Thanks for the response Dexter. No, what I'm looking for is to have shares simply not show up in the network directory listing if the current user is not authorized to access them.
I thought of it as a "duh", an obvious feature, and that I was overlooking the obvious, but apparently not. The more I think about it, it demonstrates the philosophical difference between Microsoft (the KISS principle) and Unix (the long rope - you either do rope tricks or hang yourself). The idea of iding unavailable shares for the sake of simplicity probably wouldn't occur to a Unix/Linux programmer. Not that it's wrong, just different. Thanks again. Julian. ===================== At 09:11 AM 12/14/01 -0700, you wrote: >Hello: > >Have you tried the veto files command? I have not used it, but the book I >have has a description for it, which you might find helpful: > >veto files: Contains a list of file and directory names that are marked >by Samba as not visible and cannot be accessed by users. Entires in the >list are separated by the / character, and the ? and * wildcard characters >can be used. For example, to veto access to Windows executables files on >a file share use veto files = /*.exe/*.com/*.bat/. If the case-sensitive >parameter is false, Samba will veto files regard to case. > >Hopefully, this command can help you solve your problem. Good luck... > >Dexter > > >On Fri, 14 Dec 2001, Julian Opificius wrote: > > > I've pored over man on the Samba web-site, and yes, you remember > correctly ;-) > > > > It's true that though "browseable = no" hides a share from everyone, you > > can still map to it, but then how does one know it's there? That's cryptic > > and unreasonably clumsy for non-expert users (which includes me), who have > > other things to remember, like where we've put the car keys. > > > > Seems like it's all or nothing, which is not really very clever at all. > > What we need is a "hide unavailable shares = true/false" switch for > > smb.conf or something like that. > > > > Thanks for the response, Dave. > > > > Any Samba programmers out there listening, or other wizards? > > > > Julian. > > > > At 07:56 AM 12/14/01 -0600, Dave Sherman replied: > > >On Thu, 2001-12-13 at 22:14, Julian Opificius wrote: > > > > With dexterous use of chmod and the smbpasswd file I can control > access to > > > > various shares, but how do I prevent shares from even appearing for > logins > > > > who are not permitted to access them? I'd rather those shares not even > > > > appear, so as to provide a simplified interface to some users (i.e. my > > > kids). > > > > > >If I remember correctly, under a share definition just add: > > > browseable = no > > >This will make it invisible, but you can still map a network drive to > > >it. However, this makes it invisible to everyone, not just selected > > >users. > > > > > >I would seggest 'man smb.conf' for further information. > > > > > >Dave > > > > > >============================= > > > > > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com ============================== Julian A. Opificius. 802 Fawn Road, Elk River, MN 55330. Home: 763.441.1291, Cell: 763.360.5919 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 3268206 ==============================
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