How to hide the hidden files

[Sir Patriot]

Hi guys
I am sharing my HDD by SAMBA but there is one problem. I can see hidden files like System Volume Information folder and there is no way to hide it.
Can anybody help me?

 

[sfx2000]

There's parameters one can use in the smb.conf file, either global or on a share basis...

# hide files start with a dot (.)
hide dot files = yes

# hide selected files. example files start with ($)
hide files = /$*/

# hide pipes, sockets, devices ...
hide special files = yes

# hide files with no read permissions
hide unreadable = yes

# hide files with no write permissions
hide unwriteable files = yes

 

[Sir Patriot]

There's parameters one can use in the smb.conf file, either global or on a share basis...

# hide files start with a dot (.)
hide dot files = yes

# hide selected files. example files start with ($)
hide files = /$*/

# hide pipes, sockets, devices ...
hide special files = yes

# hide files with no read permissions
hide unreadable = yes

# hide files with no write permissions
hide unwriteable files = yes

So what should I do?

 

[sfx2000]

Hehe, I gave you the bullets, but I won't give you the gun

find the Samba configuration file, and backing it up first, you can add those switches (yes/no) as needed - remember that any change, you'll need to restart the samba service.

 

[Sir Patriot]

Hehe, I gave you the bullets, but I won't give you the gun

find the Samba configuration file, and backing it up first, you can add those switches (yes/no) as needed - remember that any change, you'll need to restart the samba service.

Where should I look for it?

 

[sfx2000]

For RMerlin's AsusWRT builds, look here for where files are located - best of luck!

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Custom-config-files

sfx

 

[thelonelycoder]

Interesting. If I create /jffs/configs/smb.conf.add and add this to it I get no logging:

# hide files start with a dot (.)
hide dot files = yes

# hide selected files. example files start with ($)
#hide files = /$*/

# hide pipes, sockets, devices ...
hide special files = yes

# hide files with no read permissions
hide unreadable = yes

# hide files with no write permissions
hide unwriteable files = yes

#logging
log level = 4
log file = /tmp/mnt/sda1/logs/samba.log

The log file is not created. Looking at the /tmp/etc/smb.conf file it says:

log file = /var/log.samba
log level = 0

Yet /var/log.samba does not exist. Probably because of the log level = 0 setting.
You have to override the logfile path and level with a postconf file or replace it with a smb.conf in /jffs/configs/

Edit: /var/log.samba exists. If you look in /var/ and not /var/log/ as I for some reason did...

 

[sfx2000]

Remember with Samba, you can test before you deploy with testparm...

testparm /<path to>/smb.conf

 

[john9527]

Interesting. If I create /jffs/configs/smb.conf.add and add this to it I get no logging:

I think you need to add them to the appropriate section....either [global] or the share via a postconf script....not via a conf.add

 

[Easy Limits]

ctrl+h will also hide/unhide files you have named with a . at the beginning.

 

[thelonelycoder]

@john9527 If you copy the content of /tmp/etc/smb.conf and paste it into /jffs/configs/smb.conf and change the values you want it works just fine - for testing purposes.
The proper way is as you said in /jffs/scripts/smb.postconf where you would replace the standard entries with something like this (make the file executable):

#!/bin/sh
CONFIG=$1
source /usr/sbin/helper.sh

pc_replace "log file = /var/log.samba" "log file = /tmp/mnt/sda1/logs/samba.log" $CONFIG
pc_replace "log level = 0" "log level = 4" $CONFIG
pc_replace "max log size = 5" "max log size = 50" $CONFIG

And /var/log.samba exists. If you look in /var/ and not /var/log/ as I did for some reason...

 

[Sir Patriot]

For RMerlin's AsusWRT builds, look here for where files are located - best of luck!

https://github.com/RMerl/asuswrt-merlin/wiki/Custom-config-files

sfx

I turn "Enable JFFS custom scripts and configs" to YES and i do not know what to do next.
Sorry that I am not a pro like you

 

[ColinTaylor]

Remember with Samba, you can test before you deploy with testparm...

testparm /<path to>/smb.conf

The testparm command isn't included in the N66U build.

 

[ColinTaylor]

I think you need to add them to the appropriate section....either [global] or the share via a postconf script....not via a conf.add

The N66U build doesn't display log level messages >0 and <=10. See http://www.snbforums.com/threads/rt-n66u-samba-disconnects-enabling-samba-logging.14961/#post-118222

 

[Sir Patriot]

Anybody can explain it in a simple way?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Anybody can explain it in a simple way?

Rather than hide them why not delete them.

System Volume Information, RECYCLER, etc. only contains useful information if they are on a local disk. They serve no purpose on a USB drive.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/prevent-system-volume-information-folder-usb

 

[Sir Patriot]

Rather than hide them why not delete them.

System Volume Information, RECYCLER, etc. only contains useful information if they are on a local disk. They serve no purpose on a USB drive.

http://www.thewindowsclub.com/prevent-system-volume-information-folder-usb

I did what exactly it says but System Volume Information folder is still there and it does not allow me to to delete it.
Any suggestion?

 

[ColinTaylor]

I did what exactly it says but System Volume Information folder is still there and it does not allow me to to delete it.
Any suggestion?

You could try the following:

1) Attach the USB drive to your PC
2) Run the Command Prompt as Administrator
3) Enter the following commands, changing "z:" to whatever letter your USB drive is mounted as.

TAKEOWN /F "z:\System Volume Information" /R

ATTRIB /S -r -a -h -s "z:\System Volume Information"

DEL /S "z:\System Volume Information"

 

[Sir Patriot]

You could try the following:

1) Attach the USB drive to your PC
2) Run the Command Prompt as Administrator
3) Enter the following commands, changing "z:" to whatever letter your USB drive is mounted as.

TAKEOWN /F "z:\System Volume Information" /R

ATTRIB /S -r -a -h -s "z:\System Volume Information"

DEL /S "z:\System Volume Information"

Access is denied !!!
Still there and non removable !

 

[ColinTaylor]

Try:

ATTRIB -r -a -h -s "G:\System Volume Information\*.*" /S /D

or

ATTRIB -r -a -h -s "G:\System Volume Information\*" /S /D