> > > Actually a better test would be:
> > >
> > > smbclient -L servername -N
> >
> > I tried that and got:
> >
> > [santi@unit21 santi]$ smbclient -L unit21 -N
> > Anonymous login successful
> > Domain=[CYBES4] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.3-5]
> > tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
> >
>
> That's not good! You have verified that smbd and nmbd are running? Not
> sure that would cause that error but it is the first thing I would look
> for.
>
Tried this instead:
smbclient -L unit21
Password:
Domain=[UNIT21] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.3-5]
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
samba Disk
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server)
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Samba Server)
Domain=[UNIT21] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.3-5]
Server Comment
--------- -------
Workgroup Master
--------- -------
CYBES4
> Check it using system-config-services and make sure smb is actually
> started. (or you can run ps -eaf |grep mbd) You can also check this in
> swat.
>
Both services seem to be running
> There needs to be smbd and nmbd running.
>
>
> > I have already added the user santi with SWAT.
> >
> >
>
> I found that if you did not run the smbpasswd -a username command that
> adding users via swat really does not work. Not sure if that was
> something in my environment or not.
>
>
I deleted the user and added it again with smbpasswd. Just in case :-)
>
> > > >From a windows box on your network try using the run command (from the
> > > start menu) and put \\ipaddressofsambaserver in the run command. I have
> > > found that this will work sometimes if the name of the server can not be
> > > resolved.
> >
> > Didn't work!
> >
>
> Might be because samba is not really running.
>
>
> > I'm using swat. It's cool.
> >
>
> It can make some of this easier. :)
>
> > Well, here is my smb.conf
> >
> > # cat /etc/samba/smb.conf
> > # Samba config file created using SWAT
> > # from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
> > # Date: 2004/07/21 20:07:35
> >
> > # Global parameters
> > [global]
> > workgroup = CYBES4
> > server string = Samba Server
> > lanman auth = No
> Not sure why you have this lanman auth = No. may want to pull this out.
>
>
> > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> > max log size = 50
> > min protocol = NT1
> > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > lm announce = No
> Also not sure why that is there. ^^^^
>
> > preferred master = No
> > local master = No
> > domain master = No
> > dns proxy = No
> > idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> > idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> > valid users = santi
> >
> > [printers]
> > comment = All Printers
> > path = /var/spool/samba
> > printable = Yes
> > browseable = No
> >
> > [samba]
> > path = /home/santi/samba
> > read only = No
> > guest ok = Yes
> >
> >
> > I guess I'm having a permissions problem here.
>
> The only other thing you may want to add is a wins server entry if you
> have one on your LAN. If not then it should not be needed.
>
Don't have a wins server. Wonder if i should setup a wins server in my
linux box.
Anyway. I tried again the \\192.168.200.125 trick on windows but didn't
get through.
Running out of steam here...
>
> > >
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>
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