[Samba] Server String not taking affect

Dennis McLeod dmcleod at foranyauto.com
Fri May 4 14:47:59 GMT 2007


Chris Smith wrote:
> On Thursday 03 May 2007, Will Holmes wrote:
>> Changing the Server String option in the smb.conf does not change this
>> text, but only changes what is displayed when browsing the domain from
>> network neighborhood.
> 
> I think the server string "tattoos" the registry and you need to delete it 
> before a new one will take effect.
> 
> Chris
Yes, it's the client caching the string in the registry. (At least on XP.)

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