[Samba] 3 simple questions

Gerald (Jerry) Carter jerry at samba.org
Mon Feb 20 14:52:18 GMT 2006


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Peter wrote:
> Hi.  I am running 3.0.20.
> 
> 1. I would like to have an include statement pointing to user
> configurations.  For a user, say 'mike', the following works:
> 
>    include = /home/mike/smb.conf
> 
> But this does not:
> 
>    include = /home/%u/smb.conf

This is a really bad idea btw.  You are allowing your users
to easily gain root access to teh server.  But if you really
want don't mind this, try:

	include = /home/%U/smb.conf

> 2. I have disabled printing using:
> 
>    disable spoolss = yes
> 
> My logs are filling up with messages (every 30 minutes):
> 
> printing/print_cups.c:cups_cache_reload(85)
>   Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost - Connection refused

[global]
	printing = bsd
	printcap name = /dev/null

> 3. Is there any way to have a truly anonymous connection?  

- ------- smb.conf ----------------------
[global]
	security = user
	map to guest = bad user
	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
	guest ok = yes
	guest account = nobody

- ------- smbusers file ---
	!foo = *





cheers, jerry
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