I'm trying to figure out SAMBA and I find that between different distributions and personal styles, there aren't two smb.conf files that are alike. Such is the power of SAMBA!

I am experimenting with different smb.conf files and here's something I don't understand. My smb.conf file is simple -

[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = Mepis1
security = share

[Data]
comment = Data
path = /export
read only = yes
guest ok = yes

Now when I go to Mepis1 on my Windows computer I see two directories - data and everyone. I used [everyone] previously, but why does it still show up? Also why does the directory 'data' appear with a lower case 'd' instead of an upper case one. Just curious!

James Oliver

I believe that samba default to a case insensitive setting for share names. try adding 'case sensitive = yes' to your globals. Also, I believe windows can cache shares in some cases. On your samba system, try running 'smbclient -L localhost' and see if everyone shows up there.