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Changing SMB/CIFS Service Settings

You can change SMB/CIFS service settings using the serveradmin tool.

To change a setting:

$ sudo serveradmin settings smb:setting = value

Parameter

Description

setting

An SMB/CIFS service setting. To see a list of available settings, enter

 

$ sudo serveradmin settings smb

 

or see “List of SMB/CIFS Service Settings” on page 152.

 

 

value

An appropriate value for the setting. For a list of values that

 

correspond to GUI controls in the Server Admin application, see

 

“List of SMB/CIFS Service Settings” on page 152.

 

 

To change several settings:

$ sudo serveradmin settings

smb:setting = value

smb:setting = value

smb:setting = value

[...]

Control-D

List of SMB/CIFS Service Settings

Use the following parameters with the serveradmin tool to change settings for the SMB/CIFS service.

Parameter (smb:)

Description

adminCommands:homes

Whether home folders are mounted automatically when

 

Windows users log in so you don’t have to set up individual

 

share points for each user. Can be set to:

 

yes no

 

This corresponds to the “Enable virtual share points” checkbox

 

in the Advanced pane of Window service settings in the Server

 

Admin application.

 

 

adminCommands:serverRole

The authentication role played by the server. Can be set to:

 

"standalone"

 

"domainmember"

 

"primarydomaincontroller"

 

"backupdomaincontroller"

 

This corresponds to the Role pop-up menu in the General

 

pane of Windows service settings in the Server Admin

 

application.

 

 

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