1 <samba:parameter name="preexec"
4 advanced="1" developer="1"
5 xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
6 <synonym>exec</synonym>
8 <para>This option specifies a command to be run whenever
9 the service is connected to. It takes the usual substitutions.</para>
11 <para>An interesting example is to send the users a welcome
12 message every time they log in. Maybe a message of the day? Here
16 <command moreinfo="none">preexec = csh -c 'echo \"Welcome to %S!\" |
17 /usr/local/samba/bin/smbclient -M %m -I %I' & </command>
20 <para>Of course, this could get annoying after a while :-)</para>
23 See also <smbconfoption name="preexec close"/> and <smbconfoption name="postexec"/>.
27 <value type="default"></value>
28 <value type="example">echo \"%u connected to %S from %m (%I)\" >> /tmp/log</value>