> > > > > [Tim Holmes wrote] > > > > Paul: > > > > Here is the output of the command > > > > smbstatus > > WARNING: The "only user" option is deprecated > > > > Samba version 3.0.10-1.fc2 > > PID Username Group Machine > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 7964 MCASCHOOL\tholmes MCASCHOOL\Domain Users 192.168.0.133 > > (192.168.0.133) > > > > Service pid machine Connected at > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > tholmes 7964 192.168.0.133 Thu Feb 24 06:42:05 2005 > > > > No locked files > > > > > > That was run from the root prompt via a vnc connection to my samba box > > -- If you need me to do it a different way, please let me know > > The samba server has authenticated you as user "MCASCHOOL\tholmes". This > is different from the username "tholmes", so by default it will not be > able to write to the home directory of user "tholmes". > > One way to work around this is to use a username map > (/etc/samba/smbusers) containing lines like this: > > tholmes = MCASCHOOL\tholmes > > This would handle the authentication for MCASCHOOL\tholmes but then use > the account tholmes instead of creating a new one for MCASCHOOL\tholmes. > > You'd need to do that for all users that have a home directory on your > server that you want them to be able to access. There's almost certainly > a much better way of doing it (e.g. by auto-creating home directories > for users such as MCASCHOOL\tholmes when they connect), but I don't know > what it is. > > Paul. [Tim Holmes wrote] Paul -- Thank you so much for your help -- Im going to try this now, but I wanted to say thanks -- I would have sent to you directly, but your address appears to be hidden as a function of the list -- if this would be better/easier taken off list, please feel free to contact me via the following: E-mail -- tholmes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx AOL IM -- w8tahham YAHOO IM - w8tah Thanks -- I'll let you know what happens TIM
