Variables Available to Samba
If you've followed along in swat and looked at any of the default entries on the Advanced View pages, you've seen variables in the form %X, where X is one of many upper- or lowercase letters. These variables can be used to extend the flexibility of Samba. Following is a list of the variables and a short explanation of each:
%S—The name of the current service, if any.
%P—The root directory of the current service, if any.
%u—Username of the current service, if any.
%g—Primary group name of %u.
%U—Session username (the username that the client requested, not necessarily the same as the one received).
%G—Primary group name of %U.
%H—The home directory of the user (%u).
%v—The Samba version.
%h—The Internet hostname (DNS) on which ...
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