Implementing Shares

[Michal Jezierski]

Viral H. Shah wrote:
> 
> > Hi there. Try using the 'browsable = no' directive. See 'man smb.conf' for
> > more info ;) As I understand it, with that directive set, only the 'valid
> > users' should be able to see that share, and all others will not.
> 
> Well, I tried this. Even the valid users - 'vhs' and 'nhs' are not able to see
> the share in the Net Hood.

Of course.

> > > Hi!
> > > I am using RHL 5.2 and Samba 2.0.2. I have the SAMBA acting as the PDC
> > > in the network where most of the clients are Win95. Earlier we had a
> > > Novell Netware Network and I decided to shift over to Linux/Samba. I am
> > > having trouble implementing certain shares. The exact problem is
> > > described below:
> > >
> > > I want ONLY 'nhs' and 'vhs' to have read only access to
> > > '/usr/iso9001/edp' directory. Nobody else should be able to view this
> > > share. How do I implement this? In the smb.conf file I have the
> > > following parameters declared for this share -
> > >
> > > [ISO-EDP]
> > >    comment = ISO files for the EDP department
> > >    path = /usr/iso9001/edp
> > >    valid users = nhs, vhs
> > >    public = no
> > >    read only = yes
> > >
> > > This works fine when 'nhs' or 'vhs' logs in. However, when 'abc' logs
> > > in, he is able to see the share in the Network Neighborhood even though
> > > he cannot access it. How do I make shares for particular sets of users
> > > visible only to them and nobody else?
> > >
> > > ===
> > > Viral Shah
> > >

You have to use include = smb.conf.%g and your users have to have the
primary group e.g. edp. Then you just put the ISO-EDP share in the
smb.conf.edp file. Note that you can't use smb.conf.%u, for a quite
obscure reason.

Hope this helps, and sorry for my English, I've just woke up ;-)

Michal