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authorGerald W. Carter <jerry@samba.org>2008-04-22 10:09:40 -0500
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+<samba:parameter name="message command"
+ context="G"
+ type="string"
+ advanced="1" developer="1"
+ xmlns:samba="http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc">
+<description>
+ <para>This specifies what command to run when the
+ server receives a WinPopup style message.</para>
+
+ <para>This would normally be a command that would
+ deliver the message somehow. How this is to be done is
+ up to your imagination.</para>
+
+ <para>An example is:
+<programlisting>
+<command moreinfo="none">message command = csh -c 'xedit %s;rm %s' &amp;</command>
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>This delivers the message using <command moreinfo="none">xedit</command>, then
+ removes it afterwards. <emphasis>NOTE THAT IT IS VERY IMPORTANT
+ THAT THIS COMMAND RETURN IMMEDIATELY</emphasis>. That's why I
+ have the '&amp;' on the end. If it doesn't return immediately then
+ your PCs may freeze when sending messages (they should recover
+ after 30 seconds, hopefully).</para>
+
+ <para>All messages are delivered as the global guest user.
+ The command takes the standard substitutions, although <parameter moreinfo="none">
+ %u</parameter> won't work (<parameter moreinfo="none">%U</parameter> may be better
+ in this case).</para>
+
+ <para>Apart from the standard substitutions, some additional
+ ones apply. In particular:</para>
+
+ <itemizedlist>
+ <listitem>
+ <para><parameter moreinfo="none">%s</parameter> = the filename containing
+ the message.</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><parameter moreinfo="none">%t</parameter> = the destination that
+ the message was sent to (probably the server name).</para>
+ </listitem>
+
+ <listitem>
+ <para><parameter moreinfo="none">%f</parameter> = who the message
+ is from.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </itemizedlist>
+
+ <para>You could make this command send mail, or whatever else
+ takes your fancy. Please let us know of any really interesting
+ ideas you have.</para>
+
+ <para>
+ Here's a way of sending the messages as mail to root:
+<programlisting>
+<command moreinfo="none">message command = /bin/mail -s 'message from %f on %m' root &lt; %s; rm %s</command>
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+ <para>If you don't have a message command then the message
+ won't be delivered and Samba will tell the sender there was
+ an error. Unfortunately WfWg totally ignores the error code
+ and carries on regardless, saying that the message was delivered.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ If you want to silently delete it then try:
+<programlisting>
+<command moreinfo="none">message command = rm %s</command>
+</programlisting>
+ </para>
+
+</description>
+<value type="default"></value>
+<value type="example">csh -c 'xedit %s; rm %s' &amp;</value>
+</samba:parameter>