1 # This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
2 # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
3 # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
4 # many!) most of which are not shown in this example
6 # Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
7 # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
8 # for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
11 # NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
12 # to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.
14 #======================= Global Settings =====================================
17 # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
20 # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
21 server string = Samba Server %v
23 # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
24 # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
25 # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
26 # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
27 # the smb.conf man page
28 ; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.
30 # Enabling internationalization:
31 # you can match a Windows code page with a UNIX character set.
32 # Windows: 437 (US), 737 (GREEK), 850 (Latin1 - Western European),
33 # 852 (Eastern Eu.), 861 (Icelandic), 932 (Cyrillic - Russian),
34 # 936 (Japanese - Shift-JIS), 936 (Simpl. Chinese), 949 (Korean Hangul),
36 # UNIX: ISO8859-1 (Western European), ISO8859-2 (Eastern Eu.),
37 # ISO8859-5 (Russian Cyrillic), KOI8-R (Alt-Russ. Cyril.)
38 # This is an example for french users:
39 ; client code page = 850
40 ; character set = ISO8859-1
43 # CHANGES TO ENABLE PRINTING ON ALL CUPS PRINTERS IN THE NETWORK
44 # (as cups is now used in linux-mandrake 7.2 by default)
45 # if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
46 # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
47 printcap name = lpstat
50 # It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
51 # yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
52 # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx, cups
56 # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
57 # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
58 ; guest account = pcguest
60 # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
62 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
64 # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
67 # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
68 # security_level.txt for details.
70 # Use password server option only with security = server
71 ; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
73 # Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
74 # all combinations of upper and lower case.
78 # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
79 # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
80 # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
81 ; encrypt passwords = yes
82 ; smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/smbpasswd
84 # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
85 # update the Linux sytsem password also.
86 # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above.
87 # NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
88 # the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
89 # to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
90 ; unix password sync = Yes
91 ; passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
92 ; passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
94 # Unix users can map to different SMB User names
95 ; username map = /etc/smbusers
97 # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
98 # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
99 # of the machine that is connecting
100 ; include = /etc/smb.conf.%m
102 # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
103 # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
104 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
106 # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
107 # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
108 # here. See the man page for details.
109 ; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
111 # Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
112 # request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
113 # a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
114 ; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
115 # Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
116 ; remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
118 # Browser Control Options:
119 # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
120 # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
123 # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
124 # elections. The default value should be reasonable
127 # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
128 # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
129 # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
130 ; domain master = yes
132 # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
133 # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
134 ; preferred master = yes
136 # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
137 # Windows95 workstations.
138 ; domain logons = yes
140 # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
141 # per user logon script
142 # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
143 ; logon script = %m.bat
144 # run a specific logon batch file per username
145 ; logon script = %U.bat
147 # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
148 # %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
149 # You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
150 ; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
152 # All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
153 # 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be specified
154 # the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host" means use the unix
155 # system gethostbyname() function call that will use either /etc/hosts OR
156 # DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config, /etc/nsswitch.conf
157 # and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system configuration
158 # dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
159 # in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
160 # The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that are NOT
161 # on the local network segment
162 # - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
163 ; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
165 # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
166 # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
169 # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
170 # Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
171 ; wins server = w.x.y.z
173 # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
174 # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
175 # at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
178 # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
179 # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
180 # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
183 # Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
184 # NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
186 ; short preserve case = no
187 # Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
188 ; default case = lower
189 # Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
190 ; case sensitive = no
192 #============================ Share Definitions ==============================
194 comment = Home Directories
198 # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
200 ; comment = Network Logon Service
201 ; path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
206 #Uncomment the following 2 lines if you would like your login scripts to
207 #be created dynamically by ntlogon (check that you have it in the correct
208 #locationn (the default of the ntlogon rpm available in contribs)
209 ;root preexec = /usr/bin/ntlogon -u %U -g %G -o %a -d /var/lib/samba/netlogon
210 ;root postexec = rm -f /var/lib/samba/netlogon/%U.bat
212 # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
213 # the default is to use the user's home directory
215 ; path = /var/lib/samba/profiles
220 # NOTE: If you have a CUPS print system there is no need to
221 # specifically define each individual printer.
222 # You must configure the samba printers with the appropriate Windows
223 # drivers on your Windows clients. On the Samba server no filtering is
224 # done. If you wish that the server provides the driver and the clients
225 # send PostScript ("Generic PostScript Printer" under Windows), you have
226 # to swap the 'print command' line below with the commented one.
228 comment = All Printers
229 path = /var/spool/samba
231 # to allow user 'guest account' to print.
236 # =====================================
237 # print command: see above for details.
238 # =====================================
239 print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
240 ; print command = lpr-cups -P %p %s # using cups own drivers (use generic PostScript on clients).
241 lpq command = lpstat -o %p
242 lprm command = cancel %p-%j
244 # This one is useful for people to share files
246 ; comment = Temporary file space
251 # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
254 ; comment = Public Stuff
255 ; path = /home/samba/public
258 ; write list = @staff
262 # A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
263 # home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool directory,
266 ; comment = Fred's Printer
269 ; printer = freds_printer
274 # A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
275 # access to the directory.
277 ; comment = Fred's Service
278 ; path = /usr/somewhere/private
284 # a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
285 # this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
286 # also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
287 # The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
289 ; comment = PC Directories
294 # A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
295 # created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
296 # any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
297 # directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
298 # be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
300 ; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
306 # The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
307 # users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In this
308 # setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
309 # sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
310 # as many users as required.
312 ; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
313 ; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
314 ; valid users = mary fred