n_�c_�e parameter) then this parameter
 
−
              defines the frequency in seconds with which they will  be  made.
 
−
              If this is set to zero then no Lanman announcements will be made
 
−
              despite the setting of the _�l_�m _�a_�n_�n_�o_�u_�n_�c_�e parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�m _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�v_�a_�l = 60
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�m _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�v_�a_�l = 120
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      load printers (G)
 
−
              A boolean variable that controls whether  all  printers  in  the
 
−
              printcap  will be loaded for browsing by default. See the print-
 
−
              ers section for more details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�a_�d _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      local master (G)
 
−
              This option allows n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) to try  and  become  a  local  master
 
−
              browser on a subnet. If set to n�no�o then  n�nm�mb�bd�d will not attempt to
 
−
              become a local master browser on a subnet and will also lose  in
 
−
              all  browsing  elections.  By  default this value is set to y�ye�es�s.
 
−
              Setting this value toy�ye�es�s doesn't mean that Samba will b�be�ec�co�om�me�e the
 
−
              local  master  browser on a subnet, just that n�nm�mb�bd�d will p�pa�ar�rt�ti�ic�ci�i-�-
 
−
              p�pa�at�te�e in elections for local master browser.
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting this value to n�no�o will cause  n�nm�mb�bd�d  n�ne�ev�ve�er�r  to  become  a
 
−
              local master browser.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�c_�a_�l _�m_�a_�s_�t_�e_�r = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lock dir
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for lock directory.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lock directory (G)
 
−
              This  option  specifies  the  directory where lock files will be
 
−
              placed. The lock files are used to implement the_�m_�a_�x  _�c_�o_�n_�n_�e_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s
 
−
              option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�c_�k _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = ${prefix}/var/locks
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�c_�k _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = /var/run/samba/locks
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      locking (S)
 
−
              This  controls  whether  or not locking will be performed by the
 
−
              server in response to lock requests from the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              If l�lo�oc�ck�ki�in�ng�g =�= n�no�o, all lock and unlock  requests  will  appear  to
 
−
              succeed  and all lock queries will report that the file in ques-
 
−
              tion is available for locking.
 
−
 
 
−
              If l�lo�oc�ck�ki�in�ng�g =�= y�ye�es�s, real locking will be performed by the  server.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  option  m�ma�ay�y  be useful for read-only filesystems which m�ma�ay�y
 
−
              not need locking (such as CDROM drives), although  setting  this
 
−
              parameter of n�no�o is not really recommended even in this case.
 
−
 
 
−
              Be  careful about disabling locking either globally or in a spe-
 
−
              cific service, as lack of locking may result in data corruption.
 
−
              You should never need to set this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lock spin count (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  controls  the  number of times that smbd should
 
−
              attempt to gain a byte range lock on  the  behalf  of  a  client
 
−
              request.  Experiments  have shown that Windows 2k servers do not
 
−
              reply with a failure  if  the  lock  could  not  be  immediately
 
−
              granted,  but  try a few more times in case the lock could later
 
−
              be acquired. This  behavior  is  used  to  support  PC  database
 
−
              formats such as MS Access and FoxPro.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�c_�k _�s_�p_�i_�n _�c_�o_�u_�n_�t = 3
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lock spin time (G)
 
−
              The  time in microseconds that smbd should pause before attempt-
 
−
              ing to gain a failed lock. See_�l_�o_�c_�k _�s_�p_�i_�n _�c_�o_�u_�n_�t for more  details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�c_�k _�s_�p_�i_�n _�t_�i_�m_�e = 10
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      log file (G)
 
−
              This  option  allows  you  to override the name of the Samba log
 
−
              file (also known as the debug file).
 
−
 
 
−
              This option takes the standard substitutions,  allowing  you  to
 
−
              have separate log files for each user or machine.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�g _�f_�i_�l_�e = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      debuglevel
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for log level.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      log level (G)
 
−
              The  value  of  the parameter (a astring) allows the debug level
 
−
              (logging level) to be  specified  in  the  _�s_�m_�b_�._�c_�o_�n_�f  file.  This
 
−
              parameter has been extended since the 2.2.x series, now it allow
 
−
              to specify the debug level for multiple debug classes.  This  is
 
−
              to  give greater flexibility in the configuration of the system.
 
−
 
 
−
              The default will be the log level specified on the command  line
 
−
              or level zero if none was specified.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�g _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 3 passdb:5 auth:10 winbind:2
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      logon drive (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the local path to which the home direc-
 
−
              tory will be connected (see _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�h_�o_�m_�e) and is only used  by  NT
 
−
              Workstations.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  this  option  is only useful if Samba is set up as a
 
−
              logon server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�d_�r_�i_�v_�e = z:
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�d_�r_�i_�v_�e = h:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      logon home (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the  home  directory  location  when  a
 
−
              Win95/98  or NT Workstation logs into a Samba PDC. It allows you
 
−
              to do
 
−
 
 
−
              C:\> N�NE�ET�T U�US�SE�E H�H:�: /�/H�HO�OM�ME�E
 
−
 
 
−
              from a command prompt, for example.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option takes the standard substitutions,  allowing  you  to
 
−
              have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter  can  be  used with Win9X workstations to ensure
 
−
              that roaming profiles are stored in a subdirectory of the user's
 
−
              home directory. This is done in the following way:
 
−
 
 
−
              l�lo�og�go�on�n h�ho�om�me�e =�= \�\\�\%�%N�N\�\%�%U�U\�\p�pr�ro�of�fi�il�le�e
 
−
 
 
−
              This  tells Samba to return the above string, with substitutions
 
−
              made when a client requests the info, generally in a NetUserGet-
 
−
              Info  request. Win9X clients truncate the info to \\server\share
 
−
              when a user does n�ne�et�t u�us�se�e /�/h�ho�om�me�e but use  the  whole  string  when
 
−
              dealing with profiles.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  in  prior  versions  of  Samba,  the  _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�p_�a_�t_�h was
 
−
              returned rather than_�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�h_�o_�m_�e. This broke  n�ne�et�t  u�us�se�e  /�/h�ho�om�me�e  but
 
−
              allowed  profiles outside the home directory. The current imple-
 
−
              mentation is correct, and can be used for profiles  if  you  use
 
−
              the above trick.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is only useful if Samba is set up as a logon server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�h_�o_�m_�e = \\%N\%U
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�h_�o_�m_�e = \\remote_smb_server\%U
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      logon path (G)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the home directory where  roaming  pro-
 
−
              files (NTuser.dat etc files for Windows NT) are stored. Contrary
 
−
              to previous versions of these manual pages, it has nothing to do
 
−
              with  Win 9X roaming profiles. To find out how to handle roaming
 
−
              profiles for Win 9X system, see the _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�h_�o_�m_�e parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option takes the standard substitutions,  allowing  you  to
 
−
              have  separate  logon  scripts for each user or machine. It also
 
−
              specifies the  directory  from  which  the  "Application  Data",
 
−
              (_�d_�e_�s_�k_�t_�o_�p,  _�s_�t_�a_�r_�t  _�m_�e_�n_�u,_�n_�e_�t_�w_�o_�r_�k  _�n_�e_�i_�g_�h_�b_�o_�r_�h_�o_�o_�d, _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m_�s and other
 
−
              folders, and their contents, are loaded and  displayed  on  your
 
−
              Windows NT client.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  share  and  the  path  must be readable by the user for the
 
−
              preferences and directories to be loaded  onto  the  Windows  NT
 
−
              client.  The  share  must be writeable when the user logs in for
 
−
              the first time, in order that the Windows NT client  can  create
 
−
              the NTuser.dat and other directories.
 
−
 
 
−
              Thereafter,  the  directories  and  any  of the contents can, if
 
−
              required, be made  read-only.  It  is  not  advisable  that  the
 
−
              NTuser.dat  file  be made read-only - rename it to NTuser.man to
 
−
              achieve the desired effect (a M�MA�AN�Ndatory profile).
 
−
 
 
−
              Windows clients can  sometimes  maintain  a  connection  to  the
 
−
              [homes]  share,  even  though there is no user logged in. There-
 
−
              fore, it is vital that the logon path does not include a  refer-
 
−
              ence  to  the  homes  share  (i.e.  setting  this  parameter  to
 
−
              \%N\%U\profile_path will cause problems).
 
−
 
 
−
              This option takes the standard substitutions,  allowing  you  to
 
−
              have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              Do not quote the value. Setting this as ``\�\\�\%�%N�N\�\p�pr�ro�of�fi�il�le�e\�\%�%U�U'' will
 
−
              break profile handling.
 
−
 
 
−
      Note that this option is only useful if Samba is  set  up  as  a  logon
 
−
      server.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�p_�a_�t_�h = \\%N\%U\profile
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�p_�a_�t_�h = >\\PROFILESERVER\PROFILE\%U
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      logon script (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies  the  batch file (.bat) or NT command
 
−
              file (.cmd) to be downloaded and run on a machine  when  a  user
 
−
              successfully  logs in. The file must contain the DOS style CR/LF
 
−
              line endings. Using a DOS-style editor to  create  the  file  is
 
−
              recommended.
 
−
 
 
−
              The script must be a relative path to the [netlogon] service. If
 
−
              the [netlogon] service specifies a _�p_�a_�t_�h of _�/_�u_�s_�r_�/_�l_�o_�c_�a_�l_�/_�s_�a_�m_�b_�a_�/_�n_�e_�t_�-
 
−
              _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n,  and  l�lo�og�go�on�n s�sc�cr�ri�ip�pt�t =�= S�ST�TA�AR�RT�TU�UP�P.�.B�BA�AT�T, then the file that will
 
−
              be downloaded is:
 
−
 
 
−
              _�/_�u_�s_�r_�/_�l_�o_�c_�a_�l_�/_�s_�a_�m_�b_�a_�/_�n_�e_�t_�l_�o_�g_�o_�n_�/_�S_�T_�A_�R_�T_�U_�P_�._�B_�A_�T
 
−
 
 
−
              The contents of the batch file are entirely your choice. A  sug-
 
−
              gested  command  would be to add N�NE�ET�T T�TI�IM�ME�E \�\\�\S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�R /�/S�SE�ET�T /�/Y�YE�ES�S, to
 
−
              force every machine to synchronize clocks  with  the  same  time
 
−
              server.  Another  use  would be to add N�NE�ET�T U�US�SE�E U�U:�: \�\\�\S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�R\�\U�UT�TI�IL�LS�S
 
−
              for commonly used utilities, or
 
−
 
 
−
                  N�NE�ET�T U�US�SE�E Q�Q:�: \�\\�\S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�R\�\I�IS�SO�O9�90�00�01�1_�_Q�QA�A.fi
 
−
              for example.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is particularly important not to allow write access to the [netlogon] share, or to grant users write permission on the batch files in a secure environment, as this would allow the batch files to be arbitrarily modified and security to be breached.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option takes the standard substitutions, allowing you to have separate logon scripts for each user or machine.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is only useful if Samba is set up as a logon server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�o_�g_�o_�n _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = scripts\%U.bat
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lppause command (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the command to be executed on the server host in order to stop printing or spooling a specific print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name and job number to pause the print job. One way of implementing this is by using job priorities, where jobs having a too low priority won't be sent to the printer.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. A _�%_�j is replaced with the job number (an integer). On HPUX (see _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g_�=_�h_�p_�u_�x ), if the _�-_�p_�%_�p option is added to the lpq command, the job will show up with the correct status, i.e. if the job priority is lower than the set fence priority it will have the PAUSED status, whereas if the priority is equal or higher it will have the SPOOLED or PRINTING status.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the lppause command as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�p_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = # Currently no default value is given to this string, unless the value of the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g parameter is S�SY�YS�SV�V, in which case the default is : l�lp�p -�-i�i %�%p�p-�-%�%j�j -�-H�H h�ho�ol�ld�d or if the value of the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g parameter is S�SO�OF�FT�TQ�Q, then the default is: q�qs�st�ta�at�t -�-s�s -�-j�j%�%j�j -�-h�h.
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�p_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/bin/lpalt %p-%j -p0
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lpq cache time (G)
 
−
              This controls how long lpq info will be cached for to prevent the l�lp�pq�q command being called too often. A separate cache is kept for each variation of the  l�lp�pq�q command used by the system, so if you use differentl�lp�pq�q commands for different users then they won't share cache information.
 
−
 
 
−
              The cache files are stored in _�/_�t_�m_�p_�/_�l_�p_�q_�._�x_�x_�x_�x where xxxx is a hash of the l�lp�pq�q command in use.
 
−
 
 
−
              The default is 10 seconds, meaning that the cached results of a previous identical l�lp�pq�q command will be used if the cached data is less than 10 seconds old. A large value may be advisable if your l�lp�pq�q command is very slow.
 
−
 
 
−
              A value of 0 will disable caching completely.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�p_�q _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e = 10
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�p_�q _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e = 30
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lpq command (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the command to be executed on the server host in order to obtain l�lp�pq�q -style printer status information.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name as its only parameter and outputs printer status information.
 
−
 
 
−
              Currently nine styles of printer status information are supported; BSD, AIX, LPRNG, PLP, SYSV, HPUX, QNX, CUPS, and SOFTQ. This covers most UNIX systems. You control which type is expected using the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g _�= option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Some clients (notably Windows for Workgroups) may not correctly send the connection number for the printer they are requesting status information about. To get around this, the server reports on the first printer service connected to by the client. This only happens if the connection number sent is invalid.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. Otherwise it is placed at the end of the command.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the _�l_�p_�q _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d as the $�$P�PA�AT�TH�H  may not be available to the server. When compiled with the CUPS libraries, no _�l_�p_�q _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d is needed because smbd will make a library call to obtain the print queue listing.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�p_�q _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�p_�q _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/bin/lpq -P%p
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lpresume command (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the command to be executed on the server host in order to restart or continue printing or spooling a specific print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name and job number to resume the print job. See also the _�l_�p_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d  parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. A _�%_�j is replaced with the job number (an integer).
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the _�l_�p_�r_�e_�s_�u_�m_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              See also the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g  parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: Currently no default value is given to this string, unless the value of the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g parameter is S�SY�YS�SV�V, in which case the default is :
 
−
 
 
−
              l�lp�p -�-i�i %�%p�p-�-%�%j�j -�-H�H r�re�es�su�um�me�e
 
−
 
 
−
              or if the value of the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g parameter is S�SO�OF�FT�TQ�Q, then the default is:
 
−
 
 
−
              q�qs�st�ta�at�t -�-s�s -�-j�j%�%j�j -�-r�r
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�p_�r_�e_�s_�u_�m_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = lpresume command = /usr/bin/lpalt %p-%j -p2
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      lprm command (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the command to be executed on the server host in order to delete a print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer name and job number, and deletes the print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. A _�%_�j is replaced with the job number (an integer).
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the absolute path in the _�l_�p_�r_�m _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�l_�p_�r_�m _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = # depends on the setting of _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�p_�r_�m _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/bin/lprm -P%p %j
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�l_�p_�r_�m _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      machine password timeout (G)
 
−
              If a Samba server is a member of a Windows NT Domain (see the security = domain parameter) then periodically a running smbd process will try and change the MACHINE ACCOUNT PASSWORD stored in the TDB called _�p_�r_�i_�v_�a_�t_�e_�/_�s_�e_�c_�r_�e_�t_�s_�._�t_�d_�b . This parameter specifies how often this password will be changed, in seconds. The default is one week (expressed in seconds), the same as a Windows NT Domain member server.
 
−
 
 
−
              See also s�sm�mb�bp�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d(8), and the security = domain parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�c_�h_�i_�n_�e _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�t_�i_�m_�e_�o_�u_�t = 604800
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      magic output (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the name of a file which will contain output created by a magic script (see the_�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t parameter below).
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              If two clients use the same _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t  in the same directory the output file content is undefined.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�o_�u_�t_�p_�u_�t = <magic script name>.out
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�o_�u_�t_�p_�u_�t = myfile.txt
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      magic script (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the name of a file which, if opened, will be executed by the server when the file is closed. This allows a UNIX script to be sent to the Samba host and executed on behalf of the connected user.
 
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              Scripts executed in this way will be deleted upon completion assuming that the user has the appropriate level of privilege and the file permissions allow the deletion.
 
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−
              If the script generates output, output will be sent to the file specified by the  _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�o_�u_�t_�p_�u_�t parameter (see above).
 
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−
              Note that some shells are unable to interpret scripts containing CR/LF instead of CR as the end-of-line marker. Magic scripts must be executablea�as�s i�is�s on the host, which for some hosts and some shells will require filtering at the DOS end.
 
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−
              Magic scripts are E�EX�XP�PE�ER�RI�IM�ME�EN�NT�TA�AL�L and should N�NO�OT�T be relied upon.
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
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−
              Example: _�m_�a_�g_�i_�c _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = user.csh
 
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−
 
 
−
      mangled map (S)
 
−
              This is for those who want to directly map UNIX file names which cannot be represented on Windows/DOS. The mangling of names is not always what is needed. In particular you may have documents with file extensions that differ between DOS and UNIX. For example, under UNIX it is common to use _�._�h_�t_�m_�l for HTML files, whereas under Windows/DOS _�._�h_�t_�m is more commonly used.
 
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−
              So to map _�h_�t_�m_�l to _�h_�t_�m you would use:
 
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              m�ma�an�ng�gl�le�ed�d m�ma�ap�p =�= (�(*�*.�.h�ht�tm�ml�l *�*.�.h�ht�tm�m)�)
 
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−
              One very useful case is to remove the annoying _�;_�1  off the ends of filenames on some CDROMs (only visible under some UNIXes). To do this use a map of (*;1 *;).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�e_�d _�m_�a_�p = # no mangled map
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�e_�d _�m_�a_�p = (*;1 *;)
 
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−
 
 
−
      mangled names (S)
 
−
              This controls whether non-DOS names under UNIX should be mapped to DOS-compatible names ("mangled") and made visible, or whether non-DOS names should simply be ignored.
 
−
 
 
−
              See the section on NAME MANGLING for details on how to control the mangling process.
 
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−
              If mangling is used then the mangling algorithm is as follows:
 
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−
 
 
−
              ·  The first (up to) five alphanumeric characters before the rightmost dot of the filename are preserved, forced to upper case, and appear as the first (up to) five characters of the mangled name.
 
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−
              ·  A tilde "~" is appended to the first part of the mangled name, followed by a two-character unique sequence, based on the original root name (i.e., the original filename minus its final extension). The final extension is included in the hash calculation only if it contains any upper case characters or is longer than three characters.
 
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−
                Note that the character to use may be specified using the _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�i_�n_�g _�c_�h_�a_�r option, if you don't like '~'.
 
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−
              ·  The first three alphanumeric characters of the final extension are preserved, forced to upper case and appear as the extension of the mangled name. The final extension is defined as that part of the original filename after the rightmost dot. If there are no dots in the filename, the mangled name will have no extension (except in the case of "hidden files" - see below).
 
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−
              ·  Files whose UNIX name begins with a dot will be presented as DOS hidden files. The mangled name will be created as for other filenames, but with the leading dot removed and "___" as its extension regardless of actual original extension (that's three underscores).
 
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−
      The two-digit hash value consists of upper case alphanumeric characters.
 
−
 
 
−
      This algorithm can cause name collisions only if files in a directory share the same first five alphanumeric characters. The probability of such a clash is 1/1300.
 
−
 
 
−
      The name mangling (if enabled) allows a file to be copied between UNIX directories from Windows/DOS while retaining the long UNIX filename. UNIX files can be renamed to a new extension from Windows/DOS and will retain the same basename. Mangled names do not change between sessions.
 
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−
      Default: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�e_�d _�n_�a_�m_�e_�s = yes
 
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−
 
 
−
      mangle prefix (G)
 
−
              controls the number of prefix characters from the original name used when generating the mangled names. A larger value will give a weaker hash and therefore more name collisions. The minimum value is 1 and the maximum value is 6.
 
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−
              mangle prefix is effective only when mangling method is hash2.
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�e _�p_�r_�e_�f_�i_�x = 1
 
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−
              Example: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�e _�p_�r_�e_�f_�i_�x = 4
 
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−
 
 
−
      mangling char (S)
 
−
              This controls what character is used as the m�ma�ag�gi�ic�c character in name mangling. The default is a '~' but this may interfere with some software. Use this option to set it to whatever you prefer. This is effective only when mangling method is hash.
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�i_�n_�g _�c_�h_�a_�r = ~
 
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−
              Example: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�i_�n_�g _�c_�h_�a_�r = ^
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      mangling method (G)
 
−
              controls the algorithm used for the generating the mangled names. Can take two different values, "hash" and "hash2". "hash" is the algorithm that was used used in Samba for many years and was the default in Samba 2.2.x "hash2" is now the default and is newer and considered a better algorithm (generates less collisions) in the names. Many Win32 applications store the mangled names and so changing to algorithms must not be done lightly as these applications may break unless reinstalled.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�i_�n_�g _�m_�e_�t_�h_�o_�d = hash2
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�a_�n_�g_�l_�i_�n_�g _�m_�e_�t_�h_�o_�d = hash
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      map acl inherit (S)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will attempt to map the 'inherit' and 'protected' access control entry flags stored in Windows ACLs into an extended attribute called user.SAMBA_PAI. This parameter only takes effect if Samba is being run on a platform that supports extended attributes (Linux and IRIX so far) and allows the Windows 2000 ACL editor to correctly use inheritance with the Samba POSIX ACL mapping code.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�p _�a_�c_�l _�i_�n_�h_�e_�r_�i_�t = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      map archive (S)
 
−
              This controls whether the DOS archive attribute should be mapped to the UNIX owner execute bit. The DOS archive bit is set when a file has been modified since its last backup. One motivation for this option it to keep Samba/your PC from making any file it touches from becoming executable under UNIX. This can be quite annoying for shared source code, documents, etc...
 
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−
              Note that this requires the _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k parameter to be set such that owner execute bit is not masked out (i.e. it must include 100). See the parameter _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�p _�a_�r_�c_�h_�i_�v_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      map hidden (S)
 
−
              This controls whether DOS style hidden files should be mapped to the UNIX world execute bit.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that this requires the _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k to be set such that the world execute bit is not masked out (i.e. it must include 001). See the parameter _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      map system (S)
 
−
              This controls whether DOS style system files should be mapped to the UNIX group execute bit.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that this requires the _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k to be set such that the group execute bit is not masked out (i.e. it must include 010). See the parameter _�c_�r_�e_�a_�t_�e _�m_�a_�s_�k for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�p _�s_�y_�s_�t_�e_�m = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      map to guest (G)
 
−
              This parameter is only useful in security modes other than _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�= _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e - i.e. u�us�se�er�r, s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r, and d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter can take three different values, which tell s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) what to do with user login requests that don't match a valid UNIX user in some way.
 
−
 
 
−
              The three settings are :
 
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−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  N�Ne�ev�ve�er�r - Means user login requests with an invalid password are rejected. This is the default.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  B�Ba�ad�d U�Us�se�er�r - Means user logins with an invalid password are rejected, unless the username does not exist, in which case it is treated as a guest login and mapped into the  _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  B�Ba�ad�d P�Pa�as�ss�sw�wo�or�rd�d - Means user logins with an invalid password are treated as a guest login and mapped into the guest account. Note that this can cause problems as it means that any user incorrectly typing their password will be silently logged on as "guest" - and will not know the reason they cannot access files they think they should - there will have been no message given to them that they got their password wrong. Helpdesk services will h�ha�at�te�e you if you set the _�m_�a_�p _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t parameter this way :-).
 
−
 
 
−
      Note that this parameter is needed to set up "Guest" share services when using _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y modes other than share. This is because in these modes the name of the resource being requested is n�no�ot�t sent to the server until after the server has successfully authenticated the client so the server cannot make authentication decisions at the correct time (connection to the share) for "Guest" shares.
 
−
 
 
−
      For people familiar with the older Samba releases, this parameter maps to the old compile-time setting of the  G�GU�UE�ES�ST�T_�_S�SE�ES�SS�SS�SE�ET�TU�UP�P value in local.h.
 
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−
      Default: _�m_�a_�p _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t = Never
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�m_�a_�p _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t = Bad User
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      max connections (S)
 
−
              This option allows the number of simultaneous connections to a service to be limited. If _�m_�a_�x _�c_�o_�n_�n_�e_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s is greater than 0 then connections will be refused if this number of connections to the service are already open. A value of zero mean an unlimited number of connections may be made.
 
−
 
 
−
              Record lock files are used to implement this feature. The lock files will be stored in the directory specified by the _�l_�o_�c_�k _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y option.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�c_�o_�n_�n_�e_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�c_�o_�n_�n_�e_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s = 10
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      max disk size (G)
 
−
              This option allows you to put an upper limit on the apparent size of disks. If you set this option to 100 then all shares will appear to be not larger than 100 MB in size.
 
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−
              Note that this option does not limit the amount of data you can put on the disk. In the above case you could still store much more than 100 MB on the disk, but if a client ever asks for the amount of free disk space or the total disk size then the result will be bounded by the amount specified in _�m_�a_�x _�d_�i_�s_�k _�s_�i_�z_�e.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option is primarily useful to work around bugs in some pieces of software that can't handle very large disks, particularly disks over 1GB in size.
 
−
 
 
−
              A _�m_�a_�x _�d_�i_�s_�k _�s_�i_�z_�e of 0 means no limit.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�d_�i_�s_�k _�s_�i_�z_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�a_�x _�d_�i_�s_�k _�s_�i_�z_�e = 1000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      max log size (G)
 
−
              This option (an integer in kilobytes) specifies the max size the log file should grow to. Samba periodically checks the size and if it is exceeded it will rename the file, adding a _�._�o_�l_�d extension.
 
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−
              A size of 0 means no limit.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�l_�o_�g _�s_�i_�z_�e = 5000
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�l_�o_�g _�s_�i_�z_�e = 1000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      max mux (G)
 
−
              This option controls the maximum number of outstanding simultaneous SMB operations that Samba tells the client it will allow. You should never need to set this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�m_�u_�x = 50
 
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−
 
 
−
      max open files (G)
 
−
              This parameter limits the maximum number of open files that one s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) file serving process may have open for a client at any one time. The default for this parameter is set very high (10,000) as Samba uses only one bit per unopened file.
 
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−
              The limit of the number of open files is usually set by the UNIX per-process file descriptor limit rather than this parameter so you should never need to touch this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�o_�p_�e_�n _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = 10000
 
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−
 
 
−
      max print jobs (S)
 
−
              This parameter limits the maximum number of jobs allowable in a Samba printer queue at any given moment. If this number is exceeded, s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will remote "Out of Space" to the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�j_�o_�b_�s = 1000
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�a_�x _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�j_�o_�b_�s = 5000
 
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−
 
 
−
      protocol
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for max protocol.
 
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−
      max protocol (G)
 
−
              The value of the parameter (a string) is the highest protocol level that will be supported by the server.
 
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−
              Possible values are :
 
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−
 
 
−
              ·  C�CO�OR�RE�E: Earliest version. No concept of user names.
 
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−
              ·  C�CO�OR�RE�EP�PL�LU�US�S: Slight improvements on CORE for efficiency.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  L�LA�AN�NM�MA�AN�N1�1: First  m�mo�od�de�er�rn�n version of the protocol. Long filename support.
 
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−
              ·  L�LA�AN�NM�MA�AN�N2�2: Updates to Lanman1 protocol.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  N�NT�T1�1: Current up to date version of the protocol. Used by Windows NT. Known as CIFS.
 
−
 
 
−
      Normally this option should not be set as the automatic negotiation phase in the SMB protocol takes care of choosing the appropriate protocol.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�m_�a_�x _�p_�r_�o_�t_�o_�c_�o_�l = NT1
 
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−
      Example: _�m_�a_�x _�p_�r_�o_�t_�o_�c_�o_�l = LANMAN1
 
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−
 
 
−
      max reported print jobs (S)
 
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              This parameter limits the maximum number of jobs displayed in a port monitor for Samba printer queue at any given moment. If this number is exceeded, the excess jobs will not be shown. A value of zero means there is no limit on the number of print jobs reported.
 
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              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�r_�e_�p_�o_�r_�t_�e_�d _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�j_�o_�b_�s = 0
 
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−
              Example: _�m_�a_�x _�r_�e_�p_�o_�r_�t_�e_�d _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�j_�o_�b_�s = 1000
 
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      max smbd processes (G)
 
−
              This parameter limits the maximum number of s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) processes concurrently running on a system and is intended as a stopgap to prevent degrading service to clients in the event that the server has insufficient resources to handle more than this number of connections. Remember that under normal operating conditions, each user will have an s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) associated with him or her to handle connections to all shares from a given host.
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�s_�m_�b_�d _�p_�r_�o_�c_�e_�s_�s_�e_�s = 0
 
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−
              Example: _�m_�a_�x _�s_�m_�b_�d _�p_�r_�o_�c_�e_�s_�s_�e_�s = 1000
 
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      max ttl (G)
 
−
              This option tells n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) what the default 'time to live' of NetBIOS names should be (in seconds) when n�nm�mb�bd�d is requesting a name using either a broadcast packet or from a WINS server. You should never need to change this parameter. The default is 3 days.
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�t_�t_�l = 259200
 
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      max wins ttl (G)
 
−
              This option tells s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) when acting as a WINS server (_�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t _�= _�y_�e_�s) what the maximum 'time to live' of NetBIOS names that n�nm�mb�bd�d will grant will be (in seconds). You should never need to change this parameter. The default is 6 days (518400 seconds).
 
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−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�w_�i_�n_�s _�t_�t_�l = 518400
 
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−
      max xmit (G)
 
−
              This option controls the maximum packet size that will be negotiated by Samba. The default is 65535, which is the maximum. In some cases you may find you get better performance with a smaller value. A value below 2048 is likely to cause problems.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�a_�x _�x_�m_�i_�t = 65535
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�a_�x _�x_�m_�i_�t = 8192
 
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      message command (G)
 
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              This specifies what command to run when the server receives a WinPopup style message.
 
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              This would normally be a command that would deliver the message somehow. How this is to be done is up to your imagination.
 
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−
              An example is:
 
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−
              m�me�es�ss�sa�ag�ge�e c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= c�cs�sh�h -�-c�c '�'x�xe�ed�di�it�t %�%s�s;�;r�rm�m %�%s�s'�' &�&
 
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−
              This delivers the message using x�xe�ed�di�it�t, then removes it afterwards. N�NO�OT�TE�E T�TH�HA�AT�T I�IT�T I�IS�S V�VE�ER�RY�Y I�IM�MP�PO�OR�RT�TA�AN�NT�T T�TH�HA�AT�T T�TH�HI�IS�S C�CO�OM�MM�MA�AN�ND�D R�RE�ET�TU�UR�RN�N I�IM�MM�ME�ED�DI�IA�AT�TE�EL�LY�Y. That's why I have the '&' on the end. If it doesn't return immediately then your PCs may freeze when sending messages (they should recover after 30 seconds, hopefully).
 
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              All messages are delivered as the global guest user. The command takes the standard substitutions, although  _�%_�u won't work (_�%_�U may be better in this case).
 
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−
              Apart from the standard substitutions, some additional ones apply. In particular:
 
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−
              ·  _�%_�s = the filename containing the message.
 
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−
              ·  _�%_�t = the destination that the message was sent to (probably the server name).
 
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−
              ·  _�%_�f = who the message is from.
 
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−
      You could make this command send mail, or whatever else takes your fancy. Please let us know of any really interesting ideas you have.
 
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−
      Here's a way of sending the messages as mail to root:
 
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−
      m�me�es�ss�sa�ag�ge�e c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= /�/b�bi�in�n/�/m�ma�ai�il�l -�-s�s '�'m�me�es�ss�sa�ag�ge�e f�fr�ro�om�m %�%f�f o�on�n %�%m�m'�' r�ro�oo�ot�t <�< %�%s�s;�; r�rm�m %�%s�s
 
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−
      If you don't have a message command then the message won't be delivered and Samba will tell the sender there was an error. Unfortunately WfWg totally ignores the error code and carries on regardless, saying that the message was delivered.
 
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      If you want to silently delete it then try:
 
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      m�me�es�ss�sa�ag�ge�e c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= r�rm�m %�%s�s
 
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−
      Default: _�m_�e_�s_�s_�a_�g_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�m_�e_�s_�s_�a_�g_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = csh -c 'xedit %s; rm %s' &
 
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−
 
 
−
      min passwd length
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for min password length.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      min password length (G)
 
−
              This option sets the minimum length in characters of a plaintext password that s�sm�mb�bd�d will accept when performing UNIX password changing.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�i_�n _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�l_�e_�n_�g_�t_�h = 5
 
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−
 
 
−
      min print space (S)
 
−
              This sets the minimum amount of free disk space that must be available before a user will be able to spool a print job. It is specified in kilobytes. The default is 0, which means a user can always spool a print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�i_�n _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�s_�p_�a_�c_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�i_�n _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�s_�p_�a_�c_�e = 2000
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      min protocol (G)
 
−
              The value of the parameter (a string) is the lowest SMB protocol dialect than Samba will support. Please refer to the _�m_�a_�x _�p_�r_�o_�t_�o_�c_�o_�l parameter for a list of valid protocol names and a brief description of each. You may also wish to refer to the C source code in _�s_�o_�u_�r_�c_�e_�/_�s_�m_�b_�d_�/_�n_�e_�g_�p_�r_�o_�t_�._�c for a listing of known protocol dialects supported by clients.
 
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−
              If you are viewing this parameter as a security measure, you should also refer to the _�l_�a_�n_�m_�a_�n _�a_�u_�t_�h parameter. Otherwise, you should never need to change this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�i_�n _�p_�r_�o_�t_�o_�c_�o_�l = CORE
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�i_�n _�p_�r_�o_�t_�o_�c_�o_�l = NT1
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      min wins ttl (G)
 
−
              This option tells n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) when acting as a WINS server ( _�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t _�= _�y_�e_�s) what the minimum 'time to live' of NetBIOS names that n�nm�mb�bd�d will grant will be (in seconds). You should never need to change this parameter. The default is 6 hours (21600 seconds).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�i_�n _�w_�i_�n_�s _�t_�t_�l = 21600
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      msdfs proxy (S)
 
−
              This parameter indicates that the share is a stand-in for another CIFS share whose location is specified by the value of the parameter. When clients attempt to connect to this share, they are redirected to the proxied share using the SMB-Dfs protocol.
 
−
 
 
−
              Only Dfs roots can act as proxy shares. Take a look at the_�m_�s_�d_�f_�s _�r_�o_�o_�t and _�h_�o_�s_�t _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s options to find out how to set up a Dfs root share.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s _�p_�r_�o_�x_�y = \otherserver\someshare
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      msdfs root (S)
 
−
              If set to y�ye�es�s, Samba treats the share as a Dfs root and allows clients to browse the distributed file system tree rooted at the share directory. Dfs links are specified in the share directory by symbolic links of the form _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s_�:_�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r_�A_�\_�\_�s_�h_�a_�r_�e_�A_�,_�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r_�B_�\_�\_�s_�h_�a_�r_�e_�B and so on. For more information on setting up a Dfs tree on Samba, refer to ???.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�m_�s_�d_�f_�s _�r_�o_�o_�t = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      name cache timeout (G)
 
−
              Specifies the number of seconds it takes before entries in samba's hostname resolve cache time out. If the timeout is set to 0. the caching is disabled.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�a_�m_�e _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e_�o_�u_�t = 660
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�n_�a_�m_�e _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e_�o_�u_�t = 0
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      name resolve order (G)
 
−
              This option is used by the programs in the Samba suite to determine what naming services to use and in what order to resolve host names to IP addresses. Its main purpose to is to control how netbios name resolution is performed. The option takes a space separated string of name resolution options.
 
−
 
 
−
              The options are: "lmhosts", "host", "wins" and "bcast". They cause names to be resolved as follows:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  l�lm�mh�ho�os�st�ts�s : Lookup an IP address in the Samba lmhosts file. If the line in lmhosts has no name type attached to the NetBIOS name (see the lmhosts(5) for details) then any name type matches for lookup.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  h�ho�os�st�t : Do a standard host name to IP address resolution, using the system _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�h_�o_�s_�t_�s , NIS, or DNS lookups. This method of name resolution is operating system depended for instance on IRIX or Solaris this may be controlled by the _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�n_�s_�s_�w_�i_�t_�c_�h_�._�c_�o_�n_�f file. Note that this method is used only if the NetBIOS name type being queried is the 0x20 (server) name type or 0x1c (domain controllers). The latter case is only useful for active directory domains and results in a DNS query for the SRV RR entry matching _ldap._tcp.domain.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  w�wi�in�ns�s : Query a name with the IP address listed in the  _�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r parameter. If no WINS server has been specified this method will be ignored.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  b�bc�ca�as�st�t : Do a broadcast on each of the known local interfaces listed in the _�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�f_�a_�c_�e_�s parameter. This is the least reliable of the name resolution methods as it depends on the target host being on a locally connected subnet.
 
−
 
 
−
      The example below will cause the local lmhosts file to be examined first, followed by a broadcast attempt, followed by a normal system hostname lookup.
 
−
 
 
−
      When Samba is functioning in ADS security mode (s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= a�ad�ds�s) it is advised to use following settings for _�n_�a_�m_�e _�r_�e_�s_�o_�l_�v_�e _�o_�r_�d_�e_�r:
 
−
 
 
−
      n�na�am�me�e r�re�es�so�ol�lv�ve�e o�or�rd�de�er�r =�= w�wi�in�ns�s b�bc�ca�as�st�t
 
−
 
 
−
      DC lookups will still be done via DNS, but fallbacks to netbios names will not inundate your DNS servers with needless querys for DOMAIN<0x1c> lookups.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�n_�a_�m_�e _�r_�e_�s_�o_�l_�v_�e _�o_�r_�d_�e_�r = lmhosts host wins bcast
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�n_�a_�m_�e _�r_�e_�s_�o_�l_�v_�e _�o_�r_�d_�e_�r = lmhosts bcast host
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      netbios aliases (G)
 
−
              This is a list of NetBIOS names that nmbd will advertise as additional names by which the Samba server is known. This allows one machine to appear in browse lists under multiple names. If a machine is acting as a browse server or logon server none of these names will be advertised as either browse server or logon servers, only the primary name of the machine will be advertised with these capabilities.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s _�a_�l_�i_�a_�s_�e_�s = # empty string (no additional names)
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s _�a_�l_�i_�a_�s_�e_�s = TEST TEST1 TEST2
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      netbios name (G)
 
−
              This sets the NetBIOS name by which a Samba server is known. By default it is the same as the first component of the host's DNS name. If a machine is a browse server or logon server this name (or the first component of the hosts DNS name) will be the name that these services are advertised under.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s _�n_�a_�m_�e = # machine DNS name
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s _�n_�a_�m_�e = MYNAME
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      netbios scope (G)
 
−
              This sets the NetBIOS scope that Samba will operate under. This should not be set unless every machine on your LAN also sets this value.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�e_�t_�b_�i_�o_�s _�s_�c_�o_�p_�e =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      nis homedir (G)
 
−
              Get the home share server from a NIS map. For UNIX systems that use an automounter, the user's home directory will often be mounted on a workstation on demand from a remote server.
 
−
 
 
−
              When the Samba logon server is not the actual home directory server, but is mounting the home directories via NFS then two network hops would be required to access the users home directory if the logon server told the client to use itself as the SMB server for home directories (one over SMB and one over NFS). This can be very slow.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option allows Samba to return the home share as being on a different server to the logon server and as long as a Samba daemon is running on the home directory server, it will be mounted on the Samba client directly from the directory server. When Samba is returning the home share to the client, it will consult the NIS map specified in _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r _�m_�a_�p and return the server listed there.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that for this option to work there must be a working NIS system and the Samba server with this option must also be a logon server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�i_�s _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      nt acl support (S)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will attempt to map UNIX permissions into Windows NT access control lists. This parameter was formally a global parameter in releases prior to 2.2.2.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�t _�a_�c_�l _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      ntlm auth (G)
 
−
              This parameter determines whether or not s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will attempt to authenticate users using the NTLM encrypted password response. If disabled, either the lanman password hash or an NTLMv2 response will need to be sent by the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              If this option, and l�la�an�nm�ma�an�n a�au�ut�th�h are both disabled, then only NTLMv2 logins will be permited. Not all clients support NTLMv2, and most will require special configuration to us it.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�t_�l_�m _�a_�u_�t_�h = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      nt pipe support (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will allow Windows NT clients to connect to the NT SMB specific I�IP�PC�C$�$ pipes. This is a developer debugging option and can be left alone.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�t _�p_�i_�p_�e _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      nt status support (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will negotiate NT specific status support with Windows NT/2k/XP clients. This is a developer debugging option and should be left alone. If this option is set to n�no�o then Samba offers exactly the same DOS error codes that versions prior to Samba 2.2.3 reported.
 
−
 
 
−
              You should not need to ever disable this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�t _�s_�t_�a_�t_�u_�s _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      null passwords (G)
 
−
              Allow or disallow client access to accounts that have null passwords.
 
−
 
 
−
              See also s�sm�mb�bp�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d(5).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�n_�u_�l_�l _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      obey pam restrictions (G)
 
−
              When Samba 3.0 is configured to enable PAM support (i.e. --with-pam), this parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's account and session management directives. The default behavior is to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM for authentication in the case of _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s _�= _�y_�e_�s. The reason is that PAM modules cannot support the challenge/response authentication mechanism needed in the presence of SMB password encryption.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�o_�b_�e_�y _�p_�a_�m _�r_�e_�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      only user (S)
 
−
              This is a boolean option that controls whether connections with usernames not in the _�u_�s_�e_�r list will be allowed. By default this option is disabled so that a client can supply a username to be used by the server. Enabling this parameter will force the server to only use the login names from the _�u_�s_�e_�r list and is only really useful in share level security.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that this also means Samba won't try to deduce usernames from the service name. This can be annoying for the [homes] section. To get around this you could use u�us�se�er�r =�= %�%S�S which means your _�u_�s_�e_�r list will be just the service name, which for home directories is the name of the user.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�o_�n_�l_�y _�u_�s_�e_�r = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      oplock break wait time (G)
 
−
              This is a tuning parameter added due to bugs in both Windows 9x and WinNT. If Samba responds to a client too quickly when that client issues an SMB that can cause an oplock break request, then the network client can fail and not respond to the break request. This tuning parameter (which is set in milliseconds) is the amount of time Samba will wait before sending an oplock break request to such (broken) clients.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE SAMBA OPLOCK CODE.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k _�b_�r_�e_�a_�k _�w_�a_�i_�t _�t_�i_�m_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      oplock contention limit (S)
 
−
              This is a v�ve�er�ry�y advanceds�sm�mb�bd�d(8) tuning option to improve the efficiency of the granting of oplocks under multiple client contention for the same file.
 
−
 
 
−
              In brief it specifies a number, which causes s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)not to grant an oplock even when requested if the approximate number of clients contending for an oplock on the same file goes over this limit. This causes s�sm�mb�bd�d to behave in a similar way to Windows NT.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              DO NOT CHANGE THIS PARAMETER UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE SAMBA OPLOCK CODE.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k _�c_�o_�n_�t_�e_�n_�t_�i_�o_�n _�l_�i_�m_�i_�t = 2
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      oplocks (S)
 
−
              This boolean option tells s�sm�mb�bd�d whether to issue oplocks (opportunistic locks) to file open requests on this share. The oplock code can dramatically (approx. 30% or more) improve the speed of access to files on Samba servers. It allows the clients to aggressively cache files locally and you may want to disable this option for unreliable network environments (it is turned on by default in Windows NT Servers). For more information see the file_�S_�p_�e_�e_�d_�._�t_�x_�t in the Samba _�d_�o_�c_�s_�/ directory.
 
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−
              Oplocks may be selectively turned off on certain files with a share. See the  _�v_�e_�t_�o _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s parameter. On some systems oplocks are recognized by the underlying operating system. This allows data synchronization between all access to oplocked files, whether it be via Samba or NFS or a local UNIX process. See the_�k_�e_�r_�n_�e_�l _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s parameter for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      os2 driver map (G)
 
−
              The parameter is used to define the absolute path to a file containing a mapping of Windows NT printer driver names to OS/2 printer driver names. The format is:
 
−
 
 
−
              <nt driver name> = <os2 driver name>.<device name>
 
−
 
 
−
              For example, a valid entry using the HP LaserJet 5 printer driver would appear as H�HP�P L�La�as�se�er�rJ�Je�et�t 5�5L�L =�= L�LA�AS�SE�ER�RJ�JE�ET�T.�.H�HP�P L�La�as�se�er�rJ�Je�et�t 5�5L�L.
 
−
 
 
−
              The need for the file is due to the printer driver namespace problem described in ???. For more details on OS/2 clients, please refer to ???.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�o_�s_�2 _�d_�r_�i_�v_�e_�r _�m_�a_�p =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      os level (G)
 
−
              This integer value controls what level Samba advertises itself as for browse elections. The value of this parameter determines whether n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) has a chance of becoming a local master browser for the  _�W_�O_�R_�K_�G_�R_�O_�U_�P in the local broadcast area.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e :�:By default, Samba will win a local master browsing election over all Microsoft operating systems except a Windows NT 4.0/2000 Domain Controller. This means that a misconfigured Samba host can effectively isolate a subnet for browsing purposes. See _�B_�R_�O_�W_�S_�I_�N_�G_�._�t_�x_�t  in the Samba _�d_�o_�c_�s_�/ directory for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�o_�s _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 20
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�o_�s _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 65
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      pam password change (G)
 
−
              With the addition of better PAM support in Samba 2.2, this parameter, it is possible to use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If enabled, then PAM will be used for password changes when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m. It should be possible to enable this without changing your _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t parameter for most setups.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�m _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�c_�h_�a_�n_�g_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      panic action (G)
 
−
              This is a Samba developer option that allows a system command to be called when either s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) or s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)crashes. This is usually used to draw attention to the fact that a problem occurred.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�a_�n_�i_�c _�a_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�p_�a_�n_�i_�c _�a_�c_�t_�i_�o_�n = "/bin/sleep 90000"
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      paranoid server security (G)
 
−
              Some version of NT 4.x allow non-guest users with a bad passowrd. When this option is enabled, samba will not use a broken NT 4.x server as password server, but instead complain to the logs and exit.
 
−
 
 
−
              Disabling this option prevents Samba from making this check, which involves deliberatly attempting a bad logon to the remote server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�a_�r_�a_�n_�o_�i_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      passdb backend (G)
 
−
              This option allows the administrator to chose which backends to retrieve and store passwords with. This allows (for example) both smbpasswd and tdbsam to be used without a recompile. Multiple backends can be specified, separated by spaces. The backends will be searched in the order they are specified. New users are always added to the first backend specified.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter is in two parts, the backend's name, and a 'location' string that has meaning only to that particular backed. These are separated by a : character.
 
−
 
 
−
              Available backends can include:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  s�sm�mb�bp�pa�as�ss�sw�wd�d - The default smbpasswd backend. Takes a path to the smbpasswd file as an optional argument.
 
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              ·  t�td�db�bs�sa�am�m - The TDB based password storage backend. Takes a path to the TDB as an optional argument (defaults to passdb.tdb in the _�p_�r_�i_�v_�a_�t_�e _�d_�i_�r directory.
 
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              ·  l�ld�da�ap�ps�sa�am�m - The LDAP based passdb backend. Takes an LDAP URL as an optional argument (defaults to l�ld�da�ap�p:�:/�//�/l�lo�oc�ca�al�lh�ho�os�st�t)
 
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                LDAP connections should be secured where possible. This may be done using either Start-TLS (see _�l_�d_�a_�p _�s_�s_�l) or by specifying _�l_�d_�a_�p_�s_�:_�/_�/ in the URL argument.
 
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−
                Multiple servers may also be specified in double-quotes, if your LDAP libraries supports the LDAP URL notation. (OpenLDAP does).
 
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−
              ·  n�ni�is�sp�pl�lu�us�ss�sa�am�m - The NIS+ based passdb backend. Takes name NIS domain as an optional argument. Only works with sun NIS+ servers.
 
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              ·  m�my�ys�sq�ql�l - The MySQL based passdb backend. Takes an identifier as argument. Read the Samba HOWTO Collection for configuration details.
 
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−
      Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = smbpasswd
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = tdbsam:/etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb smbpasswd:/etc/samba/smbpasswd
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = ldapsam:ldaps://ldap.example.com
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = ldapsam:"ldap://ldap-1.example.com ldap://ldap-2.example.com"
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�d_�b _�b_�a_�c_�k_�e_�n_�d = mysql:my_plugin_args tdbsam
 
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−
      passwd chat (G)
 
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              This string controls the "�"c�ch�ha�at�t"�" conversation that takes places between s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) and the local password changing program to change the user's password. The string describes a sequence of response-receive pairs that s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) uses to determine what to send to the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m and what to expect back. If the expected output is not received then the password is not changed.
 
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−
              This chat sequence is often quite site specific, depending on what local methods are used for password control (such as NIS etc).
 
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−
              Note that this parameter only is only used if the _�u_�n_�i_�x _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c parameter is set to y�ye�es�s. This sequence is then called A�AS�S R�RO�OO�OT�T when the SMB password in the smbpasswd file is being changed, without access to the old password cleartext. This means that root must be able to reset the user's password without knowing the text of the previous password. In the presence of NIS/YP, this means that the passwd program must be executed on the NIS master.
 
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              The string can contain the macro _�%_�n which is substituted for the new password. The chat sequence can also contain the standard macros \�\\�\n�n, \�\\�\r�r, \�\\�\t�t and \�\\�\s�s to give line-feed, carriage-return, tab and space. The chat sequence string can also contain a '*' which matches any sequence of characters. Double quotes can be used to collect strings with spaces in them into a single string.
 
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−
              If the send string in any part of the chat sequence is a full stop ".", then no string is sent. Similarly, if the expect string is a full stop then no string is expected.
 
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−
              If the _�p_�a_�m _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�c_�h_�a_�n_�g_�e parameter is set to y�ye�es�s, the chat pairs may be matched in any order, and success is determined by the PAM result, not any particular output. The \n macro is ignored for PAM conversions.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t = *new*password* %n\\n*new*password* %n\\n *changed*
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t = "*Enter OLD password*" %o\\n "*Enter NEW password*" %n\\n "*Reenter NEW password*" %n\\n "*Password changed*"
 
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−
      passwd chat debug (G)
 
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              This boolean specifies if the passwd chat script parameter is run in d�de�eb�bu�ug�g mode. In this mode the strings passed to and received from the passwd chat are printed in the s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) log with a _�d_�e_�b_�u_�g _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l of 100. This is a dangerous option as it will allow plaintext passwords to be seen in the s�sm�mb�bd�d log. It is available to help Samba admins debug their _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t scripts when calling the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m and should be turned off after this has been done. This option has no effect if the _�p_�a_�m _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�c_�h_�a_�n_�g_�e paramter is set. This parameter is off by default.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t _�d_�e_�b_�u_�g = no
 
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−
      passwd chat timeout (G)
 
−
              This integer specifies the number of seconds smbd will wait for an initial answer from a passwd chat script being run. Once the initial answer is received the subsequent answers must be received in one tenth of this time. The default it two seconds.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�c_�h_�a_�t _�t_�i_�m_�e_�o_�u_�t = 2
 
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−
      passwd program (G)
 
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              The name of a program that can be used to set UNIX user passwords. Any occurrences of _�%_�u will be replaced with the user name. The user name is checked for existence before calling the password changing program.
 
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−
              Also note that many passwd programs insist in r�re�ea�as�so�on�na�ab�bl�le�e  passwords, such as a minimum length, or the inclusion of mixed case chars and digits. This can pose a problem as some clients (such as Windows for Workgroups) uppercase the password before sending it.
 
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−
              N�No�ot�te�e that if the _�u_�n_�i_�x _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c parameter is set to y�ye�es�s  then this program is called A�AS�S R�RO�OO�OT�T before the SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed. If this UNIX password change fails, then s�sm�mb�bd�d will fail to change the SMB password also (this is by design).
 
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−
              If the _�u_�n_�i_�x _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c parameter is set this parameter M�MU�US�ST�T U�US�SE�E A�AB�BS�SO�OL�LU�UT�TE�E P�PA�AT�TH�HS�S for A�AL�LL�L programs called, and must be examined for security implications. Note that by default _�u_�n_�i_�x _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c is set to n�no�o.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m =
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�m = /bin/passwd %u
 
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−
      password level (G)
 
−
              Some client/server combinations have difficulty with mixed-case passwords. One offending client is Windows for Workgroups, which for some reason forces passwords to upper case when using the LANMAN1 protocol, but leaves them alone when using COREPLUS! Another problem child is the Windows 95/98 family of operating systems. These clients upper case clear text passwords even when NT LM 0.12 selected by the protocol negotiation request/response.
 
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              This parameter defines the maximum number of characters that may be upper case in passwords.
 
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−
              For example, say the password given was "FRED". If  _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l is set to 1, the following combinations would be tried if "FRED" failed:
 
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−
              "Fred", "fred", "fRed", "frEd","freD"
 
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−
              If _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l was set to 2, the following combinations would also be tried:
 
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−
              "FRed", "FrEd", "FreD", "fREd", "fReD", "frED", ..
 
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−
              And so on.
 
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−
              The higher value this parameter is set to the more likely it is that a mixed case password will be matched against a single case password. However, you should be aware that use of this parameter reduces security and increases the time taken to process a new connection.
 
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−
              A value of zero will cause only two attempts to be made - the password as is and the password in all-lower case.
 
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−
              This parameter is used only when using plain-text passwords. It is not at all used when encrypted passwords as in use (that is the default since samba-3.0.0). Use this only when encrypt passwords = No.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 0
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 4
 
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−
      password server (G)
 
−
              By specifying the name of another SMB server or Active Directory domain controller with this option, and using s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= [�[a�ad�ds�s|�|d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n|�|s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r]�] it is possible to get Samba to to do all its username/password validation using a specific remote server.
 
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−
              This option sets the name or IP address of the password server to use. New syntax has been added to support defining the port to use when connecting to the server the case of an ADS realm. To define a port other than the default LDAP port of 389, add the port number using a colon after the name or IP address (e.g. 192.168.1.100:389). If you do not specify a port, Samba will use the standard LDAP port of tcp/389. Note that port numbers have no effect on password servers for Windows NT 4.0 domains or netbios connections.
 
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−
              If parameter is a name, it is looked up using the parameter _�n_�a_�m_�e _�r_�e_�s_�o_�l_�v_�e _�o_�r_�d_�e_�r and so may resolved by any method and order described in that parameter.
 
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−
              The password server must be a machine capable of using the "LM1.2X002" or the "NT LM 0.12" protocol, and it must be in user level security mode.
 
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−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
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−
              Using a password server means your UNIX box (running Samba) is only as secure as your password server. D�DO�O N�NO�OT�T C�CH�HO�OO�OS�SE�E A�A P�PA�AS�SS�SW�WO�OR�RD�D S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�R T�TH�HA�AT�T Y�YO�OU�U D�DO�ON�N'�'T�T C�CO�OM�MP�PL�LE�ET�TE�EL�LY�Y T�TR�RU�US�ST�T.
 
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−
      Never point a Samba server at itself for password serving. This will cause a loop and could lock up your Samba server!
 
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−
      The name of the password server takes the standard substitutions, but probably the only useful one is _�%_�m , which means the Samba server will use the incoming client as the password server. If you use this then you better trust your clients, and you had better restrict them with hosts allow!
 
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−
      If the _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y parameter is set to d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n or a�ad�ds�s, then the list of machines in this option must be a list of Primary or Backup Domain controllers for the Domain or the character '*', as the Samba server is effectively in that domain, and will use cryptographically authenticated RPC calls to authenticate the user logging on. The advantage of using  s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n is that if you list several hosts in the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r option then s�sm�mb�bd�d  will try each in turn till it finds one that responds. This is useful in case your primary server goes down.
 
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−
      If the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r option is set to the character '*', then Samba will attempt to auto-locate the Primary or Backup Domain controllers to authenticate against by doing a query for the name W�WO�OR�RK�KG�GR�RO�OU�UP�P<�<1�1C�C>�> and then contacting each server returned in the list of IP addresses from the name resolution source.
 
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−
      If the list of servers contains both names/IP's and the '*' character, the list is treated as a list of preferred domain controllers, but an auto lookup of all remaining DC's will be added to the list as well. Samba will not attempt to optimize this list by locating the closest DC.
 
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−
      If the _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y parameter is set to s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r, then there are different restrictions that s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n doesn't suffer from:
 
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−
              ·  You may list several password servers in the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r parameter, however if an s�sm�mb�bd�d makes a connection to a password server, and then the password server fails, no more users will be able to be authenticated from this s�sm�mb�bd�d. This is a restriction of the SMB/CIFS protocol when in s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r  mode and cannot be fixed in Samba.
 
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−
              ·  If you are using a Windows NT server as your password server then you will have to ensure that your users are able to login from the Samba server, as when in  s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r mode the network logon will appear to come from there rather than from the users workstation.
 
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−
      Default: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = NT-PDC, NT-BDC1, NT-BDC2, *
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = windc.mydomain.com:389 192.168.1.101 *
 
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−
      Example: _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = *
 
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−
      directory
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for path.
 
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−
      path (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies a directory to which the user of the service is to be given access. In the case of printable services, this is where print data will spool prior to being submitted to the host for printing.
 
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−
              For a printable service offering guest access, the service should be readonly and the path should be world-writeable and have the sticky bit set. This is not mandatory of course, but you probably won't get the results you expect if you do otherwise.
 
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−
              Any occurrences of _�%_�u in the path will be replaced with the UNIX username that the client is using on this connection. Any occurrences of _�%_�m will be replaced by the NetBIOS name of the machine they are connecting from. These replacements are very useful for setting up pseudo home directories for users.
 
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−
              Note that this path will be based on _�r_�o_�o_�t _�d_�i_�r if one was specified.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�a_�t_�h =
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�a_�t_�h = /home/fred
 
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−
      pid directory (G)
 
−
              This option specifies the directory where pid files will be placed.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�i_�d _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = ${prefix}/var/locks
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�i_�d _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = pid directory = /var/run/
 
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−
      posix locking (S)
 
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              The s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) daemon maintains an database of file locks obtained by SMB clients. The default behavior is to map this internal database to POSIX locks. This means that file locks obtained by SMB clients are consistent with those seen by POSIX compliant applications accessing the files via a non-SMB method (e.g. NFS or local file access). You should never need to disable this parameter.
 
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              Default: _�p_�o_�s_�i_�x _�l_�o_�c_�k_�i_�n_�g = yes
 
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−
      postexec (S)
 
−
              This option specifies a command to be run whenever the service is disconnected. It takes the usual substitutions. The command may be run as the root on some systems.
 
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−
              An interesting example may be to unmount server resources:
 
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              p�po�os�st�te�ex�xe�ec�c =�= /�/e�et�tc�c/�/u�um�mo�ou�un�nt�t /�/c�cd�dr�ro�om�m
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�o_�s_�t_�e_�x_�e_�c =
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�o_�s_�t_�e_�x_�e_�c = echo \"%u disconnected from %S from %m (%I)\" >> /tmp/log
 
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      exec  This parameter is a synonym for preexec.
 
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      preexec (S)
 
−
              This option specifies a command to be run whenever the service is connected to. It takes the usual substitutions.
 
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−
              An interesting example is to send the users a welcome message every time they log in. Maybe a message of the day? Here is an example:
 
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−
              p�pr�re�ee�ex�xe�ec�c =�= c�cs�sh�h -�-c�c '�'e�ec�ch�ho�o \�\"�"W�We�el�lc�co�om�me�e t�to�o %�%S�S!�!\�\"�" |�| /�/u�us�sr�r/�/l�lo�oc�ca�al�l/�/s�sa�am�mb�ba�a/�/b�bi�in�n/�/s�sm�mb�bc�cl�li�ie�en�nt�t -�-M�M %�%m�m -�-I�I %�%I�I'�' &�&
 
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−
              Of course, this could get annoying after a while :-)
 
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−
              See also _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c _�c_�l_�o_�s_�e and _�p_�o_�s_�t_�e_�x_�e_�c .
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c =
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c = echo \"%u connected to %S from %m (%I)\" >> /tmp/log
 
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      preexec close (S)
 
−
              This boolean option controls whether a non-zero return code from _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c  should close the service being connected to.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c _�c_�l_�o_�s_�e = no
 
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      prefered master
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for preferred master.
 
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      preferred master (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls ifn�nm�mb�bd�d(8) is a preferred master browser for its workgroup.
 
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−
              If this is set to y�ye�es�s, on startup, n�nm�mb�bd�d will force an election, and it will have a slight advantage in winning the election. It is recommended that this parameter is used in conjunction with  d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n m�ma�as�st�te�er�r =�= y�ye�es�s, so that n�nm�mb�bd�d can guarantee becoming a domain master.
 
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−
              Use this option with caution, because if there are several hosts (whether Samba servers, Windows 95 or NT) that are preferred master browsers on the same subnet, they will each periodically and continuously attempt to become the local master browser. This will result in unnecessary broadcast traffic and reduced browsing capabilities.
 
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              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�f_�e_�r_�r_�e_�d _�m_�a_�s_�t_�e_�r = auto
 
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      auto services
 
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              This parameter is a synonym for preload.
 
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      preload (G)
 
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              This is a list of services that you want to be automatically added to the browse lists. This is most useful for homes and printers services that would otherwise not be visible.
 
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−
              Note that if you just want all printers in your printcap file loaded then the _�l_�o_�a_�d _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r_�s option is easier.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�l_�o_�a_�d =
 
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−
              Example: _�p_�r_�e_�l_�o_�a_�d = fred lp colorlp
 
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      preload modules (G)
 
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              This is a list of paths to modules that should be loaded into smbd before a client connects. This improves the speed of smbd when reacting to new connections somewhat.
 
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−
              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�l_�o_�a_�d _�m_�o_�d_�u_�l_�e_�s =
 
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              Example: _�p_�r_�e_�l_�o_�a_�d _�m_�o_�d_�u_�l_�e_�s = /usr/lib/samba/passdb/mysql.so
 
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      preserve case (S)
 
−
              This controls if new filenames are created with the case that the client passes, or if they are forced to be the _�d_�e_�f_�a_�u_�l_�t _�c_�a_�s_�e .
 
−
 
 
−
              See the section on NAME MANGLING for a fuller discussion.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�e_�s_�e_�r_�v_�e _�c_�a_�s_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      print ok
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for printable.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printable (S)
 
−
              If this parameter is y�ye�es�s, then clients may open, write to and submit spool files on the directory specified for the service.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that a printable service will ALWAYS allow writing to the service path (user privileges permitting) via the spooling of print data. The _�r_�e_�a_�d _�o_�n_�l_�y  parameter controls only non-printing access to the resource.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�a_�b_�l_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printcap cache time (G)
 
−
              This option specifies the number of seconds before the printing subsystem is again asked for the known printers. If the value is greater than 60 the initial waiting time is set to 60 seconds to allow an earlier first rescan of the printing subsystem.
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting this parameter to 0 (the default) disables any rescanning for new or removed printers after the initial startup.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e = 600
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printcap
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for printcap name.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printcap name (S)
 
−
              This parameter may be used to override the compiled-in default printcap name used by the server (usually  _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p). See the discussion of the [printers] section above for reasons why you might want to do this.
 
−
 
 
−
              To use the CUPS printing interface set p�pr�ri�in�nt�tc�ca�ap�p n�na�am�me�e =�= c�cu�up�ps�s . This should be supplemented by an addtional setting printing = cups in the [global] section. p�pr�ri�in�nt�tc�ca�ap�p n�na�am�me�e =�= c�cu�up�ps�s will use the "dummy" printcap created by CUPS, as specified in your CUPS configuration file.
 
−
 
 
−
              On System V systems that use l�lp�ps�st�ta�at�t to list available printers you can use p�pr�ri�in�nt�tc�ca�ap�p n�na�am�me�e =�= l�lp�ps�st�ta�at�t  to automatically obtain lists of available printers. This is the default for systems that define SYSV at configure time in Samba (this includes most System V based systems). If  _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p _�n_�a_�m_�e is set to l�lp�ps�st�ta�at�t on these systems then Samba will launch l�lp�ps�st�ta�at�t -�-v�v and attempt to parse the output to obtain a printer list.
 
−
 
 
−
              A minimal printcap file would look something like this:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              print1|My Printer 1
 
−
              print2|My Printer 2
 
−
              print3|My Printer 3
 
−
              print4|My Printer 4
 
−
              print5|My Printer 5
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              where the '|' separates aliases of a printer. The fact that  the
 
−
              second alias has a space in it gives a hint to Samba that it's a
 
−
              comment.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              Under AIX the default printcap name is _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�q_�c_�o_�n_�f_�i_�g. Samba  will
 
−
              assume  the  file  is in AIX _�q_�c_�o_�n_�f_�i_�g format if the string_�q_�c_�o_�n_�f_�i_�g
 
−
              appears in the printcap filename.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p _�n_�a_�m_�e = /etc/printcap
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�c_�a_�p _�n_�a_�m_�e = /etc/myprintcap
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      print command (S)
 
−
              After a print job has finished spooling to a service, this  com-
 
−
              mand will be used via a s�sy�ys�st�te�em�m(�()�) call to process the spool file.
 
−
              Typically the command specified will submit the  spool  file  to
 
−
              the  host's printing subsystem, but there is no requirement that
 
−
              this be the case. The server will not remove the spool file,  so
 
−
              whatever  command  you specify should remove the spool file when
 
−
              it has been processed,  otherwise  you  will  need  to  manually
 
−
              remove old spool files.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  print command is simply a text string. It will be used ver-
 
−
              batim after macro substitutions have been made:
 
−
 
 
−
              %s, %f - the path to the spool file name
 
−
 
 
−
              %p - the appropriate printer name
 
−
 
 
−
              %J - the job name as transmitted by the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              %c - The number of printed pages of the spooled job (if  known).
 
−
 
 
−
              %z - the size of the spooled print job (in bytes)
 
−
 
 
−
              The  print command M�MU�US�ST�T contain at least one occurrence of _�%_�s or
 
−
              _�%_�f  - the _�%_�p is optional. At the time a job is submitted, if  no
 
−
              printer  name  is supplied the _�%_�p  will be silently removed from
 
−
              the printer command.
 
−
 
 
−
              If specified in the [global] section, the  print  command  given
 
−
              will  be  used  for any printable service that does not have its
 
−
              own print command specified.
 
−
 
 
−
              If there is neither a specified print command  for  a  printable
 
−
              service  nor a global print command, spool files will be created
 
−
              but not processed and (most importantly) not removed.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that printing may fail  on  some  UNIXes  from  the  n�no�ob�bo�od�dy�y
 
−
              account.  If  this  happens  then  create  an  alternative guest
 
−
              account that can print and set the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t in the [global]
 
−
              section.
 
−
 
 
−
              You can form quite complex print commands by realizing that they
 
−
              are just passed to a shell. For example the following will log a
 
−
              print  job, print the file, then remove it. Note that ';' is the
 
−
              usual separator for command in shell scripts.
 
−
 
 
−
              p�pr�ri�in�nt�t c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= e�ec�ch�ho�o P�Pr�ri�in�nt�ti�in�ng�g %�%s�s >�>>�> /�/t�tm�mp�p/�/p�pr�ri�in�nt�t.�.l�lo�og�g;�;  l�lp�pr�r  -�-P�P  %�%p�p
 
−
              %�%s�s;�; r�rm�m %�%s�s
 
−
 
 
−
              You  may have to vary this command considerably depending on how
 
−
              you normally print files on your system.  The  default  for  the
 
−
              parameter varies depending on the setting of the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g param-
 
−
              eter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: For p�pr�ri�in�nt�ti�in�ng�g =�= B�BS�SD�D,�, A�AI�IX�X,�, Q�QN�NX�X,�, L�LP�PR�RN�NG�G o�or�r P�PL�LP�P :�:
 
−
 
 
−
              p�pr�ri�in�nt�t c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= l�lp�pr�r -�-r�r -�-P�P%�%p�p %�%s�s
 
−
 
 
−
              For p�pr�ri�in�nt�ti�in�ng�g =�= S�SY�YS�SV�V o�or�r H�HP�PU�UX�X :�:
 
−
 
 
−
              p�pr�ri�in�nt�t c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= l�lp�p -�-c�c -�-d�d%�%p�p %�%s�s;�; r�rm�m %�%s�s
 
−
 
 
−
              For p�pr�ri�in�nt�ti�in�ng�g =�= S�SO�OF�FT�TQ�Q :�:
 
−
 
 
−
              p�pr�ri�in�nt�t c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d =�= l�lp�p -�-d�d%�%p�p -�-s�s %�%s�s;�; r�rm�m %�%s�s
 
−
 
 
−
              For printing = CUPS : If SAMBA is compiled against libcups, then
 
−
              printcap = cups uses the CUPS API to submit jobs, etc. Otherwise
 
−
              it maps to the System V  commands  with  the  -oraw  option  for
 
−
              printing,  i.e. it uses l�lp�p -�-c�c -�-d�d%�%p�p -�-o�or�ra�aw�w;�; r�rm�m %�%s�s. With p�pr�ri�in�nt�ti�in�ng�g =�=
 
−
              c�cu�up�ps�s, and if SAMBA is compiled against libcups, any manually set
 
−
              print command will be ignored.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
              Example:  _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t  _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/local/samba/bin/myprintscript %p
 
−
              %s
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printer admin (S)
 
−
              This is a list of users that can do anything to printers via the
 
−
              remote  administration  interfaces  offered  by  MS-RPC (usually
 
−
              using a NT workstation). Note that  the  root  user  always  has
 
−
              admin rights.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�a_�d_�m_�i_�n =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�a_�d_�m_�i_�n = admin, @staff
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printer
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for printer name.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printer name (S)
 
−
              This  parameter specifies the name of the printer to which print
 
−
              jobs spooled through a printable service will be sent.
 
−
 
 
−
              If specified in the [global] section,  the  printer  name  given
 
−
              will  be  used  for any printable service that does not have its
 
−
              own printer name specified.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�n_�a_�m_�e = # none (but may be l�lp�p on many systems)
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�n_�a_�m_�e = laserwriter
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      printing (S)
 
−
              This parameters  controls  how  printer  status  information  is
 
−
              interpreted  on  your system. It also affects the default values
 
−
              for the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d, _�l_�p_�q _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d, _�l_�p_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d  ,  _�l_�p_�r_�e_�s_�u_�m_�e
 
−
              _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d,  and _�l_�p_�r_�m _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d if specified in the [global] section.
 
−
 
 
−
              Currently nine printing styles are supported. They are B�BS�SD�D, A�AI�IX�X,
 
−
              L�LP�PR�RN�NG�G, P�PL�LP�P, S�SY�YS�SV�V, H�HP�PU�UX�X, Q�QN�NX�X, S�SO�OF�FT�TQ�Q, and C�CU�UP�PS�S.
 
−
 
 
−
              To  see  what the defaults are for the other print commands when
 
−
              using the various options use the t�te�es�st�tp�pa�ar�rm�m(1) program.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option can be set on a per printer basis. Please  be  aware
 
−
              however,  that  you  must place any of the various printing com-
 
−
              mands (e.g. print command, lpq command, etc...)  after  defining
 
−
              the value for the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�i_�n_�g option since it will reset the print-
 
−
              ing commands to default values.
 
−
 
 
−
              See also the discussion in the [printers] section.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      private dir (G)
 
−
              This parameters defines the directory smbd will use for  storing
 
−
              such files as _�s_�m_�b_�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d and _�s_�e_�c_�r_�e_�t_�s_�._�t_�d_�b.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�i_�v_�a_�t_�e _�d_�i_�r = ${prefix}/private
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      profile acls (S)
 
−
              This boolean parameter was added to fix the problems that people
 
−
              have been having with storing user profiles on Samba shares from
 
−
              Windows 2000 or Windows XP clients. New versions of Windows 2000
 
−
              or Windows XP service packs do  security  ACL  checking  on  the
 
−
              owner  and ability to write of the profile directory stored on a
 
−
              local workstation when copied from a Samba share.
 
−
 
 
−
              When not in domain mode with winbindd  then  the  security  info
 
−
              copied  onto  the local workstation has no meaning to the logged
 
−
              in user (SID) on that workstation so the profile storing  fails.
 
−
              Adding  this  parameter  onto  a  share used for profile storage
 
−
              changes two things about the returned Windows  ACL.  Firstly  it
 
−
              changes  the  owner  and  group  owner of all reported files and
 
−
              directories  to  be  BUILTIN\\Administrators,  BUILTIN\\Users
 
−
              respectively (SIDs S-1-5-32-544, S-1-5-32-545). Secondly it adds
 
−
              an ACE entry of "Full Control"  to  the  SID  BUILTIN\\Users  to
 
−
              every returned ACL. This will allow any Windows 2000 or XP work-
 
−
              station user to access the profile.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that if you have multiple users logging on to a workstation
 
−
              then  in  order  to  prevent them from being able to access each
 
−
              others profiles you must remove the "Bypass  traverse  checking"
 
−
              advanced  user  right.  This  will prevent access to other users
 
−
              profile directories as the top level  profile  directory  (named
 
−
              after  the  user) is created by the workstation profile code and
 
−
              has an ACL restricting entry to the directory tree to the owning
 
−
              user.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�p_�r_�o_�f_�i_�l_�e _�a_�c_�l_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      queuepause command (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies  the  command  to  be executed on the
 
−
              server host in order to pause the printer queue.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer
 
−
              name  as  its  only  parameter and stops the printer queue, such
 
−
              that no longer jobs are submitted to the printer.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command is not supported by Windows for Workgroups, but can
 
−
              be issued from the Printers window under Windows 95 and NT.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. Oth-
 
−
              erwise it is placed at the end of the command.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the  absolute  path  in
 
−
              the command as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�q_�u_�e_�u_�e_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = disable %p
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      queueresume command (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies  the  command  to  be executed on the
 
−
              server host in order to resume the printer queue. It is the com-
 
−
              mand to undo the behavior that is caused by the previous parame-
 
−
              ter ( _�q_�u_�e_�u_�e_�p_�a_�u_�s_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d).
 
−
 
 
−
              This command should be a program or script which takes a printer
 
−
              name  as  its only parameter and resumes the printer queue, such
 
−
              that queued jobs are resubmitted to the printer.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command is not supported by Windows for Workgroups, but can
 
−
              be issued from the Printers window under Windows 95 and NT.
 
−
 
 
−
              If a _�%_�p is given then the printer name is put in its place. Oth-
 
−
              erwise it is placed at the end of the command.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that it is good practice to include the  absolute  path  in
 
−
              the command as the PATH may not be available to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�q_�u_�e_�u_�e_�r_�e_�s_�u_�m_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�q_�u_�e_�u_�e_�r_�e_�s_�u_�m_�e _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = enable %p
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      read bmpx (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will support the
 
−
              "Read Block Multiplex" SMB. This is now rarely used and defaults
 
−
              to n�no�o. You should never need to set this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�a_�d _�b_�m_�p_�x = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      read list (S)
 
−
              This  is  a  list  of users that are given read-only access to a
 
−
              service. If the connecting user is in this list then  they  will
 
−
              not  be  given write access, no matter what the _�r_�e_�a_�d _�o_�n_�l_�y option
 
−
              is set to. The list can include group  names  using  the  syntax
 
−
              described in the  _�i_�n_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�a_�d _�l_�i_�s_�t =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�r_�e_�a_�d _�l_�i_�s_�t = mary, @students
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      read only (S)
 
−
              An inverted synonym is _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e_�a_�b_�l_�e.
 
−
 
 
−
              If this parameter is y�ye�es�s, then users of a service may not create
 
−
              or modify files in the service's directory.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that a printable service  (p�pr�ri�in�nt�ta�ab�bl�le�e  =�=  y�ye�es�s)  will  A�AL�LW�WA�AY�YS�S
 
−
              allow writing to the directory (user privileges permitting), but
 
−
              only via spooling operations.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�a_�d _�o_�n_�l_�y = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      read raw (G)
 
−
              This parameter controls whether or not the server  will  support
 
−
              the raw read SMB requests when transferring data to clients.
 
−
 
 
−
              If  enabled, raw reads allow reads of 65535 bytes in one packet.
 
−
              This typically provides a major performance benefit.
 
−
 
 
−
              However, some clients either negotiate the allowable block  size
 
−
              incorrectly  or  are incapable of supporting larger block sizes,
 
−
              and for these clients you may need to disable raw reads.
 
−
 
 
−
              In general this parameter should be viewed as  a  system  tuning
 
−
              tool and left severely alone.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�a_�d _�r_�a_�w = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      realm (G)
 
−
              This  option  specifies  the kerberos realm to use. The realm is
 
−
              used as the ADS equivalent of the NT4 d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n. It is usually  set
 
−
              to the DNS name of the kerberos server.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�a_�l_�m =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�r_�e_�a_�l_�m = mysambabox.mycompany.com
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      remote announce (G)
 
−
              This  option allows you to setup n�nm�mb�bd�d(8)to periodically announce
 
−
              itself to arbitrary IP addresses  with  an  arbitrary  workgroup
 
−
              name.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  is  useful  if  you  want your Samba server to appear in a
 
−
              remote workgroup for which the normal browse  propagation  rules
 
−
              don't  work.  The  remote workgroup can be anywhere that you can
 
−
              send IP packets to.
 
−
 
 
−
              For example:
 
−
 
 
−
              r�re�em�mo�ot�te�e a�an�nn�no�ou�un�nc�ce�e =�= 1�19�92�2.�.1�16�68�8.�.2�2.�.2�25�55�5/�/S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�RS�S 1�19�92�2.�.1�16�68�8.�.4�4.�.2�25�55�5/�/S�ST�TA�AF�FF�F
 
−
 
 
−
              the above line would cause n�nm�mb�bd�d to announce itself  to  the  two
 
−
              given IP addresses using the given workgroup names. If you leave
 
−
              out the workgroup name then  the  one  given  in  the  _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p
 
−
              parameter is used instead.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  IP  addresses  you  choose  would normally be the broadcast
 
−
              addresses of the  remote  networks,  but  can  also  be  the  IP
 
−
              addresses of known browse masters if your network config is that
 
−
              stable.
 
−
 
 
−
              See ???.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�m_�o_�t_�e _�a_�n_�n_�o_�u_�n_�c_�e =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      remote browse sync (G)
 
−
              This option allows you to setup n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) to periodically  request
 
−
              synchronization  of  browse  lists  with the master browser of a
 
−
              Samba server that is on a remote segment. This option will allow
 
−
              you  to  gain browse lists for multiple workgroups across routed
 
−
              networks. This is done in a manner that does not work  with  any
 
−
              non-Samba servers.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  is  useful  if  you  want  your Samba server and all local
 
−
              clients to appear in a remote workgroup  for  which  the  normal
 
−
              browse propagation rules don't work. The remote workgroup can be
 
−
              anywhere that you can send IP packets to.
 
−
 
 
−
              For example:
 
−
 
 
−
              r�re�em�mo�ot�te�e b�br�ro�ow�ws�se�e s�sy�yn�nc�c =�= 1�19�92�2.�.1�16�68�8.�.2�2.�.2�25�55�5 1�19�92�2.�.1�16�68�8.�.4�4.�.2�25�55�5
 
−
 
 
−
              the above line would cause n�nm�mb�bd�d to request the master browser on
 
−
              the  specified  subnets or addresses to synchronize their browse
 
−
              lists with the local server.
 
−
 
 
−
              The IP addresses you choose  would  normally  be  the  broadcast
 
−
              addresses  of  the  remote  networks,  but  can  also  be the IP
 
−
              addresses of known browse masters if your network config is that
 
−
              stable.  If a machine IP address is given Samba makes NO attempt
 
−
              to validate that the remote machine is available, is  listening,
 
−
              nor that it is in fact the browse master on its segment.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�e_�m_�o_�t_�e _�b_�r_�o_�w_�s_�e _�s_�y_�n_�c =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      restrict anonymous (G)
 
−
              The  setting of this parameter determines whether user and group
 
−
              list information is returned for an  anonymous  connection.  and
 
−
              mirrors the effects of the H�HK�KE�EY�Y_�_L�LO�OC�CA�AL�L_�_M�MA�AC�CH�HI�IN�NE�E\�\S�SY�YS�ST�TE�EM�M\�\C�Cu�ur�rr�re�en�nt�tC�Co�on�n-�-
 
−
              t�tr�ro�ol�lS�Se�et�t\�\C�Co�on�nt�tr�ro�ol�l\�\L�LS�SA�A\�\R�Re�es�st�tr�ri�ic�ct�tA�An�no�on�ny�ym�mo�ou�us�s registry  key  in  Windows
 
−
              2000 and Windows NT. When set to 0, user and group list informa-
 
−
              tion is returned to anyone who asks. When  set  to  1,  only  an
 
−
              authenticated  user can retrive user and group list information.
 
−
              For the value 2, supported by  Windows  2000/XP  and  Samba,  no
 
−
              anonymous  connections  are allowed at all. This can break third
 
−
              party and Microsoft applications which expect to be  allowed  to
 
−
              perform operations anonymously.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  security advantage of using restrict anonymous = 1 is dubi-
 
−
              ous, as user and group list information can  be  obtained  using
 
−
              other means.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              The  security  advantage  of  using  restrict  anonymous  = 2 is
 
−
              removed by setting _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�k = yes on any share.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�r_�e_�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t _�a_�n_�o_�n_�y_�m_�o_�u_�s = 0
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root  This parameter is a synonym for root directory.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root dir
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for root directory.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root directory (G)
 
−
              The server will c�ch�hr�ro�oo�ot�t(�()�) (i.e. Change  its  root  directory)  to
 
−
              this  directory  on  startup. This is not strictly necessary for
 
−
              secure operation. Even without it the server will deny access to
 
−
              files  not in one of the service entries. It may also check for,
 
−
              and deny access to, soft links to other parts of the filesystem,
 
−
              or  attempts  to use ".." in file names to access other directo-
 
−
              ries (depending on the setting of the _�w_�i_�d_�e _�l_�i_�n_�k_�s parameter).
 
−
 
 
−
              Adding a _�r_�o_�o_�t _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y entry other than "/" adds an extra level
 
−
              of  security,  but  at  a  price.  It absolutely ensures that no
 
−
              access is given to files not in the sub-tree  specified  in  the
 
−
              _�r_�o_�o_�t  _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y option, i�in�nc�cl�lu�ud�di�in�ng�g some files needed for complete
 
−
              operation of the server. To maintain  full  operability  of  the
 
−
              server  you  will need to mirror some system files into the _�r_�o_�o_�t
 
−
              _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y  tree.  In  particular  you  will  need  to  mirror
 
−
              _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d  (or a subset of it), and any binaries or configura-
 
−
              tion files needed for printing (if required). The set  of  files
 
−
              that must be mirrored is operating system dependent.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�o_�o_�t _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = /
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�r_�o_�o_�t _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = /homes/smb
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root postexec (S)
 
−
              This  is the same as the _�p_�o_�s_�t_�e_�x_�e_�c parameter except that the com-
 
−
              mand is run as root. This is useful for  unmounting  filesystems
 
−
              (such as CDROMs) after a connection is closed.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�o_�o_�t _�p_�o_�s_�t_�e_�x_�e_�c =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root preexec (S)
 
−
              This  is  the same as the _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c parameter except that the com-
 
−
              mand is run as root. This is  useful  for  mounting  filesystems
 
−
              (such as CDROMs) when a connection is opened.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�o_�o_�t _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c =
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      root preexec close (S)
 
−
              This is the same as the _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c _�c_�l_�o_�s_�e  parameter except that the
 
−
              command is run as root.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�r_�o_�o_�t _�p_�r_�e_�e_�x_�e_�c _�c_�l_�o_�s_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      security (G)
 
−
              This option affects how clients respond to Samba and is  one  of
 
−
              the most important settings in the  _�s_�m_�b_�._�c_�o_�n_�f file.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  option  sets the "security mode bit" in replies to protocol
 
−
              negotiations with s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) to turn share  level  security  on  or
 
−
              off.  Clients  decide  based  on  this  bit whether (and how) to
 
−
              transfer user and password information to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              The default is s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= u�us�se�er�r, as this is the most common  set-
 
−
              ting needed when talking to Windows 98 and Windows NT.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  alternatives  are  s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y  =�=  s�sh�ha�ar�re�e, s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r or
 
−
              s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n .
 
−
 
 
−
              In versions of Samba prior to 2.0.0, the default was s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y  =�=
 
−
              s�sh�ha�ar�re�e mainly because that was the only option at one stage.
 
−
 
 
−
              There  is a bug in WfWg that has relevance to this setting. When
 
−
              in user or server level security  a  WfWg  client  will  totally
 
−
              ignore  the password you type in the "connect drive" dialog box.
 
−
              This makes it very difficult (if not impossible) to connect to a
 
−
              Samba service as anyone except the user that you are logged into
 
−
              WfWg as.
 
−
 
 
−
              If your PCs use usernames that are the same as  their  usernames
 
−
              on  the  UNIX machine then you will want to use s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= u�us�se�er�r.
 
−
              If you mostly use usernames that don't exist  on  the  UNIX  box
 
−
              then use s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�sh�ha�ar�re�e.
 
−
 
 
−
              You should also use s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�sh�ha�ar�re�e if you want to mainly setup
 
−
              shares without a password (guest shares). This is commonly  used
 
−
              for a shared printer server. It is more difficult to setup guest
 
−
              shares with s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= u�us�se�er�r, see the _�m_�a_�p _�t_�o  _�g_�u_�e_�s_�tparameter  for
 
−
              details.
 
−
 
 
−
              It  is possible to use s�sm�mb�bd�d in a  h�hy�yb�br�ri�id�d m�mo�od�de�e where it is offers
 
−
              both user and  share  level  security  under  different  _�N_�e_�t_�B_�I_�O_�S
 
−
              _�a_�l_�i_�a_�s_�e_�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              The different settings will now be explained.
 
−
 
 
−
              S�SE�EC�CU�UR�RI�IT�TY�Y =�= S�SH�HA�AR�RE�E
 
−
 
 
−
              When  clients connect to a share level security server they need
 
−
              not log onto the server  with  a  valid  username  and  password
 
−
              before attempting to connect to a shared resource (although mod-
 
−
              ern clients such as Windows 95/98 and Windows  NT  will  send  a
 
−
              logon  request with a username but no password when talking to a
 
−
              s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�sh�ha�ar�re�e  server). Instead, the clients send authentica-
 
−
              tion  information  (passwords) on a per-share basis, at the time
 
−
              they attempt to connect to that share.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that s�sm�mb�bd�d  A�AL�LW�WA�AY�YS�S uses a valid UNIX user to act  on  behalf
 
−
              of the client, even in s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�sh�ha�ar�re�e level security.
 
−
 
 
−
              As  clients are not required to send a username to the server in
 
−
              share level security, s�sm�mb�bd�d uses several techniques to  determine
 
−
              the correct UNIX user to use on behalf of the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              A list of possible UNIX usernames to match with the given client
 
−
              password is constructed using the following methods :
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  If the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�n_�l_�y parameter is set, then all the other stages
 
−
                are missed and only the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t username is checked.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Is a username is sent with the share connection request, then
 
−
                this username (after mapping - see _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�m_�a_�p), is added as
 
−
                a potential username.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  If the client did a previous l�lo�og�go�on�n  request (the SessionSetup
 
−
                SMB call) then the username sent in this SMB will be added as
 
−
                a potential username.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The  name  of  the service the client requested is added as a
 
−
                potential username.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The NetBIOS name of the client is added  to  the  list  as  a
 
−
                potential username.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  Any users on the  _�u_�s_�e_�r list are added as potential usernames.
 
−
 
 
−
      If the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�n_�l_�y parameter is not set, then this list  is  then  tried
 
−
      with  the  supplied  password.  The  first  user  for whom the password
 
−
      matches will be used as the UNIX user.
 
−
 
 
−
      If the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�n_�l_�y parameter is set, or no username  can  be  determined
 
−
      then  if  the  share  is marked as available to the _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t, then
 
−
      this guest user will be used, otherwise access is denied.
 
−
 
 
−
      Note that it can be v�ve�er�ry�y confusing in share-level security as to  which
 
−
      UNIX username will eventually be used in granting access.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the section NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
 
−
 
 
−
      S�SE�EC�CU�UR�RI�IT�TY�Y =�= U�US�SE�ER�R
 
−
 
 
−
      This  is  the  default  security  setting in Samba 3.0. With user-level
 
−
      security a client must first "log-on" with a valid username  and  pass-
 
−
      word  (which can be mapped using the _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�m_�a_�p parameter). Encrypted
 
−
      passwords (see the _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s parameter) can also be  used  in
 
−
      this  security  mode. Parameters such as _�u_�s_�e_�r and _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t _�o_�n_�l_�y if set are
 
−
      then applied and may change the UNIX user to use  on  this  connection,
 
−
      but only after the user has been successfully authenticated.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�ot�te�e  that  the name of the resource being requested is n�no�ot�t sent to the
 
−
      server until  after  the  server  has  successfully  authenticated  the
 
−
      client.  This  is  why  guest  shares don't work in user level security
 
−
      without allowing the server to automatically map unknown users into the
 
−
      _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t  _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t.  See  the  _�m_�a_�p  _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t parameter for details on doing
 
−
      this.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the section NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
 
−
 
 
−
      S�SE�EC�CU�UR�RI�IT�TY�Y =�= D�DO�OM�MA�AI�IN�N
 
−
 
 
−
      This mode will only work correctly if n�ne�et�t(8) has been used to add  this
 
−
      machine  into  a  Windows NT Domain. It expects the _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s
 
−
      parameter to be set to y�ye�es�s. In this mode Samba will try to validate the
 
−
      username/password  by  passing  it  to  a  Windows NT Primary or Backup
 
−
      Domain Controller, in exactly the same way that  a  Windows  NT  Server
 
−
      would do.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�ot�te�e  that a valid UNIX user must still exist as well as the account on
 
−
      the Domain Controller to allow Samba to have a valid  UNIX  account  to
 
−
      map file access to.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�ot�te�e that from the client's point of view s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n is the same
 
−
      as s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= u�us�se�er�r. It only affects  how  the  server  deals  with  the
 
−
      authentication, it does not in any way affect what the client sees.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�ot�te�e  that  the name of the resource being requested is n�no�ot�t sent to the
 
−
      server until  after  the  server  has  successfully  authenticated  the
 
−
      client.  This  is  why  guest  shares don't work in user level security
 
−
      without allowing the server to automatically map unknown users into the
 
−
      _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t  _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t.  See  the  _�m_�a_�p  _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t parameter for details on doing
 
−
      this.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the section NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r  parameter  and  the  _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d  _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s
 
−
      parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
      S�SE�EC�CU�UR�RI�IT�TY�Y =�= S�SE�ER�RV�VE�ER�R
 
−
 
 
−
      In  this mode Samba will try to validate the username/password by pass-
 
−
      ing it to another SMB server, such as an NT box. If this fails it  will
 
−
      revert to s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= u�us�se�er�r. It expects the _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s parameter
 
−
      to be set to y�ye�es�s, unless the remote server does not support them.  How-
 
−
      ever  note  that if encrypted passwords have been negotiated then Samba
 
−
      cannot revert back to checking the UNIX password file, it must  have  a
 
−
      valid  _�s_�m_�b_�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d file to check users against. See the chapter about the
 
−
      User Database in the Samba HOWTO Collection for details on how  to  set
 
−
      this up.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              This mode of operation has significant pitfalls, due to the fact
 
−
              that is activly initiates  a  man-in-the-middle  attack  on  the
 
−
              remote  SMB  server.  In  particular, this mode of operation can
 
−
              cause significant resource consuption on the  PDC,  as  it  must
 
−
              maintain  an  active  connection  for the duration of the user's
 
−
              session. Furthermore, if this connection is lost,  there  is  no
 
−
              way to  reestablish  it, and futher authenticaions to the Samba
 
−
              server may fail. (From a single client, till it disconnects).
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              From the client's point of view s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r is the same as
 
−
              s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y  =�=  u�us�se�er�r. It only affects how the server deals with the
 
−
              authentication, it does not in any way affect  what  the  client
 
−
              sees.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�ot�te�e  that  the name of the resource being requested is n�no�ot�t sent to the
 
−
      server until  after  the  server  has  successfully  authenticated  the
 
−
      client.  This  is  why  guest  shares don't work in user level security
 
−
      without allowing the server to automatically map unknown users into the
 
−
      _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t  _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t.  See  the  _�m_�a_�p  _�t_�o _�g_�u_�e_�s_�t parameter for details on doing
 
−
      this.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the section NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION.
 
−
 
 
−
      See also the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r  parameter  and  the  _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d  _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d_�s
 
−
      parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
      S�SE�EC�CU�UR�RI�IT�TY�Y =�= A�AD�DS�S
 
−
 
 
−
      In  this  mode,  Samba  will act as a domain member in an ADS realm. To
 
−
      operate in this mode, the machine running Samba will need to have  Ker-
 
−
      beros  installed and configured and Samba will need to be joined to the
 
−
      ADS realm using the net utility.
 
−
 
 
−
      Note that this mode does NOT make Samba operate as a  Active  Directory
 
−
      Domain Controller.
 
−
 
 
−
      Read the chapter about Domain Membership in the HOWTO for details.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y = USER
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y = DOMAIN
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      security mask (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  controls what UNIX permission bits can be modi-
 
−
              fied when a Windows NT client is manipulating the  UNIX  permis-
 
−
              sion on a file using the native NT security dialog box.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter is applied as a mask (AND'ed with) to the changed
 
−
              permission bits, thus preventing any bits not in this mask  from
 
−
              being  modified.  Essentially,  zero  bits  in  this mask may be
 
−
              treated as a set of bits the user is not allowed to change.
 
−
 
 
−
              If not set explicitly this parameter is 0777, allowing a user to
 
−
              modify all the user/group/world permissions on a file.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e  that  users  who can access the Samba server through other
 
−
              means can easily bypass this restriction,  so  it  is  primarily
 
−
              useful  for  standalone  "appliance"  systems. Administrators of
 
−
              most normal systems will probably want to leave it set to  0�07�77�77�7.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0777
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�s_�e_�c_�u_�r_�i_�t_�y _�m_�a_�s_�k = 0770
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      server schannel (G)
 
−
              This  controls whether the server offers or even demands the use
 
−
              of the netlogon schannel. _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�c_�h_�a_�n_�n_�e_�l _�= _�n_�o  does  not  offer
 
−
              the  schannel,  _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r  _�s_�c_�h_�a_�n_�n_�e_�l  _�= _�a_�u_�t_�o offers the schannel but
 
−
              does not enforce it, and _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�c_�h_�a_�n_�n_�e_�l _�= _�y_�e_�s denies access  if
 
−
              the  client is not able to speak netlogon schannel. This is only
 
−
              the case for Windows NT4 before SP4.
 
−
 
 
−
              Please note that with this set to _�n_�o you will have to apply  the
 
−
              WindowsXP  requireSignOrSeal-Registry  patch  found  in  the
 
−
              docs/Registry subdirectory.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�c_�h_�a_�n_�n_�e_�l = auto
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�c_�h_�a_�n_�n_�e_�l = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      server signing (G)
 
−
              This controls whether the server offers or requires  the  client
 
−
              it talks to to use SMB signing. Possible values are a�au�ut�to�o, m�ma�an�nd�da�a-�-
 
−
              t�to�or�ry�y and d�di�is�sa�ab�bl�le�ed�d.
 
−
 
 
−
              When set to auto, SMB signing is offered, but not enforced. When
 
−
              set  to  mandatory,  SMB  signing is required and if set to dis-
 
−
              abled, SMB signing is not offered either.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�i_�g_�n_�i_�n_�g = Disabled
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      server string (G)
 
−
              This controls what string will show up in  the  printer  comment
 
−
              box in print manager and next to the IPC connection in n�ne�et�t v�vi�ie�ew�w.
 
−
              It can be any string that you wish to show to your users.
 
−
 
 
−
              It also sets what will  appear  in  browse  lists  next  to  the
 
−
              machine name.
 
−
 
 
−
              A _�%_�v will be replaced with the Samba version number.
 
−
 
 
−
              A _�%_�h will be replaced with the hostname.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�t_�r_�i_�n_�g = Samba %v
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r _�s_�t_�r_�i_�n_�g = University of GNUs Samba Server
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      set directory (S)
 
−
              If s�se�et�t d�di�ir�re�ec�ct�to�or�ry�y =�= n�no�o, then users of the service may not use the
 
−
              setdir command to change directory.
 
−
 
 
−
              The s�se�et�td�di�ir�r command is only implemented in the Digital  Pathworks
 
−
              client. See the Pathworks documentation for details.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�t _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      set primary group script (G)
 
−
              Thanks to the Posix subsystem in NT a Windows User has a primary
 
−
              group in addition to the auxiliary groups. This script sets  the
 
−
              primary  group in the unix userdatase when an administrator sets
 
−
              the primary group from the windows user manager or when fetching
 
−
              a  SAM  with  n�ne�et�t r�rp�pc�c v�va�am�mp�pi�ir�re�e. _�%_�u will be replaced with the user
 
−
              whose primary group is to be set._�%_�g will be  replaced  with  the
 
−
              group to set.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�e_�t _�p_�r_�i_�m_�a_�r_�y _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example:  _�s_�e_�t  _�p_�r_�i_�m_�a_�r_�y  _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = /usr/sbin/usermod -g '%g'
 
−
              '%u'
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      set quota command (G)
 
−
              The s�se�et�t q�qu�uo�ot�ta�a c�co�om�mm�ma�an�nd�d should only be used whenever there  is  no
 
−
              operating system API available from the OS that samba can use.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  option  is only available if Samba was configured with the
 
−
              argument  -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-s�sy�ys�s-�-q�qu�uo�ot�ta�as�s  or  on  linux  when  .�./�/c�co�on�nf�fi�ig�gu�ur�re�e
 
−
              -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-q�qu�uo�ot�ta�as�s  was used and a working quota api was found in the
 
−
              system. Most packages are configured with these options already.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  parameter should specify the path to a script that can set
 
−
              quota for the specified arguments.
 
−
 
 
−
              The specified script should take the following arguments:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  1 - quota type
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
                ·  1 - user quotas
 
−
 
 
−
                ·  2 - user default quotas (uid = -1)
 
−
 
 
−
                ·  3 - group quotas
 
−
 
 
−
                ·  4 - group default quotas (gid = -1)
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  2 - id (uid for user, gid for group, -1 if N/A)
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  3 - quota state (0 = disable, 1 =  enable,  2  =  enable  and
 
−
                enforce)
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  4 - block softlimit
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  5 - block hardlimit
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  6 - inode softlimit
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  7 - inode hardlimit
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  8(optional) - block size, defaults to 1024
 
−
 
 
−
      The  script  should  output  at  least one line of data on success. And
 
−
      nothing on failure.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�s_�e_�t _�q_�u_�o_�t_�a _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�s_�e_�t _�q_�u_�o_�t_�a _�c_�o_�m_�m_�a_�n_�d = /usr/local/sbin/set_quota
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      share modes (S)
 
−
              This enables or disables the honoring of the _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e _�m_�o_�d_�e_�s  during
 
−
              a  file  open. These modes are used by clients to gain exclusive
 
−
              read or write access to a file.
 
−
 
 
−
              These open modes are not directly supported by UNIX, so they are
 
−
              simulated  using  shared  memory,  or  lock  files  if your UNIX
 
−
              doesn't support shared memory (almost all do).
 
−
 
 
−
              The share modes that are enabled  by  this  option  areD�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_D�DO�OS�S,
 
−
              D�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_A�AL�LL�L,D�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_R�RE�EA�AD�D, D�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_W�WR�RI�IT�TE�E,D�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_N�NO�ON�NE�E and D�DE�EN�NY�Y_�_F�FC�CB�B.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  option  gives  full  share  compatibility  and  enabled by
 
−
              default.
 
−
 
 
−
              You should N�NE�EV�VE�ER�R turn this parameter off as many Windows  appli-
 
−
              cations will break if you do so.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�h_�a_�r_�e _�m_�o_�d_�e_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      short preserve case (S)
 
−
              This  boolean  parameter  controls if new files which conform to
 
−
              8.3 syntax, that is all in upper case and  of  suitable  length,
 
−
              are  created upper case, or if they are forced to be the _�d_�e_�f_�a_�u_�l_�t
 
−
              _�c_�a_�s_�e . This option can be use with p�pr�re�es�se�er�rv�ve�e c�ca�as�se�e =�= y�ye�es�s to permit
 
−
              long  filenames to retain their case, while short names are low-
 
−
              ered.
 
−
 
 
−
              See the section on NAME MANGLING.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�h_�o_�r_�t _�p_�r_�e_�s_�e_�r_�v_�e _�c_�a_�s_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      show add printer wizard (G)
 
−
              With the introduction of MS-RPC based printing support for  Win-
 
−
              dows  NT/2000  client  in Samba 2.2, a "Printers..." folder will
 
−
              appear on Samba hosts in the share listing. Normally this folder
 
−
              will  contain  an icon for the MS Add Printer Wizard (APW). How-
 
−
              ever, it is possible to disable this feature regardless  of  the
 
−
              level of privilege of the connected user.
 
−
 
 
−
              Under normal circumstances, the Windows NT/2000 client will open
 
−
              a handle on the printer server with OpenPrinterEx()  asking  for
 
−
              Administrator  privileges. If the user does not have administra-
 
−
              tive access on the print server (i.e is not root or a member  of
 
−
              the _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�a_�d_�m_�i_�n group), the OpenPrinterEx() call fails and the
 
−
              client makes another open call with a request for a lower privi-
 
−
              lege  level.  This should succeed, however the APW icon will not
 
−
              be displayed.
 
−
 
 
−
              Disabling the _�s_�h_�o_�w _�a_�d_�d  _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r  _�w_�i_�z_�a_�r_�d  parameter  will  always
 
−
              cause  the  OpenPrinterEx()  on the server to fail. Thus the APW
 
−
              icon will never be displayed.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              This does not prevent the same user from  having  administrative
 
−
              privilege on an individual printer.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�s_�h_�o_�w _�a_�d_�d _�p_�r_�i_�n_�t_�e_�r _�w_�i_�z_�a_�r_�d = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      shutdown script (G)
 
−
              T�Th�hi�is�s  p�pa�ar�ra�am�me�et�te�er�r  o�on�nl�ly�y  e�ex�xi�is�st�ts�s i�in�n t�th�he�e H�HE�EA�AD�D c�cv�vs�s b�br�ra�an�nc�ch�h This a full
 
−
              path name to a script called by  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)  that  should  start  a
 
−
              shutdown procedure.
 
−
 
 
−
              This command will be run as the user connected to the server.
 
−
 
 
−
              %m %t %r %f parameters are expanded:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�%_�m  will be substituted with the shutdown message sent to the
 
−
                server.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�%_�t will be substituted with the number  of  seconds  to  wait
 
−
                before effectively starting the shutdown procedure.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�%_�r  will  be  substituted with the switch -�-r�r. It means reboot
 
−
                after shutdown for NT.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  _�%_�f will be substituted with the switch -�-f�f. It means force the
 
−
                shutdown even if applications do not respond for NT.
 
−
 
 
−
      Shutdown script example:
 
−
 
 
−
      #!/bin/bash
 
−
 
 
−
      $time=0
 
−
      let "time/60"
 
−
      let "time++"
 
−
 
 
−
      /sbin/shutdown $3 $4 +$time $1 &
 
−
        Shutdown does not return so we need to launch it in background.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�s_�h_�u_�t_�d_�o_�w_�n _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�s_�h_�u_�t_�d_�o_�w_�n _�s_�c_�r_�i_�p_�t = /usr/local/samba/sbin/shutdown %m %t %r %f
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      smb passwd file (G)
 
−
              This  option  sets  the path to the encrypted smbpasswd file. By
 
−
              default the path to the smbpasswd file is compiled into Samba.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�m_�b _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�f_�i_�l_�e = ${prefix}/private/smbpasswd
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�s_�m_�b _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�f_�i_�l_�e = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      smb ports (G)
 
−
              Specifies which ports the server should listen on for SMB  traf-
 
−
              fic.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�m_�b _�p_�o_�r_�t_�s = 445 139
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      socket address (G)
 
−
              This option allows you to control what address Samba will listen
 
−
              for connections on. This is used  to  support  multiple  virtual
 
−
              interfaces  on  the one server, each with a different configura-
 
−
              tion.
 
−
 
 
−
              By default Samba will accept connections on any address.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�o_�c_�k_�e_�t _�a_�d_�d_�r_�e_�s_�s =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�s_�o_�c_�k_�e_�t _�a_�d_�d_�r_�e_�s_�s = 192.168.2.20
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      socket options (G)
 
−
              This option allows you to set socket options  to  be  used  when
 
−
              talking with the client.
 
−
 
 
−
              Socket options are controls on the networking layer of the oper-
 
−
              ating systems which allow the connection to be tuned.
 
−
 
 
−
              This option will typically be used to tune your Samba server for
 
−
              optimal performance for your local network. There is no way that
 
−
              Samba can know what the optimal parameters are for your net,  so
 
−
              you  must  experiment and choose them yourself. We strongly sug-
 
−
              gest you read the appropriate documentation for  your  operating
 
−
              system first (perhaps m�ma�an�n s�se�et�ts�so�oc�ck�ko�op�pt�t will help).
 
−
 
 
−
              You may find that on some systems Samba will say "Unknown socket
 
−
              option" when you supply an option. This means you either  incor-
 
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              rectly typed it or you need to add an include file to includes.h
 
−
              for your OS. If the latter is the case please send the patch  to
 
−
              samba-technical@samba.org.
 
−
 
 
−
              Any  of  the supported socket options may be combined in any way
 
−
              you like, as long as your OS allows it.
 
−
 
 
−
              This is the list of socket options currently settable using this
 
−
              option:
 
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−
 
 
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−
              ·  SO_KEEPALIVE
 
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−
              ·  SO_REUSEADDR
 
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−
              ·  SO_BROADCAST
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  TCP_NODELAY
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  IPTOS_LOWDELAY
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  IPTOS_THROUGHPUT
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  SO_SNDBUF *
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  SO_RCVBUF *
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  SO_SNDLOWAT *
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  SO_RCVLOWAT *
 
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−
      Those  marked  with  a  '�'*�*'�'  take  an  integer argument. The others can
 
−
      optionally take a 1 or 0 argument to enable or disable the  option,  by
 
−
      default they will be enabled if you don't specify 1 or 0.
 
−
 
 
−
      To  specify  an argument use the syntax SOME_OPTION = VALUE for example
 
−
      S�SO�O_�_S�SN�ND�DB�BU�UF�F =�= 8�81�19�92�2. Note that you must not  have  any  spaces  before  or
 
−
      after the = sign.
 
−
 
 
−
      If you are on a local network then a sensible option might be:
 
−
 
 
−
      s�so�oc�ck�ke�et�t o�op�pt�ti�io�on�ns�s =�= I�IP�PT�TO�OS�S_�_L�LO�OW�WD�DE�EL�LA�AY�Y
 
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−
      If you have a local network then you could try:
 
−
 
 
−
      s�so�oc�ck�ke�et�t o�op�pt�ti�io�on�ns�s =�= I�IP�PT�TO�OS�S_�_L�LO�OW�WD�DE�EL�LA�AY�Y T�TC�CP�P_�_N�NO�OD�DE�EL�LA�AY�Y
 
−
 
 
−
      If  you  are  on  a  wide  area  network  then  perhaps  try  setting
 
−
      IPTOS_THROUGHPUT.
 
−
 
 
−
      Note that several of the options may cause your Samba  server  to  fail
 
−
      completely. Use these options with caution!
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�s_�o_�c_�k_�e_�t _�o_�p_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s = TCP_NODELAY
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�s_�o_�c_�k_�e_�t _�o_�p_�t_�i_�o_�n_�s = IPTOS_LOWDELAY
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      stat cache (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  determines if s�sm�mb�bd�d(8) will use a cache in order
 
−
              to speed up case insensitive name  mappings.  You  should  never
 
−
              need to change this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�t_�a_�t _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      store dos attributes (S)
 
−
              If  this  parameter  is  set Samba no longer attempts to map DOS
 
−
              attributes like SYSTEM, HIDDEN, ARCHIVE  or  READ-ONLY  to  UNIX
 
−
              permission bits (such as the _�m_�a_�p _�h_�i_�d_�d_�e_�n. Instead, DOS attributes
 
−
              will be stored onto an extended attribute in the  UNIX  filesys-
 
−
              tem,  associated with the file or directory. For this to operate
 
−
              correctly, the parameters _�m_�a_�p _�h_�i_�d_�d_�e_�n, _�m_�a_�p  _�s_�y_�s_�t_�e_�m,  _�m_�a_�p  _�a_�r_�c_�h_�i_�v_�e
 
−
              must  be set to off. This parameter writes the DOS attributes as
 
−
              a string into the  extended  attribute  named  "user.DOSATTRIB".
 
−
              This  extended  attribute is explicitly hidden from smbd clients
 
−
              requesting an EA list. On Linux the filesystem  must  have  been
 
−
              mounted  with  the mount option user_xattr in order for extended
 
−
              attributes to work, also extended attributes  must  be  compiled
 
−
              into the Linux kernel.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�t_�o_�r_�e _�d_�o_�s _�a_�t_�t_�r_�i_�b_�u_�t_�e_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      strict allocate (S)
 
−
              This is a boolean that controls the handling of disk space allo-
 
−
              cation in the server. When this is set to y�ye�es�s  the  server  will
 
−
              change  from  UNIX behaviour of not committing real disk storage
 
−
              blocks when a file is extended to the Windows behaviour of actu-
 
−
              ally  forcing  the  disk  system to allocate real storage blocks
 
−
              when a file is created or extended to be a given size.  In  UNIX
 
−
              terminology  this  means  that  Samba  will stop creating sparse
 
−
              files. This can be slow on some systems.
 
−
 
 
−
              When strict allocate is n�no�o the server  does  sparse  disk  block
 
−
              allocation when a file is extended.
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting  this to y�ye�es�s can help Samba return out of quota messages
 
−
              on systems that are restricting the disk quota of users.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t _�a_�l_�l_�o_�c_�a_�t_�e = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      strict locking (S)
 
−
              This is a boolean that controls the handling of file locking  in
 
−
              the server. When this is set to y�ye�es�s, the server will check every
 
−
              read and write access for file locks, and deny access  if  locks
 
−
              exist. This can be slow on some systems.
 
−
 
 
−
              When  strict  locking is disabled, the server performs file lock
 
−
              checks only when the client explicitly asks for them.
 
−
 
 
−
              Well-behaved clients always ask  for  lock  checks  when  it  is
 
−
              important. So in the vast majority of cases, s�st�tr�ri�ic�ct�t l�lo�oc�ck�ki�in�ng�g =�= n�no�o
 
−
              is preferable.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t _�l_�o_�c_�k_�i_�n_�g = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      strict sync (S)
 
−
              Many Windows applications (including  the  Windows  98  explorer
 
−
              shell)  seem  to  confuse  flushing buffer contents to disk with
 
−
              doing a sync to disk. Under UNIX, a sync call forces the process
 
−
              to  be suspended until the kernel has ensured that all outstand-
 
−
              ing data in kernel disk buffers has been safely stored onto sta-
 
−
              ble  storage.  This is very slow and should only be done rarely.
 
−
              Setting this parameter to n�no�o (the default)  means  that  s�sm�mb�bd�d(8)
 
−
              ignores the Windows applications requests for a sync call. There
 
−
              is only a possibility of losing data  if  the  operating  system
 
−
              itself that Samba is running on crashes, so there is little dan-
 
−
              ger in this default setting. In addition, this fixes  many  per-
 
−
              formance  problems  that  people have reported with the new Win-
 
−
              dows98 explorer shell file copies.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t _�s_�y_�n_�c = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      sync always (S)
 
−
              This is a boolean parameter that controls  whether  writes  will
 
−
              always  be  written  to  stable  storage  before  the write call
 
−
              returns. If this is n�no�o then the server will  be  guided  by  the
 
−
              client's request in each write call (clients can set a bit indi-
 
−
              cating that a particular write should be synchronous).  If  this
 
−
              is  y�ye�es�s  then every write will be followed by a f�fs�sy�yn�nc�c(�()�)  call to
 
−
              ensure the data is written to disk. Note that  the  _�s_�t_�r_�i_�c_�t  _�s_�y_�n_�c
 
−
              parameter must be set to y�ye�es�s in order for this parameter to have
 
−
              any affect.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�y_�n_�c _�a_�l_�w_�a_�y_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      syslog (G)
 
−
              This parameter maps how Samba debug messages are logged onto the
 
−
              system  syslog  logging levels. Samba debug level zero maps onto
 
−
              syslog L�LO�OG�G_�_E�ER�RR�R, debug level one  maps  onto  L�LO�OG�G_�_W�WA�AR�RN�NI�IN�NG�G,  debug
 
−
              level  two  maps  onto  L�LO�OG�G_�_N�NO�OT�TI�IC�CE�E,  debug level three maps onto
 
−
              LOG_INFO. All higher levels are mapped to  L�LO�OG�G_�_D�DE�EB�BU�UG�G.
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter sets the threshold for sending messages  to  sys-
 
−
              log. Only messages with debug level less than this value will be
 
−
              sent to syslog.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�y_�s_�l_�o_�g = 1
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      syslog only (G)
 
−
              If this parameter is set then Samba debug  messages  are  logged
 
−
              into the system syslog only, and not to the debug log files.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�s_�y_�s_�l_�o_�g _�o_�n_�l_�y = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      template homedir (G)
 
−
              When filling out the user information for a Windows NT user, the
 
−
              w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8) daemon uses this  parameter  to  fill  in  the  home
 
−
              directory  for that user. If the string _�%_�D is present it is sub-
 
−
              stituted with the user's Windows NT domain name. If  the  string
 
−
              _�%_�U  is present it is substituted with the user's Windows NT user
 
−
              name.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�t_�e_�m_�p_�l_�a_�t_�e _�h_�o_�m_�e_�d_�i_�r = /home/%D/%U
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      template primary group (G)
 
−
              This option defines the default primary group for each user cre-
 
−
              ated  by w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8)'s local account management functions (simi-
 
−
              lar to the 'add user script').
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�t_�e_�m_�p_�l_�a_�t_�e _�p_�r_�i_�m_�a_�r_�y _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p = nobody
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      template shell (G)
 
−
              When filling out the user information for a Windows NT user, the
 
−
              w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8)  daemon  uses  this  parameter  to fill in the login
 
−
              shell for that user.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      time offset (G)
 
−
              This parameter is a setting in minutes to add to the normal  GMT
 
−
              to  local  time  conversion. This is useful if you are serving a
 
−
              lot of PCs that have incorrect daylight saving time handling.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�t_�i_�m_�e _�o_�f_�f_�s_�e_�t = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�t_�i_�m_�e _�o_�f_�f_�s_�e_�t = 60
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      time server (G)
 
−
              This parameter determines if n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) advertises itself as a time
 
−
              server to Windows clients.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�t_�i_�m_�e _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      unix charset (G)
 
−
              Specifies the charset the unix machine Samba runs on uses. Samba
 
−
              needs to know this in order to be able to convert  text  to  the
 
−
              charsets other SMB clients use.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  is  also  the charset Samba will use when specifying argu-
 
−
              ments to scripts that it invokes.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�n_�i_�x _�c_�h_�a_�r_�s_�e_�t = UTF8
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�u_�n_�i_�x _�c_�h_�a_�r_�s_�e_�t = ASCII
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      unix extensions (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter controls whether Samba implments the CIFS
 
−
              UNIX extensions, as defined by HP. These extensions enable Samba
 
−
              to better serve UNIX CIFS clients by supporting features such as
 
−
              symbolic  links,  hard  links, etc... These extensions require a
 
−
              similarly enabled client, and are of no current use  to  Windows
 
−
              clients.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�n_�i_�x _�e_�x_�t_�e_�n_�s_�i_�o_�n_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      unix password sync (G)
 
−
              This  boolean  parameter controls whether Samba attempts to syn-
 
−
              chronize the UNIX  password  with  the  SMB  password  when  the
 
−
              encrypted SMB password in the smbpasswd file is changed. If this
 
−
              is set to y�ye�es�s the program specified in the _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�d _�p_�r_�o_�g_�r_�a_�mparame-
 
−
              ter is called A�AS�S R�RO�OO�OT�T - to allow the new UNIX password to be set
 
−
              without access to the old UNIX password  (as  the  SMB  password
 
−
              change  code  has  no access to the old password cleartext, only
 
−
              the new).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�n_�i_�x _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�y_�n_�c = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      update encrypted (G)
 
−
              This boolean parameter allows a user logging on with a plaintext
 
−
              password  to  have their encrypted (hashed) password in the smb-
 
−
              passwd file to be updated automatically as  they  log  on.  This
 
−
              option  allows a site to migrate from plaintext password authen-
 
−
              tication (users authenticate with plaintext  password  over  the
 
−
              wire,  and  are  checked  against  a  UNIX  account database) to
 
−
              encrypted password authentication  (the  SMB  challenge/response
 
−
              authentication  mechanism) without forcing all users to re-enter
 
−
              their passwords via smbpasswd at the time the  change  is  made.
 
−
              This  is  a  convenience  option  to  allow  the  change over to
 
−
              encrypted passwords to be made over a longer  period.  Once  all
 
−
              users  have  encrypted representations of their passwords in the
 
−
              smbpasswd file this parameter should be set to n�no�o.
 
−
 
 
−
              In order for this parameter to work correctly the _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t  _�p_�a_�s_�s_�-
 
−
              _�w_�o_�r_�d_�s  parameter must be set to n�no�o when this parameter is set to
 
−
              y�ye�es�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that even when this parameter is set a user  authenticating
 
−
              to  s�sm�mb�bd�d  must  still enter a valid password in order to connect
 
−
              correctly, and to update their hashed (smbpasswd) passwords.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�p_�d_�a_�t_�e _�e_�n_�c_�r_�y_�p_�t_�e_�d = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      use client driver (S)
 
−
              This parameter applies only to Windows NT/2000 clients.  It  has
 
−
              no effect on Windows 95/98/ME clients. When serving a printer to
 
−
              Windows NT/2000 clients without first installing a valid printer
 
−
              driver on the Samba host, the client will be required to install
 
−
              a local printer driver. From this  point  on,  the  client  will
 
−
              treat  the  print  as  a local printer and not a network printer
 
−
              connection. This is much the same behavior that will occur  when
 
−
              d�di�is�sa�ab�bl�le�e s�sp�po�oo�ol�ls�ss�s =�= y�ye�es�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  differentiating  factor is that under normal circumstances,
 
−
              the NT/2000 client will attempt  to  open  the  network  printer
 
−
              using  MS-RPC.  The problem is that because the client considers
 
−
              the printer to be local, it will attempt to issue the OpenPrint-
 
−
              erEx()  call requesting access rights associated with the logged
 
−
              on user. If the user possesses local administator rights but not
 
−
              root  privilegde  on  the Samba host (often the case), the Open-
 
−
              PrinterEx() call will fail. The result is that the  client  will
 
−
              now display an "Access Denied; Unable to connect" message in the
 
−
              printer queue window  (even  though  jobs  may  successfully  be
 
−
              printed).
 
−
 
 
−
              If  this parameter is enabled for a printer, then any attempt to
 
−
              open the printer with  the  PRINTER_ACCESS_ADMINISTER  right  is
 
−
              mapped  to  PRINTER_ACCESS_USE  instead. Thus allowing the Open-
 
−
              PrinterEx() call to succeed. T�Th�hi�is�s p�pa�ar�ra�am�me�et�te�er�r  M�MU�US�ST�T  n�no�ot�t  b�be�e  a�ab�bl�le�e
 
−
              e�en�na�ab�bl�le�ed�d  o�on�n a�a p�pr�ri�in�nt�t s�sh�ha�ar�re�e w�wh�hi�ic�ch�h h�ha�as�s v�va�al�li�id�d p�pr�ri�in�nt�t d�dr�ri�iv�ve�er�r i�in�ns�st�ta�al�ll�le�ed�d
 
−
              o�on�n t�th�he�e S�Sa�am�mb�ba�a s�se�er�rv�ve�er�r.�.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e _�c_�l_�i_�e_�n_�t _�d_�r_�i_�v_�e_�r = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      use kerberos keytab (G)
 
−
              Specifies whether Samba should attempt to maintain service prin-
 
−
              cipals in the systems keytab file for h�ho�os�st�t/�/F�FQ�QD�DN�N and c�ci�if�fs�s/�/F�FQ�QD�DN�N.
 
−
 
 
−
              When you are using the heimdal Kerberos libraries, you must also
 
−
              specify the following in _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�k_�r_�b_�5_�._�c_�o_�n_�f:
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              [libdefaults]
 
−
                default_keytab_name = FILE:/etc/krb5.keytab
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e _�k_�e_�r_�b_�e_�r_�o_�s _�k_�e_�y_�t_�a_�b = False
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      use mmap (G)
 
−
              This global parameter determines if the tdb internals  of  Samba
 
−
              can  depend  on  mmap  working  correctly on the running system.
 
−
              Samba requires a coherent mmap/read-write system  memory  cache.
 
−
              Currently  only HPUX does not have such a coherent cache, and so
 
−
              this parameter is set to n�no�o by default on  HPUX.  On  all  other
 
−
              systems  this  parameter should be left alone. This parameter is
 
−
              provided to help the Samba developers track down  problems  with
 
−
              the tdb internal code.
 
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              Default: _�u_�s_�e _�m_�m_�a_�p = yes
 
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      user  This parameter is a synonym for username.
 
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      users  This parameter is a synonym for username.
 
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      username (S)
 
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              Multiple  users  may  be specified in a comma-delimited list, in
 
−
              which case the supplied password will  be  tested  against  each
 
−
              username in turn (left to right).
 
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−
              The _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e line is needed only when the PC is unable to supply
 
−
              its own username. This is the case for the COREPLUS protocol  or
 
−
              where  your  users  have  different WfWg usernames to UNIX user-
 
−
              names. In both these cases you may  also  be  better  using  the
 
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              \\server\share%user syntax instead.
 
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−
              The  _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e  line  is not a great solution in many cases as it
 
−
              means Samba will try to validate the supplied  password  against
 
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              each of the usernames in the _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e line in turn. This is slow
 
−
              and a bad idea for lots of users in case of duplicate passwords.
 
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              You  may  get timeouts or security breaches using this parameter
 
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              unwisely.
 
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              Samba relies on the underlying  UNIX  security.  This  parameter
 
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              does  not  restrict  who  can login, it just offers hints to the
 
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              Samba server as to what usernames might correspond to  the  sup-
 
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              plied  password. Users can login as whoever they please and they
 
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              will be able to do no more damage than if they started a  telnet
 
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              session.  The  daemon  runs  as the user that they log in as, so
 
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              they cannot do anything that user cannot do.
 
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−
              To restrict a service to a particular set of users you  can  use
 
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              the _�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s  parameter.
 
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−
              If  any  of the usernames begin with a '@' then the name will be
 
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              looked up first in the NIS netgroups list (if Samba is  compiled
 
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              with  netgroup support), followed by a lookup in the UNIX groups
 
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              database and will expand to a list of all users in the group  of
 
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              that name.
 
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              If  any  of the usernames begin with a '+' then the name will be
 
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              looked up only in the UNIX groups database and will expand to  a
 
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              list of all users in the group of that name.
 
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−
              If  any  of the usernames begin with a '&' then the name will be
 
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              looked up only in the NIS netgroups database (if Samba  is  com-
 
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              piled  with  netgroup  support) and will expand to a list of all
 
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              users in the netgroup group of that name.
 
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−
              Note that searching though a groups database can take quite some
 
−
              time, and some clients may time out during the search.
 
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              See the section NOTE ABOUT USERNAME/PASSWORD VALIDATION for more
 
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              information on how this parameter determines access to the  ser-
 
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              vices.
 
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              Default: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e = # The guest account if a guest service, else
 
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              <empty string>.
 
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              Example: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e = fred, mary, jack, jane, @users, @pcgroup
 
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      username level (G)
 
−
              This option helps Samba to try and  'guess'  at  the  real  UNIX
 
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              username, as many DOS clients send an all-uppercase username. By
 
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              default Samba tries all lowercase, followed by the username with
 
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              the  first  letter capitalized, and fails if the username is not
 
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              found on the UNIX machine.
 
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−
              If this parameter is set to non-zero the behavior changes.  This
 
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              parameter  is  a  number  that specifies the number of uppercase
 
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              combinations to try while trying  to  determine  the  UNIX  user
 
−
              name. The higher the number the more combinations will be tried,
 
−
              but the slower the discovery of  usernames  will  be.  Use  this
 
−
              parameter  when you have strange usernames on your UNIX machine,
 
−
              such as A�As�st�tr�ra�an�ng�ge�eU�Us�se�er�r .
 
−
 
 
−
              This parameter is needed only on UNIX  systems  that  have  case
 
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              sensitive usernames.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�l_�e_�v_�e_�l = 5
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      username map (G)
 
−
              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 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 file is processed on each line by taking the supplied  user-
 
−
              name  and comparing it with each username on the right hand side
 
−
              of the '=' signs. If the supplied name matches any of the  names
 
−
              on  the right hand side then it is replaced with the name on the
 
−
              left. Processing then continues with the next line.
 
−
 
 
−
              If any line begins with a '#' or a ';' then it is ignored
 
−
 
 
−
              If any line begins with an '!' then  the  processing  will  stop
 
−
              after  that  line  if  a mapping was done by the line. Otherwise
 
−
              mapping continues with every line being processed. Using '!'  is
 
−
              most  useful  when you have a wildcard mapping line later in the
 
−
              file.
 
−
 
 
−
              For example to map from the name a�ad�dm�mi�in�n or a�ad�dm�mi�in�ni�is�st�tr�ra�at�to�or�r  to  the
 
−
              UNIX name  r�ro�oo�ot�t you would use:
 
−
 
 
−
              r�ro�oo�ot�t =�= a�ad�dm�mi�in�n a�ad�dm�mi�in�ni�is�st�tr�ra�at�to�or�r
 
−
 
 
−
              Or  to  map anyone in the UNIX group s�sy�ys�st�te�em�m to the UNIX name s�sy�ys�s
 
−
              you would use:
 
−
 
 
−
              s�sy�ys�s =�= @�@s�sy�ys�st�te�em�m
 
−
 
 
−
              You can have as many mappings as you  like  in  a  username  map
 
−
              file.
 
−
 
 
−
              If  your  system  supports the NIS NETGROUP option then the net-
 
−
              group database is checked before the  _�/_�e_�t_�c_�/_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p  database  for
 
−
              matching groups.
 
−
 
 
−
              You  can map Windows usernames that have spaces in them by using
 
−
              double quotes around the name. For example:
 
−
 
 
−
              t�tr�ri�id�dg�ge�e =�= "�"A�An�nd�dr�re�ew�w T�Tr�ri�id�dg�ge�el�ll�l"�"
 
−
 
 
−
              would map the windows username "Andrew  Tridgell"  to  the  unix
 
−
              username "tridge".
 
−
 
 
−
              The  following  example would map mary and fred to the unix user
 
−
              sys, and map the rest to guest. Note the use of the '!' to  tell
 
−
              Samba to stop processing if it gets a match on that line.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              !sys = mary fred
 
−
              guest = *
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  the remapping is applied to all occurrences of user-
 
−
              names. Thus  if  you  connect  to  \\server\fred  and  f�fr�re�ed�d  is
 
−
              remapped  to  m�ma�ar�ry�y  then  you  will  actually  be  connecting to
 
−
              \\server\mary and will need to supply a  password  suitable  for
 
−
              m�ma�ar�ry�y not f�fr�re�ed�d. The only exception to this is the username passed
 
−
              to the  _�p_�a_�s_�s_�w_�o_�r_�d _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r (if you have one). The  password  server
 
−
              will receive whatever username the client supplies without modi-
 
−
              fication.
 
−
 
 
−
              Also note that no reverse mapping is done. The main effect  this
 
−
              has  is with printing. Users who have been mapped may have trou-
 
−
              ble deleting print jobs as PrintManager under  WfWg  will  think
 
−
              they don't own the print job.
 
−
 
 
−
              Samba  versions  prior  to  3.0.8 would only support reading the
 
−
              fully qualified username (e.g.: DOMAIN\user) from  the  username
 
−
              map  when  performing  a  kerberos login from a client. However,
 
−
              when looking  up  a  map  entry  for  a  user  authenticated  by
 
−
              NTLM[SSP],  only  the login name would be used for matches. This
 
−
              resulted in inconsistent behavior sometimes  even  on  the  same
 
−
              server.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  following  functionality  is  obeyed  in  version 3.0.8 and
 
−
              later:
 
−
 
 
−
              When  performing  local  authentication,  the  username  map  is
 
−
              applied  to the login name before attempting to authenticate the
 
−
              connection.
 
−
 
 
−
              When relying upon a external domain  controller  for  validating
 
−
              authentication requests, smbd will apply the username map to the
 
−
              fully qualified username (i.e. DOMAIN\user) only after the  user
 
−
              has been successfully authenticated.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�m_�a_�p = # no username map
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�u_�s_�e_�r_�n_�a_�m_�e _�m_�a_�p = /usr/local/samba/lib/users.map
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      use sendfile (S)
 
−
              If this parameter is y�ye�es�s, and the s�se�en�nd�df�fi�il�le�e(�()�) system call is sup-
 
−
              ported by the underlying operating system, then  some  SMB  read
 
−
              calls  (mainly ReadAndX and ReadRaw) will use the more efficient
 
−
              sendfile system call for files that  are  exclusively  oplocked.
 
−
              This  may  make more efficient use of the system CPU's and cause
 
−
              Samba to be faster.  Samba  automatically  turns  this  off  for
 
−
              clients  that use protocol levels lower than NT LM 0.12 and when
 
−
              it detects a client is Windows 9x  (using  sendfile  from  Linux
 
−
              will cause these clients to fail).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e _�s_�e_�n_�d_�f_�i_�l_�e = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      use spnego (G)
 
−
              This  variable  controls  controls whether samba will try to use
 
−
              Simple and Protected NEGOciation (as specified by rfc2478)  with
 
−
              WindowsXP  and  Windows2000 clients to agree upon an authentica-
 
−
              tion mechanism.
 
−
 
 
−
              Unless further issues are discovered with our SPNEGO implementa-
 
−
              tion, there is no reason this should ever be disabled.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�s_�e _�s_�p_�n_�e_�g_�o = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      utmp (G)
 
−
              This  boolean parameter is only available if Samba has been con-
 
−
              figured and compiled with the option  -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-u�ut�tm�mp�p. If set to y�ye�es�s
 
−
              then  Samba will attempt to add utmp or utmpx records (depending
 
−
              on the UNIX system) whenever a connection is  made  to  a  Samba
 
−
              server.  Sites  may  use this to record the user connecting to a
 
−
              Samba share.
 
−
 
 
−
              Due to the requirements of the utmp record, we are  required  to
 
−
              create  a unique identifier for the incoming user. Enabling this
 
−
              option creates an n^2 algorithm to find this  number.  This  may
 
−
              impede performance on large installations.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�t_�m_�p = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      utmp directory (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  is  only available if Samba has been configured
 
−
              and compiled with the option  -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-u�ut�tm�mp�p. It specifies a direc-
 
−
              tory  pathname  that  is  used  to store the utmp or utmpx files
 
−
              (depending on the UNIX system) that record user connections to a
 
−
              Samba  server.  By  default  this is not set, meaning the system
 
−
              will use whatever utmp file the native  system  is  set  to  use
 
−
              (usually_�/_�v_�a_�r_�/_�r_�u_�n_�/_�u_�t_�m_�p on Linux).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�u_�t_�m_�p _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = # Determined automatically
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�u_�t_�m_�p _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = /var/run/utmp
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      -valid (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  indicates whether a share is valid and thus can
 
−
              be used. When this parameter is set to false, the share will  be
 
−
              in no way visible nor accessible.
 
−
 
 
−
              This  option should not be used by regular users but might be of
 
−
              help to developers. Samba uses this option  internally  to  mark
 
−
              shares as deleted.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�-_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      valid users (S)
 
−
              This  is a list of users that should be allowed to login to this
 
−
              service. Names starting with '@', '+' and  '&'  are  interpreted
 
−
              using  the  same rules as described in the _�i_�n_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s parame-
 
−
              ter.
 
−
 
 
−
              If this is empty (the default) then any user  can  login.  If  a
 
−
              username  is  in  both this list and the _�i_�n_�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s list then
 
−
              access is denied for that user.
 
−
 
 
−
              The current servicename is substituted for _�%_�S . This  is  useful
 
−
              in the [homes] section.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s = # No valid users list (anyone can login)
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�v_�a_�l_�i_�d _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s = greg, @pcusers
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      veto files (S)
 
−
              This is a list of files and directories that are neither visible
 
−
              nor accessible. Each entry in the list must be  separated  by  a
 
−
              '/',  which  allows  spaces to be included in the entry. '*' and
 
−
              '?' can be used to specify multiple files or directories  as  in
 
−
              DOS wildcards.
 
−
 
 
−
              Each  entry  must  be  a  unix path, not a DOS path and must n�no�ot�t
 
−
              include the unix directory separator '/'.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note that the _�c_�a_�s_�e _�s_�e_�n_�s_�i_�t_�i_�v_�e option  is  applicable  in  vetoing
 
−
              files.
 
−
 
 
−
              One  feature of the veto files parameter that it is important to
 
−
              be aware of is Samba's behaviour when trying to delete a  direc-
 
−
              tory.  If a directory that is to be deleted contains nothing but
 
−
              veto files this deletion will  f�fa�ai�il�l  unless  you  also  set  the
 
−
              _�d_�e_�l_�e_�t_�e _�v_�e_�t_�o _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s parameter to_�y_�e_�s.
 
−
 
 
−
              Setting  this parameter will affect the performance of Samba, as
 
−
              it will be forced to check all files and directories for a match
 
−
              as they are scanned.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�v_�e_�t_�o _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = # No files or directories are vetoed.
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�v_�e_�t_�o _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = ; Veto any files containing the word Secu-
 
−
              rity, ; any ending in .tmp, and any directory containing  the  ;
 
−
              word  root.  veto  files  = /*Security*/*.tmp/*root*/ ; Veto the
 
−
              Apple specific files that a  NetAtalk  server  ;  creates.  veto
 
−
              files = /.AppleDouble/.bin/.AppleDesktop/Network Trash Folder/
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      veto oplock files (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  is  only  valid  when  the _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k_�s parameter is
 
−
              turned on for a share. It  allows  the  Samba  administrator  to
 
−
              selectively  turn  off the granting of oplocks on selected files
 
−
              that match a wildcarded list, similar  to  the  wildcarded  list
 
−
              used in the_�v_�e_�t_�o _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              You might want to do this on files that you know will be heavily
 
−
              contended for by clients. A good example of this is in the  Net-
 
−
              Bench  SMB  benchmark  program,  which  causes heavy client con-
 
−
              tention for files ending in _�._�S_�E_�M. To cause Samba  not  to  grant
 
−
              oplocks  on  these  files  you would use the line (either in the
 
−
              [global] section or in the section for the  particular  NetBench
 
−
              share :
 
−
 
 
−
              Default:  _�v_�e_�t_�o  _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k  _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = # No files are vetoed for oplock
 
−
              grants
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�v_�e_�t_�o _�o_�p_�l_�o_�c_�k _�f_�i_�l_�e_�s = /.*SEM/
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      vfs object
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for vfs objects.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      vfs objects (S)
 
−
              This parameter specifies the backend names which  are  used  for
 
−
              Samba VFS I/O operations. By default, normal disk I/O operations
 
−
              are used but these can  be  overloaded  with  one  or  more  VFS
 
−
              objects.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�v_�f_�s _�o_�b_�j_�e_�c_�t_�s =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�v_�f_�s _�o_�b_�j_�e_�c_�t_�s = extd_audit recycle
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      volume (S)
 
−
              This  allows  you  to  override  the volume label returned for a
 
−
              share. Useful for CDROMs with installation programs that  insist
 
−
              on a particular volume label.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�v_�o_�l_�u_�m_�e = # the name of the share
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wide links (S)
 
−
              This  parameter  controls  whether or not links in the UNIX file
 
−
              system may be followed by the server. Links that point to  areas
 
−
              within  the  directory  tree  exported  by the server are always
 
−
              allowed; this parameter controls access only to areas  that  are
 
−
              outside the directory tree being exported.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that  setting this parameter can have a negative effect on
 
−
              your server performance due to the extra system calls that Samba
 
−
              has to do in order to perform the link checks.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�d_�e _�l_�i_�n_�k_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind cache time (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies the number of seconds the w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8)
 
−
              daemon will cache user and group information before  querying  a
 
−
              Windows NT server again.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              This does not apply to authentication requests, these are always
 
−
              evaluated in real time.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�t_�i_�m_�e = 300
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind enable local accounts (G)
 
−
              This parameter controls whether or not winbindd will  act  as  a
 
−
              stand in replacement for the various account management hooks in
 
−
              smb.conf (e.g. 'add user script').  If  enabled,  winbindd  will
 
−
              support the creation of local users and groups as another source
 
−
              of UNIX account information available  via  getpwnam()  or  get-
 
−
              grgid(), etc...
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�e_�n_�a_�b_�l_�e _�l_�o_�c_�a_�l _�a_�c_�c_�o_�u_�n_�t_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind enum groups (G)
 
−
              On  large installations using w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8) it may be necessary to
 
−
              suppress the enumeration of groups through  the  s�se�et�tg�gr�re�en�nt�t(�()�),g�ge�et�t-�-
 
−
              g�gr�re�en�nt�t(�()�) ande�en�nd�dg�gr�re�en�nt�t(�()�) group of system calls. If the _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�e_�n_�u_�m
 
−
              _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p_�s parameter isn�no�o, calls to the g�ge�et�tg�gr�re�en�nt�t(�()�) system call  will
 
−
              not return any data.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              Turning  off group enumeration may cause some programs to behave
 
−
              oddly.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�e_�n_�u_�m _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind enum users (G)
 
−
              On large installations using w�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8) it may be necessary  to
 
−
              suppress  the  enumeration of users through the s�se�et�tp�pw�we�en�nt�t(�()�),g�ge�et�tp�p-�-
 
−
              w�we�en�nt�t(�()�) ande�en�nd�dp�pw�we�en�nt�t(�()�) group of system calls. If the _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d  _�e_�n_�u_�m
 
−
              _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s parameter isn�no�o, calls to the g�ge�et�tp�pw�we�en�nt�t system call will not
 
−
              return any data.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              W�Wa�ar�rn�ni�in�ng�g
 
−
 
 
−
              Turning off user enumeration may cause some programs  to  behave
 
−
              oddly.  For  example, the finger program relies on having access
 
−
              to the full user list when searching for matching usernames.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�e_�n_�u_�m _�u_�s_�e_�r_�s = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind nested groups (G)
 
−
              If set to yes, this parameter activates the support  for  nested
 
−
              groups.  Nested  groups are also called local groups or aliases.
 
−
              They work like their counterparts in Windows: Nested groups  are
 
−
              defined  locally  on  any  machine (they are shared between DC's
 
−
              through their SAM) and can contain users and global groups  from
 
−
              any  trusted  SAM.  To be able to use nested groups, you need to
 
−
              run nss_winbind.
 
−
 
 
−
              Please note that per 3.0.3 this is a new feature, so handle with
 
−
              care.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�n_�e_�s_�t_�e_�d _�g_�r_�o_�u_�p_�s = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind separator (G)
 
−
              This parameter allows an admin to define the character used when
 
−
              listing a username of the form of _�D_�O_�M_�A_�I_�N \_�u_�s_�e_�r.  This  parameter
 
−
              is  only  applicable  when using the _�p_�a_�m_�__�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d_�._�s_�o and _�n_�s_�s_�__�w_�i_�n_�-
 
−
              _�b_�i_�n_�d_�._�s_�o modules for UNIX services.
 
−
 
 
−
              Please note that setting this parameter  to  +  causes  problems
 
−
              with  group membership at least on glibc systems, as the charac-
 
−
              ter + is used as a special character for NIS in /etc/group.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�s_�e_�p_�a_�r_�a_�t_�o_�r = '\'
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�s_�e_�p_�a_�r_�a_�t_�o_�r = +
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind trusted domains only (G)
 
−
              This parameter is designed to allow Samba servers that are  mem-
 
−
              bers  of  a  Samba  controlled  domain to use UNIX accounts dis-
 
−
              tributed via NIS, rsync, or LDAP as the uid's for winbindd users
 
−
              in  the  hosts  primary domain. Therefore, the user DOMAIN\user1
 
−
              would be mapped to the account user1 in /etc/passwd  instead  of
 
−
              allocating a new uid for him or her.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�t_�r_�u_�s_�t_�e_�d _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n_�s _�o_�n_�l_�y = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      winbind use default domain (G)
 
−
              This  parameter  specifies  whether thew�wi�in�nb�bi�in�nd�dd�d(8) daemon should
 
−
              operate on users without domain  component  in  their  username.
 
−
              Users  without  a domain component are treated as is part of the
 
−
              winbindd server's own domain. While this does not  benifit  Win-
 
−
              dows  users, it makes SSH, FTP and e-mail function in a way much
 
−
              closer to the way they would in a native unix system.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�u_�s_�e _�d_�e_�f_�a_�u_�l_�t _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n = no
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�i_�n_�b_�i_�n_�d _�u_�s_�e _�d_�e_�f_�a_�u_�l_�t _�d_�o_�m_�a_�i_�n = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wins hook (G)
 
−
              When Samba is running as a WINS server this allows you  to  call
 
−
              an  external  program  for all changes to the WINS database. The
 
−
              primary use for this option is to allow the  dynamic  update  of
 
−
              external name resolution databases such as dynamic DNS.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  wins  hook parameter specifies the name of a script or exe-
 
−
              cutable that will be called as follows:
 
−
 
 
−
              w�wi�in�ns�s_�_h�ho�oo�ok�k o�op�pe�er�ra�at�ti�io�on�n n�na�am�me�e n�na�am�me�et�ty�yp�pe�e t�tt�tl�l I�IP�P_�_l�li�is�st�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The first argument is the operation  and  is  one  of  "add",
 
−
                "delete",  or  "refresh".  In most cases the operation can be
 
−
                ignored as the rest  of  the  parameters  provide  sufficient
 
−
                information. Note that "refresh" may sometimes be called when
 
−
                the name has not previously  been  added,  in  that  case  it
 
−
                should be treated as an add.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The second argument is the NetBIOS name. If the name is not a
 
−
                legal name then the wins hook is not called. Legal names con-
 
−
                tain  only letters, digits, hyphens, underscores and periods.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The third argument is the NetBIOS name type as a 2 digit hex-
 
−
                adecimal number.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The fourth argument is the TTL (time to live) for the name in
 
−
                seconds.
 
−
 
 
−
              ·  The fifth and subsequent arguments are the IP addresses  cur-
 
−
                rently  registered  for that name. If this list is empty then
 
−
                the name should be deleted.
 
−
 
 
−
      An example script that calls the BIND dynamic DNS update program  n�ns�su�up�p-�-
 
−
      d�da�at�te�e is provided in the examples directory of the Samba source code.
 
−
 
 
−
      N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wins proxy (G)
 
−
              This  is  a  boolean  that  controls  if n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) will respond to
 
−
              broadcast name queries on behalf of other hosts. You may need to
 
−
              set this to y�ye�es�s for some older clients.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�s _�p_�r_�o_�x_�y = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wins server (G)
 
−
              This specifies the IP address (or DNS name: IP address for pref-
 
−
              erence) of the WINS server that n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) should register with. If
 
−
              you  have a WINS server on your network then you should set this
 
−
              to the WINS server's IP.
 
−
 
 
−
              You should point  this  at  your  WINS  server  if  you  have  a
 
−
              multi-subnetted network.
 
−
 
 
−
              If  you  want to work in multiple namespaces, you can give every
 
−
              wins server a 'tag'. For each tag,  only  one  (working)  server
 
−
              will be queried for a name. The tag should be separated from the
 
−
              ip address by a colon.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�ot�te�e
 
−
 
 
−
              You need to set up Samba to point to a WINS server if  you  have
 
−
              multiple  subnets  and  wish  cross-subnet browsing to work cor-
 
−
              rectly.
 
−
 
 
−
      See the ???.
 
−
 
 
−
      Default: _�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r =
 
−
 
 
−
      Example:  _�w_�i_�n_�s  _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r    =    mary:192.9.200.1    fred:192.168.3.199
 
−
      mary:192.168.2.61  #  For  this  example  when querying a certain name,
 
−
      192.19.200.1  will  be  asked  first  and  if  that  doesn't  respond
 
−
      192.168.2.61.  If  either  of those doesn't know the name 192.168.3.199
 
−
      will be queried.
 
−
 
 
−
      Example: _�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�e_�r_�v_�e_�r = 192.9.200.1 192.168.2.61
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wins support (G)
 
−
              This boolean controls if the n�nm�mb�bd�d(8) process in Samba  will  act
 
−
              as a WINS server. You should not set this to y�ye�es�s unless you have
 
−
              a multi-subnetted network and you wish a particular n�nm�mb�bd�d  to  be
 
−
              your  WINS server. Note that you should N�NE�EV�VE�ER�R set this to y�ye�es�s on
 
−
              more than one machine in your network.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�i_�n_�s _�s_�u_�p_�p_�o_�r_�t = no
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      workgroup (G)
 
−
              This controls what workgroup your server will appear  to  be  in
 
−
              when  queried by clients. Note that this parameter also controls
 
−
              the Domain name used with the s�se�ec�cu�ur�ri�it�ty�y =�= d�do�om�ma�ai�in�n setting.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p = WORKGROUP
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�o_�r_�k_�g_�r_�o_�u_�p = MYGROUP
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      writable
 
−
              This parameter is a synonym for writeable.
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      writeable (S)
 
−
              Inverted synonym for _�r_�e_�a_�d _�o_�n_�l_�y.
 
−
 
 
−
              N�No�o d�de�ef�fa�au�ul�lt�t
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      write cache size (S)
 
−
              If this integer parameter is set to non-zero value,  Samba  will
 
−
              create an in-memory cache for each oplocked file (it does n�no�ot�t do
 
−
              this for non-oplocked files). All writes that  the  client  does
 
−
              not  request  to  be  flushed directly to disk will be stored in
 
−
              this cache if possible. The cache is flushed onto  disk  when  a
 
−
              write comes in whose offset would not fit into the cache or when
 
−
              the file is closed by the client. Reads for the  file  are  also
 
−
              served from this cache if the data is stored within it.
 
−
 
 
−
              This cache allows Samba to batch client writes into a more effi-
 
−
              cient write size for RAID disks (i.e. writes may be tuned to  be
 
−
              the  RAID  stripe  size)  and can improve performance on systems
 
−
              where the disk subsystem is a bottleneck but there is free  mem-
 
−
              ory for userspace programs.
 
−
 
 
−
              The  integer  parameter  specifies  the  size of this cache (per
 
−
              oplocked file) in bytes.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�s_�i_�z_�e = 0
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e _�c_�a_�c_�h_�e _�s_�i_�z_�e = 262144 # for a 256k cache  size  per
 
−
              file
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      write list (S)
 
−
              This  is  a  list of users that are given read-write access to a
 
−
              service. If the connecting user is in this list then  they  will
 
−
              be  given  write  access, no matter what the _�r_�e_�a_�d _�o_�n_�l_�y option is
 
−
              set to. The list can include group names using the  @group  syn-
 
−
              tax.
 
−
 
 
−
              Note  that if a user is in both the read list and the write list
 
−
              then they will be given write access.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e _�l_�i_�s_�t =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e _�l_�i_�s_�t = admin, root, @staff
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      write raw (G)
 
−
              This parameter controls whether or not the server  will  support
 
−
              raw  write SMB's when transferring data from clients. You should
 
−
              never need to change this parameter.
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�r_�i_�t_�e _�r_�a_�w = yes
 
−
 
 
−
 
 
−
      wtmp directory (G)
 
−
              This parameter is only available if Samba  has  been  configured
 
−
              and compiled with the option  -�--�-w�wi�it�th�h-�-u�ut�tm�mp�p. It specifies a direc-
 
−
              tory pathname that is used to store  the  wtmp  or  wtmpx  files
 
−
              (depending on the UNIX system) that record user connections to a
 
−
              Samba server. The difference with the utmp directory is the fact
 
−
              that user info is kept after a user has logged out.
 
−
 
 
−
              By default this is not set, meaning the system will use whatever
 
−
              utmp file the native system is set to use  (usually_�/_�v_�a_�r_�/_�r_�u_�n_�/_�w_�t_�m_�p
 
−
              on Linux).
 
−
 
 
−
              Default: _�w_�t_�m_�p _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y =
 
−
 
 
−
              Example: _�w_�t_�m_�p _�d_�i_�r_�e_�c_�t_�o_�r_�y = /var/log/wtmp
 
−
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