On 9/1/2012 2:52 PM, Sam Bulka wrote: > When a partition mounted to a shared by Samba folder is dismounted,
Mount/unmount is performed on filesystems, not partitions. > Samba keeps sharing that empty folder. It creates a security hazard, > since files can still be saved to that empty folder, and overwritten > next time (lost) when the original partition is auto mounted again to > the same folder. Its also confusing for most users to browse empty > shares - no normal person would understand why they are still there. No "normal person" would dismount a filesystem from underneath a Samba share. > is there any > reason or logic, why such basic functionality is not offered? Samba is not MS Windows. Just because a feature exists in MS Windows does not make it "basic" translated "expected" in other platforms. If you were a long time Samba/*nix user and switched to MS Windows you'd have the same complaint in reverse (though there are few such defections). -- Stan -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba