samba

[Abrar Hazarika]

I configured samba in a linux machine. From samba i get the smb prompt and can browse any other machine on the network. But from the windows machine i can see the samba server in the network neighbourhood but can't go any further. I created a public directory under home as writeable=yes in the linux box but when trying to access, it says, there is a network error. Even i get the http service from the linux (apache) by typing the http:// in explorer address bar of any windows machine.
What could be wrong?

[Eugen Cocalea]

Hi,

First you have to share something on the samba server.

Edit your /etc/smb.conf (modify to suit the location of your smb.conf file, can be in /etc/samba/smb.conf as well or other places).
Put in the following lines:

security = share
guest account = ftp

[shared folder]
comment = <BR />path = /path_to_the_shared_dir<BR />browseable = yes<BR />writable = no<BR />guest ok = yes<BR /><BR />then restart samba (/etc/rc.d/init.d/smb restart) and there you go.<BR /><BR />E.<BR /><BR />(by the way, http://name is another thing, samba is for using file systems over network, http is the protocol for the www)

[Abrar Hazarika]

i tried entering all the values again as you showed but the dump of testparm doesn't show "browseable = yes".
The result of testparm gives (for public directory) comment=.., public=yes, writable=no and nothing more.
In the smb.conf file i entered browseable=yes, guest only=OK apart from the above.

I still cant get to see the share in N/w Nbhood.

As for the http://netbios name, i just wanted to convey that there is no name resolution error from other machines, which some people may think.

[Jairo Campana]

it shows the global configuration of your smb.conf

[Christoph Rothe_3]

Hi,

have you tried to enable plain text passwords on the windows boxes or to use smbpasswd to create passwords for the samba users ?

In my oppinion one of those has to be done.

Christoph

[Kodjo Agbenu]

Hello,

I would suggest you post your smb.conf.

Good luck.

Kodjo

[Toni Niemi]

What is the linux you are using. Have you tried samba web admin (swat). It is web interface and so meaby more informative if one is new with samba. It is accessed with web browser at address http://sambaserver_hostname:901 and one must remember to put prefix http:// . Atleast in redhat 7.1 /etc/xinetd.d/swat file must be edited first by removing line disable=yes and localhost line also if you want to access admin tool from outside of sambaserver. after configuring swat file restart xinetd service by: service xinetd restart and access weblink mentioned earlier.

[Jarle Bjorgeengen]

Hi,

is the workgroup name correct in smb.conf ?

Do you have a windows version that use encrypted passwords by default ? In this case you need to enable encryption in samba as well, or plaintext pw in windows, which is sort of registry hack I believ.

Rgds Jarle

[K.C. Chan]

what kind of window are u using to access smb server, is it win2k? Have you enable encrypted password in you smb.conf, if so then if you use win98 or lower you will have to hack the registry to support encrypted password.

[Soumen Ghosh_1]

Hello,

That you can see the Linux m/c's name on the Windows Network Neighbourhood means that the Windows has been able to recognise it correctly.
After that, when you click on the plus(+) sign on the Windows Network Neighbourhood, client implementation of SMB on Windows (Workstation process), send your username and password with which you have logged into the Windows domain. Samba then sends those to PDC for authentication (depending upon smb.conf configuration).
After successful authentication, Samba maps the Windows userid to a valid user account on Linux. For this purpose, it consults a user map file name of which has to be given in he smb.conf file.

Sample smb.conf file :
workgroup =
netbios name = LINUXSRVR
security = SERVER
password server =
username map =
/usermap


Contents of usermap ;

=

The shared directory that is mentioned in the smb.conf file, has to have at least read permission for the Linux user account.

Hope it helps.

Soumen Ghos