In Windows Explorer, 'Network Drives' section, the Samba share I've set up is described as: share on 'Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)' (K:) Is there any way of configuring Samba to display something other than "Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)" as the Network Drive description, for example: share on 'Our Samba Server' (K:) I've had a look through man smb.conf but cannot find anything. Thanks. Gary Roussak Senior Software Developer Tyrrell Systems Limited T: +44 (0)870 607 5071 F: +44 (0)870 052 1995 I: www.tyrrellsystems.com E: Gary.Roussak@tyrrellsystems.com
Hi. try to define 'server string' in the global section of smb.conf. for example: server string = Samba Server %v Cheers On 11/17/05, Gary Roussak <Gary.Roussak@tyrrellsystems.com> wrote:> > In Windows Explorer, 'Network Drives' section, the Samba share I've set > up is described as: > > share on 'Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)' (K:) > > Is there any way of configuring Samba to display something other than > "Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)" as the Network Drive > description, for example: > > share on 'Our Samba Server' (K:) > > I've had a look through man smb.conf but cannot find anything. > > Thanks. > > Gary Roussak > Senior Software Developer > Tyrrell Systems Limited > > T: +44 (0)870 607 5071 > F: +44 (0)870 052 1995 > I: www.tyrrellsystems.com <http://www.tyrrellsystems.com> > E: Gary.Roussak@tyrrellsystems.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba >
Gary Roussak schrieb:> In Windows Explorer, 'Network Drives' section, the Samba share I've set > up is described as: > > share on 'Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)' (K:) > > Is there any way of configuring Samba to display something other than > "Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)" as the Network Drive > description, for example:in smb.conf: server string = text RTFM before posting to the list (see rules) -- -- greetings, kurt, austria. (http://www.kwnet.at) ==================================================================this is a posting from a samba *user* - not a samba developer. the posting is created on the base of experiences an may be faulty. so, if contains any mistakes, please feel free to correct it ===================================================================
kurt weiss wrote:> Gary Roussak schrieb: > >> In Windows Explorer, 'Network Drives' section, the Samba share I've set >> up is described as: >> >> share on 'Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)' (K:) >> >> Is there any way of configuring Samba to display something other than >> "Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)" as the Network Drive >> description, for example: > > > in smb.conf: > server string = text > > RTFM before posting to the list (see rules) >Easy on the RTFM. :) I also fought this for along time. Even after I changed the above mentioned string, the d*&m XP machines still displayed the long name. There is some sort of cacheing going on in XP that has to be cleared. Sorry I don't have it in front of me at the moment, but be aware of that Gary and Google for the instructions.
Gary Roussak Senior Software Developer Tyrrell Systems Limited T: +44 (0)870 607 5071 F: +44 (0)870 052 1995 I: www.tyrrellsystems.com E: Gary.Roussak@tyrrellsystems.com> >>> "Paul Gienger" <pgienger@ae-solutions.com> 18/11/2005 15:33:00 >>>> > > >> Is there any way of configuring Samba to display > > something other than > > > >> "Samba 3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE (Our_server_IP_Address)" as the > > Network Drive > > > >> description, for example: > > > > > > > > > > > > in smb.conf: > > > > server string = text > > > > > > Even after I changed the above mentioned string, the d*&m XP > > machines still displayed the long name. There is some sort of > > cacheing going on in XP that has to be cleared. Sorry I don't > > have it in front of me at the moment, but be aware of that > > Gary and Google for the instructions. > > > > > ---- > > unmount /remount the drives? > > > > I seem to recall some of this stuff getting stored in theregistry.> > > > Craig> Yes it does. I can't remember exactly where it is since I've madethis sane> on my network, but it's easy to find, especially if you havesomething> unique as the server string to search for. For example, in our netit was> 'samba mania', so I searched for that and it was pretty easy to find.If> you have the version number, then search on that string, it's safe tosay> that no where else in the registry will care what the version numberis so> when you find one occurrence you are at the right spot. If you can'tfind> it, set the string to something absurd like 'PLEASEITGUYCOMEFINDME'and> connect as a new user on that machine.> You can safely delete the whole key area when you find it as it'sjust a> cache.Thanks guys. I'm still not sure yet whether this computer name string is compiled into a Samba library or whether it is in an ASCII file that can be modified (I'll try a grep at some stage). It would obviously be easier to change it just the once from the server end, but at least knowing that it is cached in Windows registry keys means that something can be done - luckily we only have 16 users! As Paul says, fortunately, the search string was pretty unique -- '3.0.14a-0.4-SUSE'. For the record, here are the registry keys I found: My Computer\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\ComputerDescriptions\<IP_Address>My Computer\HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\MountPoints2\<Mount_Point>\_LabelFromReg where: <IP_Address> is the IP address of the Samba server <Mount_Point> is in the format '##IP Address#Samba service name' or at least, thats how they appear on my Windows XP.... ;-} You may find further entries under HKEY_USERS. Gary. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba