More stringent than the hidden files state is the state provided by the
veto
files configuration option. Samba won't even admit these files exist. You cannot list or open them from the client. In reality, this isn't a trustworthy security option. It is actually a mechanism to keep PC programs from deleting special files, such as ones used to store the resource fork of a Macintosh file on a Unix filesystem. If both Windows and Macs are sharing the same files, this can prevent ill-advised power users from removing files the Mac users need.
The syntax of this option is identical to that of the
hide
files configuration option: each entry must begin, end, or be separated from another with a slash ( / ) character, even if only one pattern is listed. Asterisks can be used as a wildcard to represent zero or more characters. Questions marks can be used to represent exactly one character. For example:
veto files = /*config/*default?/
This option is primarily administrative - not a substitute for good file permissions.
