On 16 Nov 2002, Christopher Barry wrote: > On Sat, 2002-11-16 at 13:49, Trey Nolen wrote: > > > > > You have 2 options as I see it: > > > 1. EASY: don't map the share! > > > > That would work (has worked for some) but this software REQUIRES a mapped > > drive. :-( > > > > > > > 2. HARDER: Compile samba --with-msdfs, drive-map the *root* of the msdfs > > > tree, and make the cd-rom share a 'hidden share' folder under the root. > > > The name of the msdfs symlink will appear as the share name to your > > > users. That way, even though the drive is mapped to the root, > > > pre/post-exec will still work when someone actually clicks on the folder > > > under the root. > > > > > > Read up on msdfs use in samba. It's not easy at first, but once you > > > learn it, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it.
When you say hidden share, do you mean as in share$? What is the significance of making it hidden? Cheers Tim Allen -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
