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Options in the Samba configuration files fall into one of two categories:
global or
share. Each category dictates where an option can appear in the configuration file.
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Global
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Global options
must appear in the
[global] section and nowhere else. These are options that typically apply to the behavior of the Samba server itself, and not to any of its shares. -
Share
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Share options can appear in specific shares, or they can appear in the
[global] section. If they appear in the
[global] section, they will define a default behavior for all shares, unless a share overrides the option with a value of its own.
In addition, the values that a configuration option can take can be divided into four categories. They are as follows:
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Boolean
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These are simply yes or no values, but can be represented by any of the following:
yes,
no,
true,
false,
0,
1. The values are case insensitive:
YES is the same as
yes. -
Numerical
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An integer, hexidecimal, or octal number. The standard
0x
nn syntax is used for hexadecimal and
0
nnn for octal. -
String
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A string of case-sensitive characters, such as a filename or a username. -
Enumerated list
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A finite list of known values. In effect, a boolean is an enumerated list with only two values.
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