hi, i'm a programmer and have been fooling around with various versions of samba on redhat (6.2 and 7.2) and slackware i built the latest stable release, but no luck either. i currently have a vanilla installation of redhat 7.2 server installed with whatever samba came with it. the linux box and some win98se clients are on a local lan behind a linksys router in front of a cable modem. i have been trying the steps in Troubleshooting Techniques at us1.samba.org/samba/docs and the how to at us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html and a few others. all the tests in the Troubleshooting Techniques work until i get to smbclient //host/share -U user%password (which works if password encryption is turned on) or i get to net view or net use (they want passwords). currently trying: [global] workgroup = MYGROUP [homes] guest ok = no read only = no and smbclient //host/usr works, but net view says: error 86 ... password is incorrect ... is there a script that i could run that would torture test the linux side of this so that i can know that one side works? how about a batch file on the windoze side? i have the same user with the same password on both boxen. do i need to make smbpasswords? do i need to fool around with lmhosts on the windoze side? does windows need entries on hosts? i just have some win98se clients and i want to be able to see some of the linux files from the network neighborhood. each user should be able to access his home and anybody should be able to write to /tmp. this seems pretty complicated and brain damaged (at least on the windoze side). do i need to buy a bunch of hefty tombs and become a network admin type in self defense? (if so, what are your top 3 book recommendation). thanks --- ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek actively seeking telecommuting work orange county java users group ocjug.org hate spam? samspade.org/ssw
--On Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:59 PM -0800 Ray Tayek <rtayek@mediaone.net> wrote:> i have the same user with the same password on both boxen. do i need to > make smbpasswords?Yes. After you have a user created in the passwd file (& disabled them, if you don't want them to have shell access to the server -- which is how we have done ours), you must run smbpasswd -a username to add them to the smbpasswd file. - john
Gidday Ray I found Webmin to make all administering of our server much easier. But I'll email a copy of my conf direct to your address when I go to work later today. rgrds max Ray Tayek asked Sunday, February 03, 2002 4:59 AM> hi, i'm a programmer and have been fooling around with various versions of > samba on redhat (6.2 and 7.2) and slackware i built the latest stable > release, but no luck either. i currently have a vanilla installation of > redhat 7.2 server installed with whatever samba came with it. the linux box > and some win98se clients are on a local lan behind a linksys router in > front of a cable modem. > > i have been trying the steps in Troubleshooting Techniques at > us1.samba.org/samba/docs and the how to at > us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html and a few > others. all the tests in the Troubleshooting Techniques work until i get to > smbclient //host/share -U user%password (which works if password encryption > is turned on) or i get to net view or net use (they want passwords). > > currently trying: > > [global] > workgroup = MYGROUP > [homes] > guest ok = no > read only = no > > and smbclient //host/usr works, but net view says: error 86 ... password is > incorrect ... > > is there a script that i could run that would torture test the linux side > of this so that i can know that one side works? > > how about a batch file on the windoze side? > > i have the same user with the same password on both boxen. do i need to > make smbpasswords? > > do i need to fool around with lmhosts on the windoze side? does windows > need entries on hosts? > > i just have some win98se clients and i want to be able to see some of the > linux files from the network neighborhood. each user should be able to > access his home and anybody should be able to write to /tmp. > > this seems pretty complicated and brain damaged (at least on the windoze > side). do i need to buy a bunch of hefty tombs and become a network admin > type in self defense? (if so, what are your top 3 book recommendation). > > thanks > > --- > ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek > actively seeking telecommuting work > orange county java users group ocjug.org > hate spam? samspade.org/ssw > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
At 05:12 PM 2/2/02 -0700, you wrote:>--On Saturday, February 02, 2002 12:59 PM -0800 Ray Tayek ><rtayek@mediaone.net> wrote: > >>i have the same user with the same password on both boxen. do i need to >>make smbpasswords? > >Yes. After you have a user created in the passwd file (& disabled them, if >you don't want them to have shell access to the server -- which is how we >have done ours), you must run >smbpasswd -a username >to add them to the smbpasswd file.ok. i did this. but no change. net view still stays error 86 after recycling samba. is there anything special that needs to be done on the windoze side? thanks --- ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek actively seeking telecommuting work orange county java users group ocjug.org hate spam? samspade.org/ssw
At 08:38 AM 2/3/02 +0800, you wrote:>Gidday Rayhi>I found Webmin to make all administering of our server much easier.i'll check it out.>But I'll email a copy of my conf direct to your address when I go to work >later today. ...looking forward to iy thanks>Ray Tayek asked Sunday, February 03, 2002 4:59 AM > > > hi, i'm a programmer and have been fooling around with various versions of > > samba on redhat (6.2 and 7.2) and slackware i built the latest stable > > release, but no luck either. i currently have a vanilla installation of > > redhat 7.2 server installed with whatever samba came with it. the linux > box > > and some win98se clients are on a local lan behind a linksys router in > > front of a cable modem. > > > > i have been trying the steps in Troubleshooting Techniques at > > us1.samba.org/samba/docs and the how to at > > us1.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html and a few > > others. all the tests in the Troubleshooting Techniques work until i > get to > > smbclient //host/share -U user%password (which works if password > encryption > > is turned on) or i get to net view or net use (they want passwords). > > > > currently trying: > > > > [global] > > workgroup = MYGROUP > > [homes] > > guest ok = no > > read only = no > > > > and smbclient //host/usr works, but net view says: error 86 ... > password is > > incorrect ... > > > > is there a script that i could run that would torture test the linux side > > of this so that i can know that one side works? > > > > how about a batch file on the windoze side? > > > > i have the same user with the same password on both boxen. do i need to > > make smbpasswords? > > > > do i need to fool around with lmhosts on the windoze side? does windows > > need entries on hosts? > > > > i just have some win98se clients and i want to be able to see some of the > > linux files from the network neighborhood. each user should be able to > > access his home and anybody should be able to write to /tmp. > > > > this seems pretty complicated and brain damaged (at least on the windoze > > side). do i need to buy a bunch of hefty tombs and become a network admin > > type in self defense? (if so, what are your top 3 book recommendation). > > > > thanks > > > > --- > > ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek > > actively seeking telecommuting work > > orange county java users group ocjug.org > > hate spam? samspade.org/ssw > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > >-- >To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the >instructions: lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba--- ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek actively seeking telecommuting work orange county java users group ocjug.org hate spam? samspade.org/ssw
At 12:59 PM 2/2/02 -0800, you wrote:>hi, i'm a programmer and have been fooling around with various versions of >samba on ...samba has been working seamlessly for *days* now. i can fool around with my linux files from the windoze box. thanks to all who helped. i take my hat off to the people that wrote samba. that must have had hair all over it! ttfn --- ray tayek home.earthlink.net/~rtayek actively seeking telecommuting work orange county java users group ocjug.org hate spam? samspade.org/ssw