1 <samba:parameter name="delete share command"
4 advanced="1" developer="1"
5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
8 Samba 2.2.0 introduced the ability to dynamically add and delete shares via the Windows NT 4.0 Server
9 Manager. The <parameter moreinfo="none">delete share command</parameter> is used to define an external
10 program or script which will remove an existing service definition from
11 <filename moreinfo="none">smb.conf</filename>.
14 <para>In order to successfully execute the
15 <parameter moreinfo="none">delete share command</parameter>,
16 <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> requires that the administrator
17 connects using a root account (i.e. uid == 0) or has the
18 <literal>SeDiskOperatorPrivilege</literal>.
19 Scripts defined in the <parameter moreinfo="none">delete share command</parameter>
20 parameter are executed as root.
24 When executed, <command moreinfo="none">smbd</command> will automatically invoke the
25 <parameter moreinfo="none">delete share command</parameter> with two parameters.
30 <para><parameter moreinfo="none">configFile</parameter> - the location
31 of the global <filename moreinfo="none">smb.conf</filename> file.
36 <para><parameter moreinfo="none">shareName</parameter> - the name of
43 This parameter is only used to remove file shares. To delete printer shares,
44 see the <smbconfoption name="deleteprinter command"/>.
48 <related>add share command</related>
49 <related>change share command</related>
50 <value type="default"></value>
51 <value type="example">/usr/local/bin/delshare</value>