Using Samba, Second Edition

Glossary of Configuration Value Types

boolean

One of two values, either YES or NO.

character

A single ASCII character.

command

A Unix script or compiled program, with an absolute path specified for the executable and parameters.

directory

An absolute path specification to a directory. For example:

/usr/local/samba/lib

filename

An absolute path specification to a file. For example:

/etc/printcap

host list

A list of hosts. Allows IP addresses, address masks, domain names, ALL, and EXCEPT.

interface list

A list of interfaces, in either address/netmask or address/n-bits format. For example:

192.168.2.10/255.255.255.0, 192.168.2.10/24

map list

A list of filename remapping strings such as (*.html *.htm).

name

A single name of a type of object, as specified in the option’s description.

number

A positive integer.

numeric range

Two numbers separated by a dash, specifying a minimum and a maximum value. For example:

100-250

remote list

A list of subnet-broadcast-address/workgroup pairs. For example:

192.168.2.255/SERVERS 192.168.4.255/STAFF

service (share) list

A list of service (share) names, without the enclosing parentheses.

slash-separated list

A list of filenames, separated by “/” characters to allow embedded spaces. For example:

/.*/My Documents/*.doc/

string

One line of arbitrary text.

user list

A list of usernames and/or group names. @ group_name includes whomever is in the NIS netgroup group_name, if one exists, or otherwise whomever is in the Unix group group_name. In addition, + group_name is a Unix group, & group_name ...