-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 bruce wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Les Mikesell [mailto:lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Monday, June 12, 2006 8:23 AM > To: bedouglas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; For users of Fedora Core releases > Subject: Re: Samba Guru... > > > On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 07:36 -0700, bruce wrote: > >> questions: >> -if i'm logged in on the Windows box, do i have to have the same > "username" >> on the linux box? >> -does the samba app/share have to "reside" under the "doamin/workgroup" > of >> the windows box? > > It makes things much more transparent if you do both of those. > Otherwise you'll get a login/password popup every time you > try to connect. You also need to point samba at your domain > controller as a password server if you have one or > make a local windows-acceptable password with > smbpasswd -a username > on the Linux server. > > -- > Les Mikesell > lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > ok.... > > update. > > it appears that i can now see the linux "share/folder" in the windows > network. i can in fact copy a file to the linux folder on the linux box, see > the file on the windows box, and copy the file to another folder on the > windows box... > > however, when i try to copy a windows file and place it in the samba share > on the windows side, i get an "access denied" message... i never get > prompted for a user/passwd... > > thoughts/comments.. > > -bruce > > my smb.conf is > #======================= Global Settings > ===================================== > [global] > > # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name > workgroup = Mesa > > # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field > server string = Samba1 Server > > # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict > # connections to machines which are on your local network. The > # following example restricts access to two C class networks and > # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see > # the smb.conf man page > ; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127. > > # if you want to automatically load your printer list rather > # than setting them up individually then you'll need this > printcap name = /etc/printcap > load printers = yes > > # It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless > # yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include: > # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx > ; printing = cups > > # This option tells cups that the data has already been rasterized > cups options = raw > > # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to > /etc/passwd > # otherwise the user "nobody" is used > ; guest account = pcguest > > # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine > # that connects > log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log > # all log information in one file > # log file = /var/log/samba/smbd.log > > # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb). > max log size = 50 > > # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See > # security_level.txt for details. > # Use password server option only with security = server > ; password server = <NT-Server-Name> > # bdouglas.. not sure if needed... > security = SHARE > > # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read > # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation. > # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents > encrypt passwords = yes > smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd > > [windows] > path = /windows > writeable = yes > guest ok = yes sounds like a file permissions problem who owns the /windows directory and what are its permissions? ls -ld /windows the shortcut (and least secure) method to fix this might be chmod 777 /windows you may wish to force a group onto the share to avoid it being read/write for all. e.g. chgrp users /windows chmod g+ws /windows and in your share definition: force group = users regards Stuart - -- Stuart Sears RHCA RHCX "Quit worrying about your health. It'll go away." - - Robert Orben -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEjZGOamPtx1brPQ4RAkSZAJ9HPpiHUyqrsKw/Vhuhv5a6MyIEZQCdGYA1 b0bLscbV+M1PFwEhUpq7F7U= =IaME -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
