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If the SMB share you are connecting to requires a user name and password combination, you

must specify them in the Location: bar using the following syntax (replace user, password,

servername, and sharename with the appropriate values):

smb://user:password@servername/sharename/

11.4. Additional Resources

For conﬁguration options not covered here, please refer to the following resources.

11.4.1. Installed Documentation

• smb.conf man page — explains how to conﬁgure the Samba conﬁguration ﬁle

• smbd man page — describes how the Samba daemon works

• /usr/share/doc/samba-version-number/docs/ — HTML and text help ﬁles included

with the samba package

11.4.2. Useful Websites

• http://www.samba.org — The Samba Web page contains useful documentation, informa-

tion about mailing lists, and a list of GUI interfaces.