Hi all folks, How to limite access to shared folder only by WinME user. Followings are my tests. (A sub-directory named "satimis-shared" created in "satimis" the latter of which is also a subdirectory under "home") 1) /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] netbios name = M40G workgroup = SEC guest account = nobody encrypt passwords = yes security = user [homes] comment = Home Directories read only = No guest ok = No Following directories appeared in WinME 'workgroup' (SEC) -homes -satimis Many hidden files found in each directory. Subdirectory "satimis-shared" also found in each directory. But there is no directory name "homes"(plural) under root (super root) 2) Changed "homes" to "home" (singular) and "Home Directories" to "Home Directory" (also singular) /etc/samba/smb.conf [global] netbios name = M40G workgroup = SEC guest account = nobody encrypt passwords = yes security = user [home] comment = Home Directory read only = No guest ok = No Only "home" (singular) was found in the WinME workgroup. Also there area many hidden files there but subdirectoris "satimis" and "satimis-shared" disappeared. Browsing /home/ with Konqueror, no hidden file was found there only a subdirectory "satimis" there. In "satimis" there are many hidden files and "satimis-shared" was also there. Kindly advise how to only allow "satimis-shared" appears in WinME workgroup. Thanks Stephen Liu

The way you have samba setup is user satimis has a home folder in /home/satimis so now samba will share out that user home folder because you the entry in the smb.conf file that what homes section does in samba if you remove it no home folder will be shared. [homes] comment = Home Directory read only = No guest ok = No so that user has access to his home folder from a windows client you will see hidden file maybe from gnome or .bash config files to setup a separate folder from the shell type cd / mkdir test chmod 777 test give everyone access add a new entry to smb.conf file [test] comment = test folder path = /test read only = no broseable = yes then type testparm check for errors then restart samba service samba restart

Hi Trevor, Thanks for your further advice. Your advice works but 'homes' and 'satimis' still appear in the network. They are duplicate folder. 1) Could I hide either one of them and how? 2) Whether these 2 folders are visible to public or only 'test' is open to public. Thanks Stephen Liu