[Samba] preexec script problem

[ip.guy]

i guess my original post wasn't clear.
i wanted to grab the FULLNAME of the user, not the username (%U)
well, here is the script, adding that to smb.conf will pull the FULLNAME 
of the user from the SID file on a PDC and make a dir in /samba/test/


	preexec = fullname=`getent passwd | grep %U \
	| awk -F: '{print $5}' \
	| sed -e 's/ /_/g'` ; mkdir $fullname


thanks to all that replied.

-ipguy



Buchan Milne wrote:
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> |
> | hi all
> |
> | i'm running into a little problem when using preexec scripts for the
> creation
> | of dir's on my samba server....
> |
> | script
> | ---
> | #! /bin/sh
> | name=`getent passwd | grep %U | awk -F: '{print $5}'`
> | mkdir /samba/test/"$name"
> | ---
> |
> | snip of smb.conf
> | ---
> | [test]
> |         path = /samba/test
> |         preexec = /root/script
> |         browseable = Yes
> |         writeable = Yes
> |         valid users = @mygroup
> |         force group = @mygroup
> |         create mask = 0770
> |         force create mode = 770
> | ---
> |
> | anyone have any idea why the dir is not created under "/samba/test" ?
> |
> 
> Your users don't have permission to run the scrippt /root/script, and/or
> they don't have permission to run create files in /samba/test (or both).
> 
> You could just do:
> 
> public=no
> preexec = mkdir /samba/test %U
> 
> or, if you don't want arbitrary users to create arbitrary directories in
> /samba/test, rather do:
> 
> root preexec = mkdir /samba/test/%U && chown %U:%G /samba/test/%U
> 
> (it's a waste writing an external script for something that fits into
> samba's 256 character limit on configuration entries ...).
> 
> Regards,
> Buchan
> 
> P.S. you should also consider using 'getent passwd $USER' instead of
> 'getent passwd|grep $USER', the former is faster, will only return one
> entry, and won't return any incorrect entries ...
> 
> - --
> Buchan Milne                      Senior Support Technician
> Obsidian Systems                  http://www.obsidian.co.za
> B.Eng                                RHCE (803004789010797)
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