Example 7 Samba Server Configuration File ; Configuration file for smbd.

[global] 1

 

 

workgroup

WORKGROUP

domain master

yes

local master

yes

preferred master yes

printing

bsd

 

printcap name

/etc/printcap

load printers

yes

guest account

nobody

browseable

yes

wins support

true

hosts allow

domain_name

;This next option sets a separate log file for each client. Remove

;it if you want a combined log file. log file /usr/local/samba/log. 2

;You will need a world readable lock directory and "share modes=yes"

;if you want to support the file sharing modes for multiple users

;of the same files.

;lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks 3

;share modes = yes

;UNIX login names and passwords are used for access control. security = user 4

hide dot files = yes 5

case sensitive = no 6 default case = lower preserve case = yes short preserve case = no mangle case = no

[homes] 7

comment = Home Directories public = no

browseable = no read only = no create mode= 0750

[printers] 8

comment = All Printers path = /var/tmp browseable = yes printable = yes public = no writable = no

create mode = 0700

As shown in Example 7, the Samba server configuration file provided with the Internet Express kit specifies the following:

1If you use a workgroup other than Workgroup (the default workgroup name), replace the value of the workgroup option with your workgroup name.

The domain master option causes the Samba server to act as the domain master browser. The role of a domain master browser is to collate the browse lists from local master browsers on all the subnets that have a machine participating in the workgroup. The local master

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