linux samba

[Philippe_12]

Unless i'm mistaking, you will have to add the user to you samba password data base.
on bash, # smbpasswd -a username

The username your adding has to be in your linux data base in /etc/passwd. IT needs to be the same username.

Check the command to be sure, with the man smbpasswd, but im pretty sur im right.

with that i would suggest checking out your smb.conf in /etc/smb.conf, and try mapping from your windows to your Samba with the share name in that.

net use x: \\samba_machine_ip\share_name /user:The_username_you_added

It should work with this
good luck ( Hope it helped )

[Steven E. Protter]

Actually thats only one of the methods for handling samba connections.

You can integrate user authentication with a Windows Primary Domain controller and not even have the users on your Linux system.

ADS Integration is also possible for authenticaion, as well as Kerobos and LDAP authentication are also possible.

Samba is a pretty adaptable, flexible product.

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[Ross Minkov]

Philippe,

That looks like you wanted to do a reply, but started a new thread instead?

Ross