[Pkg-samba-maint] Bug#427986: Bug#427986: samba: not permitted access to share IPC$

[Gordon Haverland]

On June 13, 2007, Christian Perrier wrote:
> user pkg-samba-main at lists.alioth.debian.org
> tags 427986 moreinfo
> usertags 427986 toclose limits-20070630
> thanks
>
> > I seem to understand you're using "valid users" in the
> > [globals] section. If you do so, don't be surprised to get
> > unexpected results. "valid users" is a "share" parameters as
> > explained in the smb.conf manpage (funnily, it seems to work
> > slightly but that may be mor ea kind of side effect than
> > anything really intended).
>
> Again, please send us that information. We really need it to
> process this bug and understand whether a real bug lies
> somewhere. Frankly speaking, my personal conclusion is that I
> see no bug here and more a general rant which is not really
> easy to make something with.
>
> The only thing I see is that you're trying to use "valid users"
> in the General section of smb.conf while it pertains to the
> shares sections only.

If it is a share only specification, why isn't it a bug if 
testparm doesn't catch it?

Mind you, neither swat or gsambad complain about it being in the 
wrong place either (that I could see).

> Without further details, we'll be forced to close that bug
> report.

Close it.

Gord