Tuesday, October 18, 2011

How to make hidden shares via samba ?

How to make hidden shares via samba ?


soln:-

set the browseable directive as no in the share definition

i.e set browseable = no



In windows append the $ character on a windows share name to make it hidden


How to access hidden share(s) ?

In order to access hidden shares from linux machine , type the unc name from the nautilus window or any utility used for accessing samba share.

ex:- type ALT-F2 in order to get run command window , then type smb://ip_addr/hidden-share-name


from windows:-

net use * \\hidden-share-location /user: username



NB:- tested in ubuntu 10.04

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