[Samba] hiding dot files and the printer

[Peter]

--- Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com> wrote:

> Peter wrote:
> > Hi.  Running Samba 3.0.20 on Slackware 10.2.
> > 
> > I cannot hide my unix dot files (.bash_history) using the 'hide files'
> or
> > 'veto files' settings:
> > 
> > hide files = /.*/     { or just .* }
> > 
> > Also, how do I get rid of the printer folder in the top level of my
> share?
> > 
> > --
> > Peter
> 
> for the "dot" files...
> how about "hide dot files = yes" in the shares you want them hidden.
> 
> man smb.conf

This doesn't work either.

Observation: output to testparm shows this parameter set to "yes" but it
is in the global section.  The man page shows it to be a share setting
(and that is where I put it - the homes share).


	

	
		
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