From the Configure the Samba Server menu, you can perform the following tasks:

•Display the SWAT home page, which contains pointers to online documentation for the related daemons and components.

•Set global variables in the smb.conf file (See Section : Configuring Global Variables)

•Set parameters for shares, as defined in the smb.conf file (See Section : Configuring Share Parameters)

•Set parameters for printers (see Section : Controlling Printers)

•View the status of the server (see Section : Viewing the Status of the Server)

•View the configurations set in the smb.conf file (See Section : Viewing the Current Configuration)

•Manage passwords (see Section : Administering Passwords)

Configuring Global Variables

Parameters set in the Global section apply to the server as a whole, or are defaults for sections that do not specifically define certain items. When you select Globals from the Configure the Samba Server menu, the Global Variables page displays. Use this page to set the global parameters, in categories such as the following:

•Base Options

•Security Option

•Logging Options

•Printing Options

•Filename Options

•Browse Options

•WINS Options

By default, the Global Variables page shows the Basic View of the global variables. To view a more complete list of global parameters, select the Advanced View option.

For all parameters shown on the Global Variables page, there is a Help option, which, when selected, goes directly to the corresponding section in the smb.conf(5) reference page.

Configuring Share Parameters

This page allows you to set parameters relating to shares. By default, the Share Parameters page shows the Basic View of the settings. To view a more complete list of parameters, select the Advanced View option.

To set parameters for shares, follow these steps:

1.From the Administration utility Main menu, choose Manage Components.

2.From the Manage Components menu, choose Samba Server.

3.From the Samba Server Administration menu, choose Configure the Samba Server.

4.Click on the Shares icon. The Share Parameters form displays.

5.Use the Choose Share drop-down box to select the specific share that you want to modify.

6.Set the values for each of the parameters by either specifying a value or by selecting a choice from a drop-down box.

For all parameters shown on the Shares page, there is a Help option, which, when selected, goes directly to the corresponding section in the smb.conf(5) reference page.

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