I'm working on a little RPi NAS so I can access my external hard drive plugged into my Raspberry Pi, over the network from another computer (using Samba).Currently I've got it working, but when I open the raspberry pi on my network, I get presented with several folders (including the one I want), and I'm not asked for a password until I click into the one I want. How can I set it so the one I want is not only the only one shown, but the default directory (So that I don't have to click into the network drive and then click into the folder, as currently), and then I should also get asked for the password as soon as I enter the network drive.If you need more information, let me know! Thanks for the helpedit: Conf file: ## Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux.### This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options most of which# are not shown in this example## Some options that are often worth tuning have been included as# commented-out examples in this file.#  - When such options are commented with ;, the proposed setting#    differs from the default Samba behaviour#  - When commented with #, the proposed setting is the default#    behaviour of Samba but the option is considered important#    enough to be mentioned here## NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command# testparm to check that you have not made any basic syntactic# errors.#======================= Global Settings =======================[global]## Browsing/Identification #### Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of   workgroup = WORKGROUP# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its WINS Server#   wins support = yes# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both;   wins server = w.x.y.z# This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS.   dns proxy = no#### Networking ##### The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to# This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask;# interface names are normally preferred;   interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0# Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the# 'interfaces' option above to use this.# It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba machine is# not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself.  However, this# option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly.;   bind interfaces only = yes#### Debugging/Accounting ##### This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine# that connects   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m# Cap the size of the individual log files (in KiB).   max log size = 1000# If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following# parameter to 'yes'.#   syslog only = no# We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything# should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log# through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher.   syslog = 0# Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d####### Authentication ######## Server role. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible# values are standalone server, member server, classic primary# domain controller, classic backup domain controller, active# directory domain controller.## Most people will want standalone sever or member server.# Running as active directory domain controller will require first# running samba-tool domain provision to wipe databases and create a# new domain.   server role = standalone server# If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what# password database type you are using.  passdb backend = tdbsam   obey pam restrictions = yes# This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix# password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the# passdb is changed.   unix password sync = yes# For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following# parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan <<kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for# sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge).   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .# This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes# when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in# 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'.   pam password change = yes# This option controls how unsuccessful authentication attempts are mapped# to anonymous connections   map to guest = bad user########## Domains ############# The following settings only takes effect if 'server role = primary# classic domain controller', 'server role = backup domain controller'# or 'domain logons' is set## It specifies the location of the user's# profile directory from the client point of view) The following# required a [profiles] share to be setup on the samba server (see# below);   logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U# Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home directory# (this is Samba's default)#   logon path = \\%N\%U\profile# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set# It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the client# point of view);   logon drive = H:#   logon home = \\%N\%U# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set# It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be stored# in the [netlogon] share# NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention;   logon script = logon.cmd# This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR# RPC pipe.  The example command creates a user account with a disabled Unix# password; please adapt to your needs; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos  %u# This allows machine accounts to be created on the domain controller via the# SAMR RPC pipe.# The following assumes a machines group exists on the system; add machine script  = /usr/sbin/useradd -g machines -c %u machine account -d /var/lib/samba -s /bin/false %u# This allows Unix groups to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR# RPC pipe.; add group script = /usr/sbin/addgroup --force-badname %g############ Misc ############# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name# of the machine that is connecting;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m# Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges# for something else.);   idmap uid = 10000-20000;   idmap gid = 10000-20000;   template shell = /bin/bash# Setup usershare options to enable non-root users to share folders# with the net usershare command.# Maximum number of usershare. 0 (default) means that usershare is disabled.;   usershare max shares = 100# Allow users who've been granted usershare privileges to create# public shares, not just authenticated ones   usershare allow guests = yes#======================= Share Definitions =======================[homes]   comment = Home Directories   browseable = no# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the# next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.   read only = yes# File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.   create mask = 0700# Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.   directory mask = 0700# By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone# with access to the samba server.# The following parameter makes sure that only username can connect# to \\server\username# This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes   valid users = %S# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.);[netlogon];   comment = Network Logon Service;   path = /home/samba/netlogon;   guest ok = yes;   read only = yes# Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store# users profiles (see the logon path option above)# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)# The path below should be writable by all users so that their# profile directory may be created the first time they log on;[profiles];   comment = Users profiles;   path = /home/samba/profiles;   guest ok = no;   browseable = no;   create mask = 0600;   directory mask = 0700[printers]   comment = All Printers   browseable = no   path = /var/spool/samba   printable = yes   guest ok = no   read only = yes   create mask = 0700# Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable# printer drivers[print$]   comment = Printer Drivers   path = /var/lib/samba/printers   browseable = yes   read only = yes   guest ok = no# Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers.# You may need to replace 'lpadmin' with the name of the group your# admin users are members of.# Please note that you also need to set appropriate Unix permissions# to the drivers directory for these users to have write rights in it;   write list = root, @lpadmin[Raspberry Pi NAS]comment = Raspberry Pi NASpath = /media/USBHDDvalid users = @usersforce group = userscreate mask = 0660directory mask = 0771read only = noAlso, this is the network list on my PC, the raspberry pi is the RETROPIE listing (I'm also running emulationstation): http://i.imgur.com/QyxzFwp.pngAnd here is within RETROPIE: http://i.imgur.com/HlQp0RN.pngIdeally what I'd like is instead of going into RETROPIE and seeing those folders, it just shows what's currently mapped into Raspberry Pi NAS folder.It'd also be great (especially if that's not possible), to get rid of the pi folder, which is just the home folder for the user that's logged in over the network. 
How to set Samba Root Directory?
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Unfortunately, your first request is not possible. samba uses 'shares' instead of just acting like a filesystem root (like nfs). So when you click on RETROPIE, you are viewing the list of shares on the samba server.However, I can help you remove the user directories. All you have to do is comment out the [homes] share like so:#======================= Share Definitions =======================;[homes];   comment = Home Directories;   browseable = no# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change the# next parameter to 'no' if you want to be able to write to them.;   read only = yes# File creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.;   create mask = 0700# Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.;   directory mask = 0700# By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone# with access to the samba server.# The following parameter makes sure that only username can connect# to \\server\username# This might need tweaking when using external authentication schemes;   valid users = %S# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.);[netlogon];   comment = Network Logon Service;   path = /home/samba/netlogon;   guest ok = yes;   read only = yesin /etc/samba/smb.conf. Once finished, restart smbd and the pi share should be gone.