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.. _howto/connection:samba:

Samba Connection

The Samba connection type enables connection to Samba server.

Default Connection IDs

Samba Hook uses parameter samba_conn_id for Connection IDs and the value of the parameter as samba_default by default.

Configuring the Connection

Host The host of the Samba server.

Port Specify the port to use for connecting the Samba server (default port is 445).

Share The default share that will be used in case it is not specified in the SambaHook.

Login The user that will be used for authentication against the Samba server.

Password The password of the user that will be used for authentication against the Samba server.

Share Type The share OS type (posix or windows). Used to determine the formatting of file and folder paths.