Re: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed

["Bob Bonifield" <augur@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ok, I'm gonna correct myself real quick here.  To add another user its
"adduser" and to remove a user it's "deluser."  I went blindly into
answering that question and my memory served me wrong.  But it's all well I
suppose.  Anyway, I just wanted to make sure I was giving you bad commands
or anything :)

See ya

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Bob Bonifield
Email:  augur@xxxxxxxxxxx
URL:  http://lan.quakecity.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Bonifield <augur@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <aclug-L@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, July 19, 1999 9:43 PM
Subject: Re: [aclug-L] SAMBA expert needed


> 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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