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Samba

/etc/fstab

 //server/share     /media/cifs/  cifs    rw,user,auto,credentials=/home/username/.smbcredentials,uid=1000,gid=100 1 2

 $ vim .smbcredentials

.smbcredentials

 username=foobar
 password=blabla

 $ chmod 600 .smbcredentials

pdbedit –pwd-must-change-time=timestamp username
timestamp je unix time ko mora spremenit password
ce das to na 0 pol bo moral spremenit

smb.conf

strict syn = no
sync always = no
printable = no
load printers = no
preserve case = no
default case = lower
disable netbios = yes
deadtime = 15

Creating Recycle Bin for Samba storage

The best option is to have a “Recycle bin” for every users on the samba server. Here is an example of modifying the home directories of your users in samba configuration file

  [homes]
  comment = Home Directory
  valid users = %S
  browsable = no
  guest ok = no
  read only = no
  vfs object = recycle
  recycle:repository = RecycleBin
  recycle:keeptree = yes
  recycle:exclude = *.tmp, *.bak

The “vfs object” line calls in the plug-in that enables recycle bin capability. On the other lines, you’re setting the name of the recycle bin directory, telling Samba to preserve the whole structure of any directories that a user may delete, and finally, telling it to not keep certain types of files.

How can I list the currently active clients?

The winbindd deamon can log its status to the winbind log file upon request using the signal USR2.

If debuglevel is set to 2 or above, the windbindd dameon will also print the list of clients currently active.

 # killall -USR2 winbindd

The winbind log level can be set separately in the smb.conf (/etc/samba/smb.conf) file using the “log level” option, for example:

  log level = 2 winbind:3

Reload the configuration in winbind by either sending a HUP signal to the winbindd daemon or by using “service winbind reload”

 # service winbind reload

samba + Windows Vista

Microsoft's security policy on WIndwos Vista is interestingly set by default to exclude mapping to Samba shares. To fix this click START | Run | secpol.msc. Go to Local Policies | Security Options and find Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level
Change the settings from Send NTLMv2 response only to Send LM & NTLM - use NTLMv2 session security if negotiated. Vista defaults to only send the more secure NTLMv2 protocol, which Samba (and, incidentally, some NAS devices) do not support.