> > > [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 > [Tim Holmes wrote] Paul -- It looks tentatively like success, the user map contained an entry for MCASCHOOL\tholmes = tholmes So I added the opposite one tholmes = MCASCHOOL\tholmes and that appears to have resolved the trouble The next step is to create each of my student users in linux, and then map them to their home directories, -- I think I agree there must be an easier way, but I don't know it either -- maybe someone else on the list can comment on that Thank you so much for your help - The same to all on the list TIM
