[Samba] Name of the share in windows explorer

Edouard Guigné eguigne at pasteur-cayenne.fr
Wed Jul 17 16:58:43 UTC 2019


Thank you Rowland

Le 17/07/2019 à 13:39, Rowland penny via samba a écrit :
> 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
>
>
>



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