[Samba] Complex [homes] rule

[Andrew Chaplin]

I think you are saying you only want the postgrad group to have access 
to their home directory share.

Look at the smb.conf entry for "valid users".

David Markey wrote:
> I really think i have explained the situation enough and its not that
> complex. I only want the users in the postgrad group to get access to
> their home directories via samba but i dont want them to be able to
> access anyone elses. 
> 
> include = %D%w%S.smb.conf wont work, that would obviosly mean id need
> an include for for every user in the postgrad group i.e.
> DOMAINdmarkey.smb.conf DOMAINjoebloggs.smb.conf which is not what i
> want. 
> On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:08:15 +0100, Stéphane PURNELLE  wrote: 
> Could you provide more information about your configuration. 
> a homes share with two access, why ? 
> A idea :  
> about include parameter, if you edit your smb.conf and put end of the
> file the homes shares and the include parameter like :  
> include = %D%w%S.smb.conf 
> [homes] 
> ... 
> valid user= @postgrad 
> and ofcourse define on %D%w%S.smb.conf (the correct homes share for
> %D%w%S) 
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> écrit sur 10/03/2009 17:52:07 :
>  > If you are referring to
> http://marc.info/?l=samba&m=122692173903872&w=2
>  > 
>  > This doesnt work for me because postgrad isnt the primary group of
> those
>  > particular users.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > On Tue, 10 Mar 2009 16:18:44 +0000, Miguel Medalha 
>  > wrote:
>  > > 
>  > >> Im my [homes] share i want to have two access rules. First one
> is
>  > >> %D%w%S so that DOMAINdmarkey will only be able to access his
> own home
>  > >> directory and nobody elses 
>  > >> But I only want users in the postgrad group to be able to
> access
>  > >> their home directory. 
>  > >>
>  > >>   
>  > > 
>  > > That question has already been solved in previous posts. Please
> search 
>  > > the list.
>  > > 
>  > > The solution lies with the use of the "include" parameter.
>  > 
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