Implementing Shares

[Viral H. Shah]

> 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.

===
Viral Shah

> On Sat, Jun 05, 1999 at 10:08:35AM +1000, Viral H. Shah wrote:
>
> > 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
> >
>
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