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And yes, you can &amp;&nbsp;do set some security parameters in the smb.conf file, such as specifying share permissions on directories, &amp;&nbsp;how clients are authenticated (ie, whether to support older Microsoft authentication methods).
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And yes, you can & do set some security parameters in the smb.conf file, such as specifying share permissions on directories, & how clients are authenticated (ie, whether to support older Microsoft authentication methods).

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I have quite a few samba books, but none that really focus on the actual programming of the smb.conf file. I do not want to do it graphically, I want to set it up manually. I know the basics, but it seems that it can be created to do quite a bit. 
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I have quite a few samba books, but none that really focus on the actual programming of the smb.conf file. I do not want to do it graphically, I want to set it up manually. I know the basics, but it seems that it can be created to do quite a bit.

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Ok, so did you take a look at the Samba v3 Howto? It does have manual configuration info. &nbsp;<br />
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If you're running v2 you can find similar documentation on either <a href="http://www.samba.org" rel="ugc">www.samba.org</a>&nbsp;or for info on older versions of Samba:<br />
<a href="http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/SMB-HOWTO.html" rel="ugc">http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/SMB-HOWTO.html</a><br />
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cheers
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Ok, so did you take a look at the Samba v3 Howto? It does have manual configuration info.  

If you're running v2 you can find similar documentation on either www.samba.org [http://www.samba.org] or for info on older versions of Samba:
http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/SMB-HOWTO.html [http://www.linuxdocs.org/HOWTOs/SMB-HOWTO.html]

cheers

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Is there a book or place for information just on the programming of the smb.conf file? Also is there a better way of writing one? I have setup a samba server, succesfully log into it, but was not sure if the smb.conf could be better or is it used for security in any way.
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Is there a book or place for information just on the programming of the smb.conf file? Also is there a better way of writing one? I have setup a samba server, succesfully log into it, but was not sure if the smb.conf could be better or is it used for security in any way.

Questin about smb.conf

The variety of Linux distributions creates myriad issues relating to configuration and operations when computers are networked, not the least of which is the use of various network management applications, some of which are included with specific distributions, while others are standalone applications.