Block certain file extensions on samba Linux

 

Samba is a free and open-source protocol for server message blocks (SMB) that offers File and print services are provided to clients using various systems.You can share files and folders over a network in Linux by using the samba server if you are using a Samba server in your organization and wish to prevent some file types from being uploaded to a shared directory. In Samba, you can use veto files to prevent certain file types from being opened. It does not allow you to upload mp3, exe, or any other file types. In this In this article, I'll show you how to use a veto file to block specific files in the samba server in Linux.

Open the samba config file and add the veto file to the last line of your shared block.

vim /etc/samba/smb.conf

[Vishal] comment = vishalvyas Path = /home/vishal public = yes writable = yes browseable = yes read only = no valid user = vishal create mask = 0775 Veto files = /*.exe/*.com/*.dll/*.bat/*.vbs/*.tmp/*.mp3/*.avi/*.mp4/*.wmv/*.wma/

Users can now upload any type of file except those listed in the veto files section.