samba - Mar 1999 - Samba Install -Some help needed

I am using Samba v 1.9.18p10 on a RedHat v5.2 (Boxset - Server Install)
I have set up to be a server on our small network (5 machines running win9x)
Everything seems to be ok except i can only browse the network from one
machine (pc 5)
On all the other machines when i try to map the users drive (in /home/pc*)
or another win9x machine on the network i am prompted for a password but no
password is accepted. On pc5 i am not prompted for a password. Below are
copies of hosts,lmhosts, hosts.allow, hosts.deny, smbusers and smb.conf.
All the ips & subnet masks are set correctly on the win9x boxes with the
workgroup AWB.
the output of "$ smbclient -L pc1" is as follows;
""---Domain[AWB] Server[Samba 1.9.18p10]
security=user
Server=pc1 User=root
Workgroup=AWB Domain=AWB
Sharename                   Type
homes                                Disk
IPC$                                   Samba IPC$ service
public                                   printer
root                                       disk
tmp                                        disk

This machine has a browse list
Server
pc1                     - Samba server
pc2
pc3
pc4
pc5

This machine has workgroup list
AWB            pc1""

Any help gratefully appreciated. Please cc me with a reply


HOSTS:
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

192.168.0.1 pc1 #THIS IS THE SERVER

192.168.0.2 Pc2
192.168.0.3 pc3

192.168.0.4 pc4
192.168.0.5 pc5

LMHOSTS

localhost pc1

pc2 pc2

pc3 pc3

pc4 pc4

pc5 pc5

HOSTS.ALLOW

#
# hosts.allow This file describes the names of the hosts which are
#  allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
#  by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#
HOSTS.DENY
#
# hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are
#  *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided
#  by the '/usr/sbin/tcpd' server.
#
# The portmap line is redundant, but it is left to remind you that
# the new secure portmap uses hosts.deny and hosts.allow.  In particular
# you should know that NFS uses portmap!

SMBUSERS
# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...

root = administrator admin

nobody = guest pcguest smbguest

SMB.CONF

This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the

# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed

# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too

# many!) most of which are not shown in this example

#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)

# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #

# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you

# may wish to enable

#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command
"testparm"

# to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors.
#
#======================#GlobalSettings====================================
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
   workgroup = AWB


# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field

   server string = Samba 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.*.*/yy 127.

   hosts deny = ALL


# 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 = bsd


# 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/log.%m

# 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.
   security = user
# Use password server option only with security = server
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
;  password level = 8
;  username level = 8

# 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/smbpasswd

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
;  username map = /etc/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /etc/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
#  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
# a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
   local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
   os level = 36

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
   domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
   preferred master = yes

# Use only if you have an NT server on your network that has been
# configured at install time to be a primary domain controller.
;   domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
   domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# All NetBIOS names must be resolved to IP Addresses
# 'Name Resolve Order' allows the named resolution mechanism to be
specified
# the default order is "host lmhosts wins bcast". "host"
means use the unix
# system gethostbyname() function call that will use either /etc/hosts OR
# DNS or NIS depending on the settings of /etc/host.config,
/etc/nsswitch.conf
# and the /etc/resolv.conf file. "host" therefore is system
configuration
# dependant. This parameter is most often of use to prevent DNS lookups
# in order to resolve NetBIOS names to IP Addresses. Use with care!
# The example below excludes use of name resolution for machines that are
NOT
# on the local network segment
# - OR - are not deliberately to be known via lmhosts or via WINS.
; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS
Server
   wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
;   wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
   dns proxy = no

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
;  preserve case = no
;  short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
;  default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
;  case sensitive = no

#============================ Share Definitions
=============================[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
; [netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /home/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no


# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
;    path = /home/profiles
;    browseable = no
;    guest ok = yes


# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files
[tmp]
   comment = Temporary file space
   path = /tmp
   read only = no
   public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
[public]
   comment = Public Stuff
   path = /home/public
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = yes
;   write list = @staff

# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in
fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool
directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
;   comment = Fred's Printer
;   valid users = fred
;   path = /homes/fred
;   printer = freds_printer
;   public = no
;   writable = no
;   printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
;   comment = Fred's Service
;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
;   valid users = fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %u option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
;  comment = PC Directories
;  path = /usr/pc/%m
;  public = no
;  writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all
files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of
course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
;   public = yes
;   only guest = yes
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In
this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
;   valid users = mary fred
;   public = no
;   writable = yes
;   printable = no
;   create mask = 0765

Regards,
Stephen


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Hello there!

First of all I would like to say thank you for your answer. Here you are
my footnotes:
> I think you would need to either add an external WINS server (ie, one 
As I already mentioned we have an external NT WINS server outside. That's
all we have, and there can be only one (as in the film Highlander). Due to 
the experimental subject of my subnet I can't ask the users in the
dormitory to change their well working settings to something less
reliable. 
> outside your firewall) or have another samba box to collect browse 
> list data on the other side of the firewall.  Assuming your ip-masq 
Huh... How many machines do I need to set up samba correctly? Why is the
firewall unable to do this job itself? It takes place in both sides,
doesn't it?
> box is passing the UDP stuff appropriately (ports 138 & 139 ?).  As 
> far as browsing across subnets (with a firewall in between yet), 
> you might need to sync your samba server with another one on the 
> other side. 
Actually I'm not a computer dealer, I have only one for this purpose, and
it is the firewall. As you have already seen, it is configured to sync and
collate browse lists between the subnet and the outer one.
> Even NT can't do some of the stuff samba can...
I'm assured it is right... But I would like to take advantage of the
existing infrastructure... ;) 
Anyway I kindly accept any further suggestions.

	Thanks for your help. 

					Gabor Jeney

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