Re: [Samba] Hide empty Samba shares?

2012-09-06 Thread Sam Bulka
--- Forwarded message --- From: "Volker Lendecke" Well, what we might be able to do is to add a scripting interface to the "available" parameter that is checked every time the share is about to be accessed. This would give a flexible interface to whatever the OS provides. Volker Thanks

Re: [Samba] Hide empty Samba shares?

2012-09-05 Thread Sam Bulka
Stan Hoeppner hardwarefreak.com> > > 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

[Samba] Hide empty Samba shares?

2012-09-01 Thread Sam Bulka
When a partition mounted to a shared by Samba folder is dismounted, 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.