Template: samba-common/character_set Type: string _Description: Character Set for Unix filesystem You currently have a "character set" configured in your smb.conf. In Samba 3.0, this option is replaced by a new option, "unix charset". Please specify the character set you wish to use for theis new option, which controls how Samba interprets filenames on the file system. . If you leave this option blank, your smb.conf will not be changed. Template: samba-common/codepage Type: string _Description: Character Set for DOS clients You currently have a "client code page" set in your smb.conf. In Samba 3.0, this option is replaced by the option "dos charset". Please specify the character set you wish to use for this new option. In most cases, the default chosen for you will be sufficient. Note that this option is not needed to support Windows clients, it is only for DOS clients. If you leave this option blank, your smb.conf will not be changed. Template: samba-common/dhcp Type: boolean Default: false _Description: Modify smb.conf to use WINS settings from DHCP? If your computer gets IP address information from a DHCP server on the network, the DHCP server may also provide information about WINS servers ("NetBIOS name servers") present on the network. This requires a change to your smb.conf file so that DHCP-provided WINS settings will automatically be read from /etc/samba/dhcp.conf. . You must have the dhcp3-client package installed to take advantage of this feature. Template: samba-common/do_debconf Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Configure smb.conf through debconf? The rest of the configuration of Samba deals with questions that affect parameters in /etc/samba/smb.conf, which is the file used to configure the Samba programs (nmbd and smbd.) Your current smb.conf contains an 'include' line or an option that spans multiple lines, which could confuse debconf and require you to edit your smb.conf by hand to get it working again. . If you don't use debconf to configure smb.conf, you will have to handle any configuration changes yourself, and will not be able to take advantage of periodic configuration enhancements. Therefore, use of debconf is recommended if possible. Template: samba-common/workgroup Type: string Default: MSHOME _Description: Workgroup/Domain Name? This controls what workgroup your server will appear to be in when queried by clients. Note that this parameter also controls the Domain name used with the security=domain setting. Template: samba-common/encrypt_passwords Type: boolean Default: true _Description: Use password encryption? Recent Windows clients communicate with SMB servers using encrypted passwords. If you want to use clear text passwords you will need to change a parameter in your Windows registry. It is recommended that you use encrypted passwords. If you do, make sure you have a valid /etc/samba/smbpasswd file and that you set passwords in there for each user using the smbpasswd command.