Re: [TCLUG:22614] Hidden files with samba

[Subba Rao <subb3@attglobal.net>]

On  0, barnabas@knicknack.net wrote:
> Hmmmm.  I tried setting 
> 	veto files = /.*/Maildir*/
> and it worked for me, at least using smbclient to view the share.
> 
> Did you either wait for Samba to re-read the smb.conf file or did you
> HUP smbd to cause it to do so?  What version of Samba are you running?
> 
> Eric
> 
> On Sat, Oct 14, 2000 at 08:52:06AM +0000, Subba Rao wrote:
> > I have just tried the following veto option in Samba config.
> > 
> > veto files = /.*/
> > 
> > This is to hide all the dot files. At first I tried to use "hide dot files"
> > option and that did not work. Then I did try the "veto files" option. That 
> > does not hide the dot files. How can you hide the .qmail* files and other dot
> > files in the "veto files", using a wildcard character?
> > 
>  

The version is 2.0.7. The SIGHUP to the deamon did not reread the smb.conf.
I stopped and restarted the daemon and it then worked fine. Now the dot files
are not listed for the smb clients.

Thanks for the suggestion.
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Subba Rao
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