Hiding dot files for samba shares
First published February 23, 2004 • Last modified on July 18, 2026 • 1 min read • 36 wordsHow do you suppress the display of system files (configuration files, those that start with a dot) when connecting from a Windows computer to your samba server?
To suppress the display of system files (configuration files, those that start with a dot) when connecting from a Windows computer to your samba server, write the following into the /etc/samba/smb.conf:
hide dot files = yes