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5.2.3 Filesystem Options

Table 5.4 shows a breakdown of the options we discussed earlier. We recommend the defaults for most, except those listed in the following descriptions.


Table 5.4: Filesystem Configuration Options

Option

Parameters

Function

Default

Scope

unix realname

boolean

Provides Unix user's full name to client.

no

Global

dont descend

string (list of directories)

Indicates a list of directories whose contents Samba should make invisible to clients.

None

Share

follow symlinks

boolean

If set to no, Samba will not honor symbolic links.

yes

Share

getwd cache

boolean

If set to yes, Samba will use a cache for getwd( ) calls.

yes

Global

wide links

boolean

If set to yes, Samba will follow symbolic links outside the share.

yes

Share

hide dot files

boolean

If set to yes, treats Unix hidden files as hidden files in Windows.

yes

Share

hide files

string (list of files)

List of file patterns to treat as hidden.

None

Share

veto files

string (list of files)

List of file patterns to never show.

None

Share

delete veto files

boolean

If set to yes, will delete files matched by veto files when the directory they reside in is deleted.

no

Share

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