Configuring Samba for non-standard configuration files or non-standard lock directories
Configure the PidFile attribute if you use a non-standard configuration file for Samba or if the lock directory (the directory where Samba pid file resides) for Samba is different than the default location. Use the following command to check the standard locations for the Samba configuration file and the lock directory:
To check for the default value of the Samba configuration file
To check for the default location of the Samba pidfile
- Enter the following command:
# smbd -b | grep PIDDIR
