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hey, i tried to edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf manually, but after every restart it "forgets" the settings. i guess that file is obviously generated by an hda script?

is there a way to turn home folder sharing off?

by the way, is it possible that amahi changes the workgroup automatically?? because my domain name is set to "amahi", then i activated advanced settings in the hda setup to modify the workgroup. the weird thing was that it was set to "home"...

thanks in advance

please do file a feature request for that (to not show the homes) in http://bugs.amahi.org
next time we're in that area we will tackle it.

with advanced settings on, the workgroup is changeable, under Shares -> Settings.

i tried to edit the /etc/samba/smb.conf manually, but after every restart it "forgets" the settings.

Not wanting to assume anything, you're editing the smb.conf file as root? I've made the mistake before where i edit a file like that as a non-root user (forget to sudo) and assume it has saved it when it hasn't..

they are forgotten because that file is not mean to be manually edited. it's automatically generated.
what we need to do is add custom settings to smb.conf for adcanced users.
someone needs to file a feature/bug and want it badly enough (or better yet! --> send a patch).

they are forgotten because that file is not mean to be manually edited. it's automatically generated.

Odd.. it works for me. I guess I was a bit lazy and couldn't be bothered figuring out how to do it via the web interface so I changed smb.conf manually (removed the sharing of home files, adding of a couple other folders) and it works fine, even after several reboots.

(does that count as a bug then? )

haha. you just have been lucky.

when you do ONE change to the shares area, it will get blown away.
so save it

or file a bug or send a patch to somehow add the custom settings from the web interface (or add an option to "freeze" the configuration?).

AFAIK, samba itself only reads its config from /etc/samba/smb.conf, correct? This is as opposed to apache and php, etc. which read additional configuration files from /etc/httpd/conf.d and /etc/php.d respectively.

So without modifying samba somehow getting something similar to work would prove a bit tricky.

I'm all for having different aspects of the interface available for different levels of user (e.g. Beginner, Intermediate, Expert). Azuereus/Vuze does this to a certain extent with their BitTorrent client, but I think it's a good idea for anything where you've got a range of users with differing levels of interest and ability. Maybe an 'advanced' option could be the ability to edit config files and manage servers (DHCP, DNS) directly from the web interface, so still retaining some control over them.. but I digress..

I'm at work at the moment and unfortunately my home internet connection's playing up, otherwise I'd give it a go now.

You can go around this by going to your hda and add new share.
Make sure you name it: homes
Then you click this new share and deselect "Visible", "All users" and also all permissions.

This new share will be at the bottom of the /etc/samba/smb.conf and will merge with the one higher up (you can see that with the command 'testparm').

I did some tests:
Before I added the new "homes" hare: And after: