Listing 1: Samba configuration template

; SAMBA on $servername

; *****************************
;    SAMBA Config Template
;      Mark Nassal 1997
;
; For more information on setting
; see the smb.conf man page.  You
; can view the page by changing
; to the samba/bin dir and
; entering nroff -man
; smb.conf.5 | more.
;
; You should also view the
; document BROWSING.txt.
; *****************************

; Use your editor to search for $ (user config)


; ***************
; Global Settings
; ***************

[global]

; Location and name of the SAMBA configuration file
; the path for your smb.conf file
config file = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf

; Server Connection String ( change $servername to the name of
; your server
; %v will display the SAMBA version)
server string = $servername (%v, %h)

; Set the SAMBA password server, if you are using NIS point to
; the NIS server. Un-comment the line bellow and replace
; $servername with the password server name

;password server = $servername

; LanManager browser level
; If you want your server to be a master browser un-comment line
; and set the value of $xx to a number above 33.
; os level = $xx

; Security type is normally set to share
security = share

; If you are connecting with NT make sure encryption is yes
encrypt passwords = yes

; Change $workgroup to the workgroup you want the server to
; belong to.
workgroup = $workgroupname

; To monitor connections set status to yes
status = yes

; Adjust debug to the level you want logged
debug level = 2

; Log level should be left at 2 unless trouble shooting, because
; it will decrease performance.
log level = 2

; Change LOGPATH to the path for SAMBA log files (be sure to
; create the samba directory )
log file = /usr/local/samba/log.%m

; For guest login account.  Most servers already have a user
; nobody that will work.
guest account = $guestacct

; List either allowed hosts, networks or
; subnets (175.60.50.4  200.100.)
hosts allow = $xxx.xxx.

; List dis-allowed hosts
;hosts deny = $xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

; Password level, see BROWSING.txt and WinNT.txt before changing
password level = 9

; To increase performance leave this entry as is
socket options = TCP_NODELAY

; Change LOCKS to the path and directory you want lock files to
; be written to (directory and files should be set to 666)
lock directory = /var/tmp/samba

; Enable file sharing and locking
share modes = yes

; To check each file transaction for locking
strict locking = yes

; To prevent drops on large networks
keep alive = 30

; To hide dot files un-comment
; hide dot files = no

; if you want to load printers leave as yes
load printers = yes

; ****************
; Printer Settings
; ****************

; load printer info from the printcap file
;[printers]
;   browseable = no
;   comment = printers in printcap
;   guest ok = yes
;   path = /usr/spool/public
;   read only = no
;   print ok = yes
;   public = yes

; Share one of the printers

;[$printername]
; Create this spool directory
path = /usr/spool/public
read only = no
print ok = yes
public = yes
printable = yes
; Set the path for lpr on your system, with one works with Sparc
; and SunOs
print command = /usr/ucb/lpr -P %p %s; rm %s

; ******************
; Shared Directories
; ******************

; Simple copy and past the share types.  Then make needed changes
; to the options.

; Setup a CDROM drive share
;[cdrom]
;   comment = CDROM 1
;   path = /cdrom
;   ; set for read only files
;   read only = yes
;   ; locking is not needed since it is read only
;   locking = no
;   ; get rid of the ";1" from some UNIX CDROM file listings
;   mangled map = (*;1 *)
;   ; if you want to truncate long file names un-comment
;   ;mangled names = yes

; Share home directories
;[homes]
;   comment = Home Directories

;   ; prevent others from scanning dir
;   browseable = no
;   ; only those with permission can see the files
;   guest ok = no
;   read only = no
;   ; What file mod should files we marked
;   create mode = 0755
;   ; if you want to truncate long file names un-comment
;   ;mangled names = yes

;;Public Share (no password, user becomes the guest user)
;[public]
;   comment = Public
;   ;Path to DIR
;   path = /export/public
;   ;Allow other users to scan the directory
;   browseable = yes
;   public = yes
;   ;Allow guest users (no password)
;   guest ok = yes
;   ;Users can Read and Write
;   read only = no
;   locking = yes
;   ;UNIX File mod
;   create mode = 0666
;   ; if you want to truncate long file names un-comment
;   ;mangled names = yes


;Create a Group Share (all can view, but only those in a group can write)
;[group]
;   comment = My Groups Directory
;   ;Path for the Share
;   path = /home/samba
;   ;Make it Available to everyone
;   public = yes
;   ;Writable by Group Members
;   writable = yes
;   ;Require a password
;   guest ok = no
;   locking = yes
;   printable = no
;   ;Group which has Write Privileges
;   write list = $users
;   ; if you want to truncate long file names un-comment
;   ;mangled names = yes


;General Share (let UNIX determine privs)
;[general]
;   comment = General Purpose Share
;   ;Set path
;   path = /opt/local
;   ;Allow users to view files according to UNIX privileges
;   browseable = yes
;   public = no
;   ;Require a Password
;   guest ok = no
;   ;Allow users with Privs to Write
;   read only = no
;   locking = yes
;   create mode = 0755
;   ; if you want to truncate long file names un-comment
;   ;mangled names = yes


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; End Config File
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