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8. Additional Samba Information

This chapter wraps up our coverage of the smb.conf configuration file with some miscellaneous options that can perform a variety of tasks. We will talk briefly about options for supporting programmers, internationalization, messages, and common Windows bugs. For the most part, you will use these options only in isolated circumstances. We also cover performing automated backups with the smbtar command at the end of this chapter. So without further ado, let's jump into our first subject: options to help programmers.

8.1 Supporting Programmers

If you have programmers accessing your Samba server, you'll want to be aware of the special options listed in Table 8.1.


Table 8.1: Programming Configuration Options

Option

Parameters

Function

Default

Scope

time server

boolean

If yes, nmbd announces itself as a SMB time service to Windows clients.

no

Global

time offset

numerical (number of minutes)

Adds a specified number of minutes to the reported time.

0

Global

dos filetimes

boolean

Allows non-owners of a file to change its time if they can write to it.

no

Share

dos filetime

resolution

boolean

Causes file times to be rounded to the next even second.

no

Share

fake directory create times

boolean

Sets directory times to avoid a MS nmake bug.

no

Share

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