1 <samba:parameter name="hosts allow"
4 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
5 <synonym>allow hosts</synonym>
7 <para>A synonym for this parameter is <smbconfoption name="allow hosts"/>.</para>
9 <para>This parameter is a comma, space, or tab delimited
10 set of hosts which are permitted to access a service.</para>
12 <para>If specified in the [global] section then it will
13 apply to all services, regardless of whether the individual
14 service has a different setting.</para>
16 <para>You can specify the hosts by name or IP number. For
17 example, you could restrict access to only the hosts on a
18 Class C subnet with something like <command>allow hosts = 150.203.5.</command>.
19 The full syntax of the list is described in the man
20 page <filename>hosts_access(5)</filename>. Note that this man
21 page may not be present on your system, so a brief description will
22 be given here also.</para>
24 <para>Note that the localhost address 127.0.0.1 will always
25 be allowed access unless specifically denied by a <smbconfoption name="hosts deny"/> option.</para>
27 <para>You can also specify hosts by network/netmask pairs and
28 by netgroup names if your system supports netgroups. The
29 <emphasis>EXCEPT</emphasis> keyword can also be used to limit a
30 wildcard list. The following examples may provide some help:</para>
32 <para>Example 1: allow all IPs in 150.203.*.*; except one</para>
34 <para><command moreinfo="none">hosts allow = 150.203. EXCEPT 150.203.6.66</command></para>
36 <para>Example 2: allow hosts that match the given network/netmask</para>
38 <para><command moreinfo="none">hosts allow = 150.203.15.0/255.255.255.0</command></para>
40 <para>Example 3: allow a couple of hosts</para>
42 <para><command moreinfo="none">hosts allow = lapland, arvidsjaur</command></para>
44 <para>Example 4: allow only hosts in NIS netgroup "foonet", but
45 deny access from one particular host</para>
47 <para><command moreinfo="none">hosts allow = @foonet</command></para>
49 <para><command moreinfo="none">hosts deny = pirate</command></para>
51 <note><para>Note that access still requires suitable user-level passwords.</para></note>
53 <para>See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>testparm</refentrytitle>
54 <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> for a way of testing your host access
55 to see if it does what you expect.</para>
60 <value type="example">150.203.5. myhost.mynet.edu.au</value>
61 <value type="default"><comment>none (i.e., all hosts permitted access)</comment></value>