I have a server running Red Hat Linux 5.2 with samba 1.9.18 installed
(at least that's the rpm package). The server itself is mounting and
sharing two SCSI cdrom drives - the kind that are capable of changing up
to six cdroms each.
The OS mounts the drives correctly. I can see the files.
I have shared the drive contents and can map access to them over a Win95
network. I have set the permissions to be as open as I know how. We
have done test installations of Office 97 from these shared resources.
It works perfectly. The user is never challenged for a password. That is
what we want.
Now the problem:
The particular application I want to share is a DOS app called Sharepac.
It is a library reference resource of all our collective holdings from
each of the different libraries. When I set up a Win95 machine to share
the cdrom resource, I can successfully access the CDROM from a
workstation and run the software. However, when I attempt the same from
the Linux server, I can not get the software to run. There don't appear
to be any error messages in the /var/log section. As far as I can tell,
Samba believes that it is offering the resources correctly. This tells
me I have a configuration error, but I a little out of my depth with
this.
I will include my configuration file below. Any insights would be
greatly appreciated.
[global]
workgroup = Llic
server string = SharePAC
hosts allow = 207.74.123. 127.
; printcap name = /etc/printcap
; load printers = yes
; printing = bsd
; guest account = pcguest
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
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
; encrypt passwords = yes
; smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
; username map = /etc/smbusers
; include = /etc/smb.conf.%m
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
; 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 = no
# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
; os level = 33
# 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
# 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 = no
; writable = yes
[CADLsp]
comment = CADL SharePAC
fake oplocks = no
locking = no
path = /cdrom_1
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
public = yes
[LLICsp]
comment = LLIC SharePAC
fake oplocks = no
locking = no
path = /cdrom_2
read only = yes
guest ok = yes
public = yes
