{"id":6017,"date":"2023-02-17T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/?p=6017"},"modified":"2023-02-17T18:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T12:59:09","slug":"samba-restrict-ipc-list-of-shared-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trysiteprice.com\/blog\/samba-restrict-ipc-list-of-shared-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Samba Restrict IPC$ ( list of shared resources )"},"content":{"rendered":"

Samba is a popular open-source software suite that provides file and print services to Windows clients. The IPC$<\/code> share is a special share that provides a list of shared resources on a Samba server. By default, anyone can connect to the IPC$<\/code> share and see the list of shared resources. However, you can restrict access to this share using Samba’s configuration file.<\/p>\n

Here’s how to restrict access to the IPC$<\/code> share in Samba:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Edit the Samba configuration file. On most Linux distributions, the file is located at \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf<\/code>.\n
    \n
    <\/div>\n
    sudo vi \/etc\/samba\/smb.conf
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. Add the following lines to the [global]<\/code> section of the file:\n
    \n
    <\/div>\n
    [global<\/span>]
    \nipc signing = mandatory
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    This forces clients to sign their requests to the IPC$<\/code> share, which can help prevent attackers from eavesdropping on the connection and getting a list of shared resources.<\/li>\n

  3. Add the following lines to the [IPC$]<\/code> section of the file:\n
    \n
    <\/div>\n
    [IPC$]
    \ncomment = IPC Share<\/span>
    \npath<\/span> =<\/span> \/tmp
    \nread<\/span> only<\/span> =<\/span> yes
    \nguest<\/span> ok<\/span> =<\/span> no
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    This creates a new section for the IPC$<\/code> share and sets it to be read-only and not accessible to guests. You can replace \/tmp<\/code> with any directory that you want to use as the path for the IPC$<\/code> share.<\/li>\n

  4. Save the configuration file and exit.<\/li>\n
  5. Restart the Samba service to apply the changes:\n
    \n
    <\/div>\n
    sudo systemctl restart smb
    \n<\/code><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    That’s it! Samba should now restrict access to the IPC$<\/code> share and prevent clients from getting a list of shared resources without proper authentication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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