Recently Added Options
Samba has several options that appeared around the time of Samba 2.0, but are not entirely supported. However, we will give you a brief overview of their workings in this section. These options are shown in Table 8.9.
Table 8-9. Recently Added Options
|
Option |
Parameters |
Function |
Default |
Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
numerical (number of seconds) |
Sets the interval between checks when a client asks to wait for a change in a specified directory. |
|
Global |
|
|
numerical (number of seconds) |
Sets the renewal interval for NT domain machine passwords. |
|
Global |
|
|
boolean |
If |
|
Global |
|
|
numerical |
Sets the size of the stat cache. |
|
Global |
change notify timeout
The change
notify
timeout global option emulates a Windows NT SMB feature called change notification
. This allows a client to request that a Windows NT server periodically monitor a specific directory on a share for any changes. If any changes occur, the server will notify the client.
As of version 2.0, Samba will perform this function for its clients. However, performing these checks too often can slow the server down considerably. This option sets the time period that Samba should wait between such checks. The default is one minute (60 seconds); however, you can use this option to specify an alternate time that Samba should wait between performing checks:
[global] change ...