Specifications

Parameter (smb:) Description
map to guest
Whether guest access is allowed. Can be set to:
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Never" (No guest access)
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Bad User" (Allow guest access)
This corresponds to the “Allow Guest access”
checkbox in the Access pane of Window service
settings in Server Admin.
max smbd processes
The maximum allowed number of smbd server
processes.
Each connection uses its own smbd process,
so this is the same as specifying the maximum
number of SMB connections.
0 means unlimited.
This corresponds to the “maximum” client
connections eld in the Access pane of the
Windows service settings in Server Admin.
netbios name
The server’s NetBIOS name. Can be set to a
maximum of 15 bytes of UTF-8 characters.
This corresponds to the “Computer Name” eld in
the General pane of the Windows service settings
in Server Admin.
server string
Text that helps identify the server in the network
browsers of client computers. Can be set to a
maximum of 15 bytes of UTF-8 characters.
This corresponds to the “Description” eld in the
General pane of the Windows service settings in
Server Admin.
wins support
Whether the server provides WINS support.
Can be set to:
yes | no
This corresponds to the WINS Registration
“O” and “Enable WINS” server options in the
Advanced pane of the Windows service settings
in Server Admin.
wins server
The name of the WINS server used by the server.
This corresponds to the WINS Registration
“Register with WINS server” option and eld
in the Advanced pane of the Windows service
settings in Server Admin.
workgroup
The server’s workgroup. Can be set to a
maximum of 15 bytes of UTF-8 characters.
This corresponds to the “Workgroup” eld in the
General pane of the Windows service settings in
Server Admin.
152 Appendix Command Line Parameters for File Services