Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 7
Samba for MPE/iX Services
Samba for MPE/iX Configuration File Options
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After the client has logged in, it then proceeds to connect to the file tree by sending a SMB Tree Connect
command (TconX) to the server, see Figure 7-5. Here TconX stands for tree connect. The client sends a Tcon or
SMB TconX specifying the network name of the share to which they want to connect, and if all is well, the
server responds with a TID that the client will use in all future SMBs relating to that share.
Figure 7-5 SMB TconX Connection
After connecting to a tree, the client can now open a file with an open SMB, followed by reading it with read
SMBs, writing it with write SMBs, and closing it with close SMBs.
Samba for MPE/iX Configuration File Options
The Samba for MPE/iX configuration file contains the runtime configuration information for Samba for
MPE/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 for MPE/iX configuration file is named “smb.conf” which resides in the /usr/local/samba/lib
directory on HP e3000 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.
Client Server
TconX command
TconX response