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Hiding files from users

Hey guys, here's the dilema

I have some ::sensitive:: files that I don't want people to see on my network share (smb). I've already restricted access from that folder to only my account, but that doesn't stop the rest of the world seeing that the folder exists -- although they can't even list its contents

Is there any way to hide files and folders in linux from certain users or groups? I know you can add a dot to the beginning, but that's too broad a method. Any ideas?

-Bill

In your share config add

Code:

public = no

Hmm - that seems to have no effect, in either windows or linux (as clients)
Perhaps there is something in my smb.conf that is to blame-

Code:

## Share disabled by YaST

# [netlogon]

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented

# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the

# samba-doc package is installed.

# Date: 2005-11-11

[global]

include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf

domain master = no

add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$

restrict anonymous = no

max protocol = NT

ldap ssl = No

server signing = Auto

encrypt password = yes

smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd

update encrypted = yes

null passwords = yes

preferred master = no

server string =



[filevault]

path = /media/filevault

case sensitive = no

guest ok = yes

public = no

write list = tux,root

directory mask = 750

create mask = 640

msdfs proxy = no

valid users = tux,root,@users

hide dot files = no

fstype = EXT2

Why do you have Guest = okand then list valid users? Not sure if it is handling the conflict properly. It may be. Let me check my box.