Re: [aclug-L] two questions

[John Goerzen <jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John Alexander <john.alexander@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> I recently got a new corporate laptop that came preloaded with '98. What do
> I have to do to my Samba config for the new box to be able to work with my
> old network? I mean, the other 95 boxes see the Samba server, and the new
> box can see everything on the network, it just has no visibility into the
> Samba box. I seem to recall that somebody said something about shadow
> passwords at some point, but I don't remember the specifics of the
> conversation.

Actually, it's the encrypted passwords option; probably you just need
to upgrade your Samba or apply a registry hack to Windows.  Details
for the latter are at:

http://samba.anu.edu.au/samba/docs/FAQ/#31

> The other question: Is anybody else getting two copies of every mail sent to
> the list?

Not as far as I know; is there any possibility that you may be
subscribed from two different e-mail addresses?  If so, let me know
and I can check to see if that is the case.

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John Goerzen   Linux, Unix consulting & programming   jgoerzen@xxxxxxxxxxxx |
Developer, Debian GNU/Linux (Free powerful OS upgrade)       www.debian.org |
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