antonio montagnani wrote: > If I am running samba with the following samba.conf file: > <--------------------------[ SNIP ]----------------------> > ; workgroup = workgroup > username map = /etc/samba/smbusers > ; workgroup = workgroup > <--------------------------[ SNIP ]----------------------> > I should see workgroup in the following window, instead I see a blank > line where mygroup is...why?? > > file:///usr/share/doc/system-config-samba-1.2.41/figs/r-c-samba-basic.png > > Another question: what does a ; mean in front of a line ?? > The ; at the start of the line turns it into a comment. It is used in place of the # to show that this is a parameter can be turned on by removing the ;, as opposed to the explanation text after the #. You will run into this fairly often in config files. You get a blank workgroup name because both the lines nameing the workgroup are commented out, so you have not given the workgroup a name. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
