On Tue, 2006-04-04 at 21:38 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Tuesday 04 April 2006 21:11, Craig White wrote: > > ---- > > I thought I did in my first reply to this thread > > > > 1 - clarified 'security = share' as opposed to 'security = shares' > > 2 - referred to man page which described all the possible uses of user > > settings for login/permissions control for a 'security = share' setting. > > > Well, only they can say whether they thought that that message gave them the > information they need. Personally, I feel that giving 'all the possible > uses' is less than helpful to someone coming fresh to a situation. That, to > my mind, comes once you have the basics under control. One of the problems > when you first start using samba is that there is just so much information, > that finding the right bits for what you need feels overwhelming. I think it > is better to start with a minimalistic version with help from wherever you > can get it, then go and read all the rest so that you can tweak it. ---- I sort of thought that the man pages are the right bits to start with - or that is what they are supposed to be. To paraphrase them with my understanding would possibly do a disservice - especially considering that some of the options might be exactly what the OP was looking for but couldn't articulate. I did ask for follow up information just in case the information in the man pages wasn't clear enough and even pointed out that when using 'security = share', shares such as homes/profile/netlogon were not relevant. I honestly don't know how I could have been more helpful in my first reply which was my time 6:15 AM and I am GMT -7:00 but specifically... https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2006-April/msg00816.html Craig
