All, I recently decided to add a preexec command in the smb.conf file to log the event when a user connects to a share. Most of the documentation that I have read for the 2.0.5a version of the s/w indicates that the attribute should be defined at the share level (that's good). However when I add the following entry into the config file [sharename] preexec = echo "%u connected to %S from %m" >> /tmp/samba.log nothing seems to happen. smbstatus and testparm don't report any problem with the setting , although I did notice that a preexec param exists in the [global] section too. Well , I made the change to the config and added the above mentioned entry to the [global] section. No luck. The permissions on the /tmp/samba.log file and OK since I can successfully execute the echo command from the server. Any clues. Setup Linux Server (RH6.2 on Intel) running Samba 2.0.5a WinMe clients connecting Thanks Nick Dewan
Here are a couple which work fine here.
Yours looks similar. Maybe try something simpler like echo hi >> /tmp/junk
What user does your smb.conf run under? Are the permissions on /tmp/samba.log
777 ?
Joel
[Z32]
exec = echo %U has logged onto Z32 | mutt -s "Log report" jlh
[junk]
exec = a=`smbstatus | grep ftp`;[ -n "$a" ] && exit 0
> All,
>
> I recently decided to add a preexec command in the smb.conf file to log the
> event when a user connects to a share. Most of the documentation that I
> have read for the 2.0.5a version of the s/w indicates that the attribute
> should be defined at the share level (that's good). However when I add
the
> following entry into the config file
>
> [sharename]
> preexec = echo "%u connected to %S from %m" >>
/tmp/samba.log
>
> nothing seems to happen.
>
> smbstatus and testparm don't report any problem with the setting ,
although
> I did notice that a preexec param exists in the [global] section too. Well
> , I made the change to the config and added the above mentioned entry to
the
> [global] section. No luck.
>
> The permissions on the /tmp/samba.log file and OK since I can successfully
> execute the echo command from the server.
>
> Any clues.
>
> Setup
> Linux Server (RH6.2 on Intel) running Samba 2.0.5a
> WinMe clients connecting
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Nick Dewan
>
>
>
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