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