samba - Nov 2003 - getting started

I'm trying to take little tiny baby steps here, and even so keep stumbling.
I'm sure it's due to my unfamiliarity with the Win9x networking.  If
someone
can gently nudge me in the right direction, I'd surely appreciate it.

I'm running samba 2.0.3 on a Data General unix box, and am just beginning to
set up my network.  I'm trying to get three users set up with simple access
to my /data directory.  They're all running Win98; they've all got an
account on the unix box, and their passwords match.  My smb.conf file looks
like so:


# Global parameters
        log file = /usr/local/samba/log.%m
        guest account = laptop
        guest account = tim
        guest account = cliff
        hosts allow = ALL

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /tmp
        create mask = 0700
        print ok = Yes
        browseable = Yes

[tmp]
        comment = Temporary file space
        path = /tmp
        guest ok = Yes

[data]
        comment = Data path
        path = /data
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes

As I said - I'm trying to k.i.s.s.  Anyway, user 'tim' can log on,
get to
/data, and share the printers without any problems.  User 'cliff' can
log on
and share /data, but can't get to the printers - I get 'You must supply
a
password for this connection: \\DENMAN\LASERJET4', and no password works.

User 'laptop' can't log in at all - I get a 'You must supply a
password for
this connection:  \\DENMAN\IPC$', and no password works.

I've verified that the passwords all match in Windows/unix.  I apologize for
the newbie questions, but I've read and worked on this for a week - I'm
desperate.  Any help would be appreciated greatly.

Thanks,

Tim Boyer
IS Manager
Denman Tire Corporation
tim@denmantire.com <mailto:tim@denmantire.com>

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Hi 

I'm new to this game and need some help to getting started with samba. I was
told by a guy that samba was the thing for using windows files in Linux

I have just installed Mandrake to my computor and would like to try out some
crossover from all my office dokument

I have dovnloaded Samba 2.2..X, and innstalled it (I think), but I can't
find the start button :-)

Best regards

Eivind 

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Hello all,

Excuse the very newbie questions, and yes I am reading or have read the 
man and or help files, however am still having trouble.

I have two red hat boxes ( a 7.3 and a 9.0 ) with which I am 
experimenting.

The 7.3 works a treat ( well  at least I can see it on windoze machine on 
the same network) but the same cannot be said for the 9.0 box.

Differences ( none ) I have copied the 7.3 smb.conf file to the 9.0 box  
( and of course turned off the smb  process on the 7.3 box but still no 
joy.

I am missing something obvious ....  but what ???

Yes the machines are on the same subnet and yes I can ping them.  One 
works the other dont :(

Do you have to bind the network card to samba in some way ( my novell 
background showing ) ? If so why does the 7.3 machine work ?

I can run swat and also see the smbd and nmbd deamons running but just 
cant connect to the beatie via any windoze boxes ( the ultimate aim of 
the exercise ).

Any and all help appreciated.


Regards

Greg Andrews
System Manager
Sebastopol College

andrews@sebas.vic.edu.au