[Samba] Name of the share in windows explorer

[Rowland penny]

On 17/07/2019 17:07, Edouard Guigné via samba wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My samba share is on a Linux Centos 7, samba version 4.8.3. Please 
> find here is my smb.cnf :
>
> [global]
>     security = ads
>     realm = MYDOMAIN.MYDOMAIN.LOCAL
>     workgroup = MYDOMAIN
>     kerberos method = secrets and keytab
>     server signing = mandatory
>     client signing = mandatory
>
>     hosts allow = 127. 10.x.x. 10.x.x.
>     hosts deny = 10.x.x. 10.x.x.
>
>     log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>     max log size = 5000
> #    https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Audit_Logging
>     log level = 1 auth_audit:3
>     local master = no
>     domain master = no
>     preferred master = no
>     use sendfile = true
>     winbind use default domain = yes
>
>     load printers = no
>     cups options = raw
>     printcap name = /dev/null
>
>     disable spoolss = yes
>
>     vfs objects = acl_xattr
>     map acl inherit = yes
>     store dos attributes = yes
>
>     idmap config * : backend = tdb
>     idmap config * : range = 15000-99999
>     winbind nss info = rfc2307
>     idmap config MYDOMAIN : backend = ad
>     idmap config MYDOMAIN : schema_mode = rfc2307
>     idmap config MYDOMAIN : range = 10000 - 14999
>     idmap config MYDOMAIN : unix_nss_info = yes
>     idmap config MYDOMAIN : unix_primary_group = yes
>
>     client min protocol = SMB2
>
>
> [groups]
>   comment = myserver
>   path = /var/datashared
>   public = no
>   writable = yes
>
>   guest ok = no
>
>   valid users = @"MYDOMAIN\utilisateurs du domaine"
>
>   vfs objects = acl_xattr streams_xattr shadow_copy2
>   shadow:snapdir = /data/datashared/snapshots
>   shadow:basedir = /var/datashared
>   shadow:sort = desc
>   shadow:localtime = yes
>
>
> [homes]
>     comment = Home Directories
>     read only = No
>     create mask = 0700
>     directory mask = 0700
>     valid users = @"MYDOMAIN\utilisateurs du domaine"
>     path = /home
>     hide files = /~*.tmp/profile/desktop.ini/~$*/
>     browseable = no
>     public = no
>     guest ok = no
>
> [printers]
>     comment = All Printers
>     path = /var/tmp
>     printable = Yes
>     create mask = 0600
>     browseable = No
>
> [print$]
>     comment = Printer Drivers
>     path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
>     write list = root
>     create mask = 0664
>     directory mask = 0775
>
> On an older samba share (version 3.5.6), only \\myserver was visible 
> in windows explorer for both [groups] and [homes]
>
> Edouard
>
> Le 17/07/2019 à 12:52, Rowland penny via samba a écrit :
>> On 17/07/2019 16:46, Edouard Guigné via samba wrote:
>>> Dear Samba Users,
>>>
>>> I set 2 samba shares :
>>> 1. with the name [groups]
>>> /pathtomyshare/groups
>>>
>>> 2. for each domain users [homes]
>>> /home
>>>
>>> In Windows, I can see with the windows explorer my shares :
>>> groups (\\myserver) (V:)
>>> mydomainuser (\\myserver\homes) (U:)
>>>
>>> Why for [groups] is only indicated \\myserver and for [homes] is 
>>> indicated \\myserver\homes ?
>>>
>>> Is there a way to change it ? I would only show \\myserver for the 
>>> both shares?

I can only think that Windows, for some reason, doesn't like your 
sharename 'groups', as the sharename should be what you connect to i.e 
//myserver/groups. This explains why your other share is //myserver/homes

Now talking about 'homes', yours is set up incorrectly ;-)

It should be:

[homes]
     comment = Home Directories
     read only = No
     create mask = 0700
     directory mask = 0700
     valid users = %S
     hide files = /~*.tmp/profile/desktop.ini/~$*/
     browseable = no

Either ensure your users have 'unixHomeDirectory: /home/USERNAME' in 
their AD object, or set 'template homedir = /home/%U' in the [global] 
section of your smb.conf

Your users will then be able to connect //myserver/USERNAME

Rowland