Adding a feature to the smbd

[Richard Sharpe]

At 07:04 PM 1/25/01 +0100, Thomas Langås wrote:
>Richard Sharpe:
>> >Well, I've found it on the manpage!
>> >
>> >man smb.conf
>> >/source environment
>> No, we mean %$(envar) ... It is not where it should be. I have just
>> committed a fix to the smb.conf manpage source.
>> 
>
>Ok, what's wrong with this (from my share.conf-file):
>[protst]
>        source environment = |/usr/local/samba/bin/returnpath.sh %I
>        path = %${PROFILE_PATH}

[I understand that you have fixed the {} problem.
I can't see the problem, and must admit I have not tested this. However, I
would try the following to see what is going on:

Add a 'comment = %$(PROFILE_PATH)' and then browse the server from Windows
or use smbclient, and check what the comment says.
 
>This is the script:
>-rwxrwxr-x   1 root     root         390 Jan 25 18:39 returnpath.sh
>
>[script start]
>#!/bin/bash
>
>ip=$1
>ip=${ip%.*}
>case $ip in
>  129.241.56)
>        myENV=%H/.profil
>        ;;
>  129.241.151)
>        myENV=%H/privat
>        ;;
>  *)
>        myENV=%H
>        ;;
>esac
>
>/usr/bin/echo PROFILE_PATH=$myENV
>
>exit 0;
>[script end]
>
>I can't seem to find any errors here, but trying to mount this from my
>windows-box gives me an error... However mounting a share with my enhanced
>path-patch instead, works like a dream. Is there something I'm missing?
>
>-- 
>-Thomas
>

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