On Mon, Oct 27, 2003 at 12:10:06PM -0700, Wade Preston Shearer wrote: > i have never run samba on linux, so i am not sure exactly how this > compares, but i am sure that it is quite similar... > > on os x there is a file, at... > > /etc/smb.conf > > > ...that has to do with samba and different "mounts." > > with os x, by default, you can access the personal directories and > shared printers in from microsoft windows. > > if you want to access the entire hard drive of the mac or other drives, > you have to add them to the file above, like... > > [ name of drive ] > comment = name of drive > path = /path/to/drive > > > ...which is great because you can then access (and map a drive to) > anything on your mac from a micwin box. > > my question is... adding only the items that i have to the smb.conf... > makes it work, but... i am curious about the options that can be put in > this conf file, such as... > > writable > printable > only guest > read only > create mode > browseable > directory mask > create mask > public > strict locking > oplocks > > > some appear to be obvious, but others are not. can anyone direct me to > a guide or tutorial on what the different options are and what they do? >
man 5 smb.conf That's one of the best references for smb.conf options. If you don't have that man page on your system, a google search for 'man 5 smb.conf' will pull it up. -- --------------------------------+----------------------------------- Byron Clark | http://www.byronandannie.net [EMAIL PROTECTED] | --------------------------------+----------------------------------- GnuPG Fingerprint: 0365 6979 6C3E BC0C 56C0 FB7F 12B3 75DD 042B EA68
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