Linux passwords (for Linux services such as shell, email, ...) are
stored in a different format than SMB passwords. Linux passwords
are normally stored in the /etc/ppasswd
file while SMB
passwords are stored in /etc/smbpasswd
file.
Linuxconf has the ability to update both password databases when you change or set one user account password. If you choose not to use this feature, you must update the SMB password using the smbpasswd utility.
Samba users (Windows users) can change their password. This updates the SMB password in /etc/smbpasswd. By enabling this feature, the Linux password will be updated too.
This controls what string will show up in the printer comment box in print manager and next to the IPC connection in "net view". It can be any string that you wish your users to see.
It also sets what will appear next to the machine name in the browse lists.
Default: Samba %v
Example: University of GNUs Samba Server
This controls which workgroup your server will appear to be in when queried by clients.
Default: set in the Makefile
Example: MYGROUP
This is the name of the machine as seen by SMB clients. Samba uses the hostname of the server by default. You can specify a different one here if needed.
A samba server may be accessed using different names. By using the %L macro, one can easily create virtual services where the effective directory exported changes depending on the server name used. You can use that to merge two servers in one, preserving client configuration (the old server logically continue to exist).