Hi all! I have recently built a computer, installed Linux 7.0 manually
and added it to our LAN. I have installed Samba and the smbd and nmbd
daemons are running; however, I am having problems with making groups
and assigning permissions. If anyone could help or if you see a problem
with my smb.conf file please let me know. I am such a newbie with Linux!
Specific commands and maybe an example would be nice.
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = Southern Comm
Netbios Name = VanRyswyk
# 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 = 192.168.0.4 192.168.0.3 127.
# 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 = lprng
# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
; guest account = nobody
# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/log/samba/log.smb
# 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
security = share
# Use password server option only with security = server
# password server = VanRyswyk
# 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/samba/smbpasswd
# The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
# update the Linux sytsem password also.
# NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file'
above.
# NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
# the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
# to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
unix password sync = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
username map = /etc/samba/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/samba/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 SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
# 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 = 192.168.0.4/255.255.255.0
# 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 = 192.168.0.255 192.168.5.255
# Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here
; remote announce = 192.168.0.255 192.168.2.44
# 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 = 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 = VanRyswyk
# 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 = yes
# 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
=============================# Home directories
[home]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home/%u/home
username = %S
read only = No
browseable = yes
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons
[Eddie]
comment = Eddie's Home Directory
path = /home/Eddie
guest ok = no
writable = yes
share modes = yes
browseable = yes
# Rhonda's Directory
[Rhonda]
comment = Rhonda's home directory
path = /home/Rhonda
guest ok = no
writable = yes
share modes = yes
browseable = yes
# John's Directory
[John]
comment = John's home directory
path = /home/John
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
share modes = yes
browseable = yes
# southern directory
[southern]
comment = southern
path = /home/southern
browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
writable = yes
share modes = yes
create mode = 0777
locking = no
[accounts]
comment = Accounting area O
path = /home/accounts
read only = No
create mask = 0660
directory mask = 02770
guest ok = No
# the following line isn't really required
valid users = @accts
# 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 = yes
# 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
; [southern ]
#This is a test to see if I can make the /etc file have shared access
[etc]
path = /etc
valid users = Rhonda
public = no
read only = yes
guest ok = no
browseable = no
writable = no
Thank you so much!
I really appreciate it!
Rhonda VanRyswyk
rhonda_v@southerncomm.com