Re: Help with Samba

Subject: Re: Help with Samba
From: Randall Perry (rgp@systame.com)
Date: Thu Mar 15 2001 - 21:52:21 MST

> From: Luis Martínez <luis@atlantida.es>
> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
> Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2001 18:16:45 +0100
> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
> Subject: Help with Samba
>
> Hi:
> I´m trying to access my Linux Box (YDL) from the windows machines, so I
> installed Samba.
> I configured it via webmin.
> I can see a new computer in the network but I cannot access it, and I think
> that I give it permissions as guest and as a unix user.
> I tried to mount any windows computer too without any success.
> I tried with:
> mount -t smbfs //w95vmware/c /mnt/win
> I mkdir a directory called win inside /mnt
> Can anybody?
>
> Thanks,
> --
> Luis Martínez

Generally, you need to mirror your user account name and password info in
samba by using smbpasswd like so:

    for user john

    smbpasswd -a john

it'll then prompt you for a password

Also, make sure you have a 'homes' share defined, like so (in smb.conf):

    [homes]
    read only = no

It will automatically provide a home directory to any valid users.

Make sure the login name on the Win box is identical to the user account on
the UNIX box.

There are good books on Samba. I have, and recommend, 'Samba Unleashed'
published by SAMS. 

-- 
Randy Perry
sysTame

Mac Consulting/Sales

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