RN316 Samba Configuration files

The order list for includes is standard - top down, and yes the lower entries over-ride the higher entries...

The  /run/usb/samba/Shares.conf  file contains auto-generated (auto-mounted) USB drives, so the path's are defined there...since /etc/frontview/samba/addons/addons.conf is before it, i don't see how i can define settings for a path that yet to be defined. that was the issue.

So the /etc/samba/smb.conf is as follows

# This file is auto-generated.  Do not modify!

[global]
 include = /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.defaults
#dashboard: allow trusted domains = 0
 dos charset = CP1252
 hostname lookups = 0
 map to guest = bad user
 oplocks = 1
 spotlight:fts = 1
#dashboard:#dashboard:orgunit =
#dashboard:#dashboard:no_sync_ads =
#dashboard:idmap config SIMPSONS : backend = rid
#dashboard:idmap config SIMPSONS : range = 32768 - 2000000000
#dashboard: password server = *
#dashboard: include system krb5 conf = 0
 realm =
 security = user
 template homedir = /home/%U
 workgroup = SIMPSONS
 ldap timeout = 15
#dashboard:
#dashboard:domain_admin_user =
 vfs objects = catia fruit streams_xattr acl_xattr snapper btrfs

include = /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.%a
include = /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.overrides
include = /etc/frontview/samba/Shares.conf
include = /etc/frontview/samba/Shares.conf.%G
include = /etc/frontview/samba/addons/addons.conf
include = /run/usb/samba/Shares.conf
include = /etc/frontview/samba/timemachine.conf
[homes]
 browseable = 0
 writeable = 1
 public = 0
 valid users = %D\%S

ie

# /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.defaults    contains:
client max protocol = SMB3
dbwrap_tdb_mutexes:* = yes
delete readonly = 1
#...etc..

# /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.overrides   contains:
server signing = auto
#case sensitive = auto

# /etc/frontview/samba/Shares.conf   contains:
#....NAS data drive mounts...

# /etc/frontview/samba/addons/addons.conf  does not exist (default with no apps/addons  installed)

# /run/usb/samba/Shares.conf    contains:
[USB_HDD_2]
  path = /media/USB_HDD_2
  comment = "Store Drive"
  spotlight = 0
  admin users = +admin
  read list = "user1","user2","@users"
  write list = "email1@mail.com","user2",+admin
  valid users = "email1@mail.com","user2","@users",+admin
#...etc..
#...other auto-mounted USB drives..


# /etc/frontview/samba/timemachine.conf    contains:
# DO NOT EDIT.

So I don't see how adding any USB drive settings before the path is even defined will work

[YourShareName]
locking = yes
fruit:locking = none 

This is what happens when settings occur before its pathed..

# testparm -s | grep -A 5 '[USB_HDD_2]'
Registered MSG_REQ_POOL_USAGE
Registered MSG_REQ_DMALLOC_MARK and LOG_CHANGED
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[USB_HDD_2]"
WARNING: No path in service USB_HDD_2 - making it unavailable!
NOTE: Service USB_HDD_2 is flagged unavailable.
# ...etc...

Yet the drive is available and accessible fine otherwise.

and since it's an auto mounted USB drive that is pathed in /run/usb/samba/Shares.conf  .... i dont see how /etc/frontview/samba/timemachine.conf is something that can be manually added to.

Global settings can be used with /etc/frontview/samba/smb.conf.overrides but it appears that it's not possible to set specific USB drive settings with the current format of /etc/samba/smb.conf and its includes.