Samba Configuration File Variables

The list below show's the SAMBA configuration file variables, in Alphabetic Order and as follows:


%a 

   Client's architecture (Samba, WWfg, WinNT, Win95 or UNKNOWN)

%d 

   current server process's process ID

%f 

   Print-spool file as a relative path (printing only)

%f 

   user from which a message was sent (message only)

%G 

  Primary group name of %U (requested username)

%g 

   Primary group name of %u (actual username)

%H 

   Home directory of %u (actual username)

%h 

   Samba server's (Internet) hostname

%I 

   Client's IP address

%j 

   Print job number (printing only)

%L 

   Samba server's NetBIOS name (virtual servers have multiple names)

%M 

   Client's (Internet) hostname

%m 

   Client's NetBIOS name

%N 

   Name of the NIS home directory server (without NIS, same as %L)

%n 

   New password (password change only)

%o 

   Old password (password change only)

%P 

   Current share's root directory (actual)

%p 

   Current share's root directory (in an NIS homedir map)

%p 

   Print filename (printing only)

%R 

   Protocol level in use (CORE, COREPLUS, LANMAN1, LANMAN2 or NT1)

%S 

   Current share's name

%s 

   Name of file the message is in (message only)

%s 

   Print-spool file name (printing only)

%T 

   Current date and time

%t 

   Destination machine (message only)

%U 

   Requested username for current share

%u 

   current share's username

%v 

   Samba version