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Samba/iX Services

Samba/iX Conﬁguration File Options

The Samba/iX conﬁguration ﬁle contains the runtime conﬁguration

information for Samba/iX. This ﬁle contains the sections and

parameters. There are four special sections: the

[global] section, the

[printers] section, [homes] section and other sections. This ﬁle also

contains the information required for each share (service) and deﬁnes

attributes like associated directory path, read or write access for each

share.

The Samba/iX conﬁguration ﬁle is named “smb.conf” which resides in

the /usr/local/samba/lib directory on HP 3000 system. This

chapter documents the possible conﬁguration options that the users can

specify in the “smb.conf” ﬁle. There are many conﬁguration options

available, but only the conﬁguration options and uses deﬁned in this

manual are supported by HP.

[Global] Section This section is for parameters which apply to the server

as a whole rather than to a speciﬁc service. It can also

be used to specify default values for service-speciﬁc

parameters which are then inherited by other services,

referred to later in the conﬁguration ﬁle.

[Printers] Section This section works in conjunction with the printcap ﬁle

and allows it to conﬁgure a large number of printer

shares without having to add separate detailed sections

for each of them. The printer names and optional

aliases are listed in the printcap ﬁle; and the

conﬁguration parameters are deﬁned in this section.

[Homes] Section This section provides access to the user’s home

directories without having to add a separate section for

each of them. The share name is considered to be a

valid user id and the path defaults to that user’s home

directory.

Other Sections These sections explicitly deﬁne the ﬁle and printer

shares.

Global Conﬁguration Options

The global conﬁguration options can be deﬁned in the [Global] Section in

the “smb.conf” ﬁle, options cover the following conﬁguration options

which are supported for use by HP:

• Conﬁguration ﬁle option

• Browser option

• Network interface conﬁguration