Hello. Is it possible to completely hide a share, not making it visible in the Windows client browse tree, although leaving it accessible if the exact address is requested? I tried using "browseable = no", but it only hides the contents of the share, not the share itself, which I can still see in the resources tree (even days - and total network poweroffs - after I changed the option). Thanks. -- Ciao, Marco. ..."Thrak", King Crimson 1995
[sharename$]
comment = Henrickson, Den
path = /home/henrickd
valid users = vmi+henrickd
read only = No
The $ creates a hidden Windows share. To access you would have to do
something like this from Windows client
\\servername\sharename$
Den Henrickson
Network Administrator
Van Meter Industrial
319-368-2822
THAT was handy to know! :-) Thanks, Jim C. Henrickson, Den wrote:> [sharename$] > comment = Henrickson, Den > path = /home/henrickd > valid users = vmi+henrickd > read only = No > > The $ creates a hidden Windows share. To access you would have to do > something like this from Windows client > > \\servername\sharename$ > > Den Henrickson > Network Administrator > Van Meter Industrial > 319-368-2822 >
Keep in mind however, this only hides the share in Network Neighborhood/My Network Places/explorer. It is still possible to do a net view command from the command line and see everything. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim" <jcllings@tsunamicomm.net> To: <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 7:02 PM Subject: [Samba] Re: Hiding a share> THAT was handy to know! :-) > Thanks, > > Jim C. > > Henrickson, Den wrote: > > [sharename$] > > comment = Henrickson, Den > > path = /home/henrickd > > valid users = vmi+henrickd > > read only = No > > > > The $ creates a hidden Windows share. To access you would have to do > > something like this from Windows client > > > > \\servername\sharename$ > > > > Den Henrickson > > Network Administrator > > Van Meter Industrial > > 319-368-2822 > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
On Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:26:47 -0600, Henrickson, Den wrote:> [sharename$][....]> The $ creates a hidden Windows share. To access you would have to doRight, thanks. I did actually forget that trick. But, uhm... can it be used also with the [netlogon] share? Will it be still correctly identified by Samba as the netlogon service, where to look for netlogon.bat, if I name it [netlogon$]? Thanks. -- Ciao, Marco. ..."Stupid Dream", Porcupine Tree 1999