B.2 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 is an NIS netgroup, and &+ and +& cause an ordered search of both Unix and NIS groups.

value

A value of some miscellaneous type, as specified in the option's description.

   


Using Samba
Using Samba: A File and Print Server for Linux, Unix & Mac OS X, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 0596007698
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2003
Pages: 475

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