Adding a feature to the smbd

[Richard Sharpe]

At 11:17 PM 1/21/01 +0100, Simo Sorce wrote:
>On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Richard Sharpe wrote:
>
>> >Where profilxxx was for each lab. This isn't actually a very good solution
>> >since we need to maintain a lot of shares. This is when I thought of
giving
>> >samba the ability of a dynamic-share, which resulted in the patch. So
after
>> >the weekend we're gonna start using this:
>> >
>> >\\sambaservers\profiles\%U%\%profiletype%
>> >
>> >Where the [profiles]-share will be a dynamic share.
>>
>> OK, now I understand ... This can actually be done with existing facilities
>> in Samba, in a two step process.
>>
>> In [profiles] you can use environment variables in the path:
>>
>>   [profiles]
>>     path = /some/path/%$(PROFILE_PATH)
>>
>> You set up a file in a root exec for the netlogon share, as you are
>> probably logging on ... and then you use the 'source environment' parameter
>> before the path parameter in your [profiles] share to read the environment
>> variable.
>>
>> If you want more info on using environment variables in macros, have a look
>> at Special Edition, Using Samba.
>>
>
>Well reading the man it seem you does not need even the root exec as
>you only need to set
>source environment = |/path/to/dynamic/profile/script.sh %I
>and let the script output environment variabile to standard output.

Well done Simo ... You are absolutely correct. I knew there was a simpler
way to do it ...

>-- 
>Simo Sorce - Linux Systems Consultant


Regards
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Richard Sharpe, sharpe at ns.aus.com
Samba (Team member, www.samba.org), Ethereal (Team member, www.zing.org)
Contributing author, SAMS Teach Yourself Samba in 24 Hours
Author, Special Edition, Using Samba