[Samba] Problem with Samba %U

[Andrew Bartlett]

On Mon, 2003-06-09 at 17:57, Radek Žuja wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a problem with Samba and I absolutely don't know how to solve it.
> 
> 
> Samba version: 2.2.8a
> Linux version: Redhat 9.0
> 
> Description of the problem:
> 
> In Samba configuration I use:
> 
>   include = /etc/samba/%U.conf
> 
> and services as follow:
> 
> [%U]
>     comment = Home directory (%U) (%u)
>     path =  /public/%U

This looks like a very bad idea.  Samba's handling of %U is sub-optimal,
as you have found.  I'm certain this kind of configuration is almost
never tested - what is wrong with the 'homes' service?

You can use %u in the path, if you want.

The reason %U doesn't work it that it tends to be a global, per
connection, and windows terminal server opens only one connection to the
server.  Even with newer versions of Samba which get %U working a little
better, the share list is global.

I expect this configuration to become less, rather than more supported
in future.  (The compromises required for some of these configurations
may prove too costly in future).

Andrew Bartlett

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Student Network Administrator, Hawker College   abartlet at hawkerc.net
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