Re: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed

["Bob Bonifield" <augur@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well...the first thing you are going to need to change is the passwords on
your windows box.  Linux will not accept blank passwords (i know, I had all
mine blank too until I realized that SMB needed them filled).  But
regaurdless, that will cause large problems.  Also, to make the user, just
logon as root and type mkuser then the name of user.  Then to set the
password, type passwd then the name of the user.  Linux will then ask you
for a new password.  All is setup then.  And try it out.

I can't go too deep into it right now, as I am kinda busy.  But I will see
if I can answer some more questions in another post or maybe just go more
indepth.  If you have any specific questions on what you can't get to work.
Ask away and I'll see what I can figure out.  See ya

----
Bob Bonifield
Email:  augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL:  http://lan.quakecity.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: David Carmichael <dec29111@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:51 AM
Subject: RE: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed


> Bob - Thanks for the reply..
>
> (1) I have read the Samba HowTo but keep getting lost... its like it was
> written in something other than English and then translated to English???
> Like some of the Japan VCR manuals that I have read in the past.
>
> (2) No where had I read that I needed to make a user on your Linux box
with
> the same name and password as the network login on your windows box, since
> my system is currently peer-to-peer which box or do I need to add users
for
> all boxes and all of the boxes are currently password free (blank
password).
>
> (I am almost three times your age and use to write Z80 code.. but have not
> tried to lean a new operating system in close to ten years (don't count
> Windows Upgrades as new operating systems))
>
> DECarmichael
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:aclug-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of Bob Bonifield
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 11:11 AM
> To: aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed
>
>
> Hi David,
>
> Let me start off by saying that I am NOT a Samba expert, however I have
had
> some experience in the area.  My first question I have to ask is have you
> made a user on your Linux box with the same name and password as the
network
> login on your windows box?  This is a very important detail for samba to
> work properly.  It has to make sure when you try to login, that you are
> listed as one of it's valid users.  Another thing right off the bat, have
> you checked out the Samba HOW-TO document?  If not, the URL for that is:
> http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html
>
> But onto the problem at hand.  You are going to need to do some
> configuration of Samba itself.  First off you will need to start editing
> your /etc/smb.conf.  This file is the  configuration file for SMB and
tells
> where other computers are located on the network along with what sharing
> capabilities to give them.
>
> Another problem you are going to run into is Encrypted passwords.  By
> default, later versions of Windows have the use of encrypted password on.
> This can cause some problems in the compliance of your Windows box and
Linux
> box working together.  I won't suggest a route for you to take.  It is
> basically a personal decision that you'll have to make.  Some people would
> like the security of encrypted passwords, some people would not.  Whatever
> suits your fancy should work just fine though.  But when you do start
trying
> to do either of these solutions, check out the "6. Sharing A Linux Drive
> With Windows Machines" in the SMB HOW-TO file to get a little more info on
> the subject.
>
> I'm not sure if there is much more that I can think to tell you right off
> the top of my head, but I basically would suggest for you to look through
> the Samba HOW-TO file.  It will get you aquatinted with SMB and help you
get
> it working a little faster.  One more thing, I'm sure someone else will
> probably post on this later, so I am not you last source of hope or
> information on this subject.  Besides, I'm only 16 and have not yet
learned
> all the Linux tricks and run arounds.
>
> Hope all that helped...
> ----
> Bob Bonifield
> Email:  augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
> URL:  http://lan.quakecity.net/
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Carmichael <dec29111@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 7:53 AM
> Subject: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed
>
>
> > Hello - This is my first posting to this group...
> >
> > As the web contact for the Wichita, Kansas Linux users group I hope that
> you
> > can help me...
> >
> > First off... as much as I would like to take part in the local
meetings...
> > at this time due to my wife's and myself working hours I am unable to
> attend
> > the evening meetings (we only have one working auto and she works second
> > shift and I work third)
> >
> > I have been watching 'ZDTV' on my DirecTV system for the last year and
on
> > the show 'ScreenSavers' they got me hooked on trying out this 'LINUX'
> > operating system...
> >
> > So I have been trying to install it on an AMD5x86-133 system.... I have
> got
> > the base operating system with GUI installed, OPTi based sound card
> working
> > in 'SoundBlaster Pro' mode, network card works _BUT_ <the reason for
this
> > letter really>, can not seem to get my 28.8 PnP modem to work <its not a
> > WinModem and is listed as a working Linux modem on one of the web pages
> that
> > I found> that works in my Windows partition on the same machine.
> >
> > What I am looking for is a SAMBA expert...
> >
> > Currently I have a Win'98 home network running WinGate Home Proxy.
> >
> > I just want to add my Linux Box to this network..
> >
> > The network "SEE"s the box but.. I can not seem to get the box into the
> same
> > workgroup and to share drives, also it sends out data and DNS requests
> when
> > I start up and from Netscape.. but does not allow data to be received
back
> > into the box, I am also having some sort of 'PASSWORD' conflict with the
> > machine when I try to view the drives from a Win'98 machine.
> >
> > After I have a chance to learn the system a bit better and I get either
a
> > cable modem or ASDL installed I would like to move this machine to be
the
> > proxy server / firewall.
> >
> > The version of Linux that I am working with is RED HAT 6.0.
> >
> > Maybe you could forward this letter to somebody that you think can help
me
> > out in person between the hours of 8:30 - Noon.
> >
> > ==David
> >
> >
>
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>
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