I have simple needs, as I am my only user. I am in transition between Linux and Windows. I need to get Samba running. I DO NOT need any security between machines (except to the internet.) I have certain hardware requirements that forces me to keep Windows a little longer, some day soon I will be able to afford to make the last changes. In the mean time I need to move and store my "My Documents" folder over to Linux (like an NT server.) So, when the day arrives that there will be NO MORE Windows in my home, I will still have my existing files. So, I need to get around that IPC$ password demand that Windows 98SE insists on receiving. My home system is as follows: Linux Server running RedHat 7.3 (Samba 2.2.3) and operating as a LTSP server with one work station attached. A stand alone firewall box (in the closet) that acts as my dial-on-demand internet access. A Windows 98SE computer that still has some of my MP# files on it and hamdles scanner and some printing duties (and a few other little odd jobs.) I have tried RedHat's instructions (did not work), I have tried the instructions from the Samba website, I have read USING SAMBA from O'Reilly publishing, I have read SAMBA FOR DUMMIES and the list goes on and on. None of these have clear cut instructions THAT WORK. I need a simple smb.conf file. Please help.
> I have simple needs, as I am my only user. I am in transition between > Linux and Windows. I need to get Samba running. I DO NOT need any > security between machines (except to the internet.)Use share mode security (security = share in smb.conf) and have your firewall block (at least) ports 137, 138, 139 and 445.> So, I need to get around that IPC$ password demand that Windows 98SE > insists on receiving.This is usually caused by a disagreement between using "encrypted" passwords and plaintext passwords. Make sure your server and clients are using the same method. Win98SE by default will expect to use encrypted passwords, so put [global] security = share encrypt passwords = yes in your smb.conf. That is not guaranteed to fix your symptom, but it's likely to. BTW, run testparm to check your configuration file, if you haven't already.> I have tried RedHat's instructions (did not work), I have tried the > instructions from the Samba website, I have read USING SAMBA from > O'Reilly publishing, I have read SAMBA FOR DUMMIES and the list goes on > and on. None of these have clear cut instructions THAT WORK.This would suggest that it is you who don't "WORK", rather than the books. Perhaps there is something in the books and other documentation that you've been misunderstanding somehow. I know the instructions in Using Samba (even the somewhat sloppy and out-of-date 1st edition) "work" because that's what I used to get my own Samba server running for the first time, and it was a quick and relatively painless operation. (As for the soon-to-come 2nd edition, I've checked it pretty carefully, and it "works" too. ;) A suggestion: try running through the DIAGNOSIS.txt help file, or the "Fault Tree" section in Using Samba, and see if you can find your problem that way. Maybe you have some oddity in your network configuration that is causing the problem with Samba to appear. Jay Ts jay@jayts.cx author, Using Samba, 2nd edition
Here is what I do for a low security system.
If you want to go whole hog and throw out security, and what linux newbie
doesn't, make guest account = root. Or make guest account = your regular
user name. Notice that I use hosts allow and interfaces to keep out the scum of
the
universe.
BTW, all the unix/linux security stuff is meaningless to windows
immigrants, but, that doesn't mean it is not important. For example, promise
you will not read email as root. Enuf said.
Joel
# Global parameters
[global]
name resolve order = lmhosts wins bcast hosts
encrypt passwords = yes
netbios name = HAMMER2
netbios aliases = gateway
interfaces = 192.168.0.2
security = SHARE
log level = 3
guest account = ftp
hosts allow = 192.168. 127.0.0.
strict sync = Yes
[cdrom1]
comment = CDROM1
path = /mnt/cdrom1
guest ok = yes
[cdrom2]
comment = CDROM2
path = /mnt/cdrom2
guest ok = yes
[AllFiles]
comment = All Files
path = /
read only = no
guest ok = yes
On Wed, Jul 24, 2002 at 07:31:08PM -0400, Bob Wooden
wrote:> I have simple needs, as I am my only user. I am in transition between
> Linux and Windows. I need to get Samba running. I DO NOT need any
> security between machines (except to the internet.) I have certain
> hardware requirements that forces me to keep Windows a little longer,
> some day soon I will be able to afford to make the last changes. In the
> mean time I need to move and store my "My Documents" folder over
to
> Linux (like an NT server.) So, when the day arrives that there will be
> NO MORE Windows in my home, I will still have my existing files.
>
> So, I need to get around that IPC$ password demand that Windows 98SE
> insists on receiving. My home system is as follows:
>
> Linux Server running RedHat 7.3 (Samba 2.2.3) and operating as a LTSP
> server with one work station attached.
> A stand alone firewall box (in the closet) that acts as my
> dial-on-demand internet access.
> A Windows 98SE computer that still has some of my MP# files on it and
> hamdles scanner and some printing duties (and a few other little odd
> jobs.)
>
> I have tried RedHat's instructions (did not work), I have tried the
> instructions from the Samba website, I have read USING SAMBA from
> O'Reilly publishing, I have read SAMBA FOR DUMMIES and the list goes on
> and on. None of these have clear cut instructions THAT WORK. I need a
> simple smb.conf file. Please help.
>
>
>
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Bob, Setup the samba to run in "share leve security" and in the services section use "force user = <user>" to set the preferred user priveleges to "<user>" as needed for your situation. Other parameters should all be defaults in my opinion. Your firewall should block out netbios access from the internet side. Eddie. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Wooden" <bobwooden@netwalk.com> To: <samba@lists.samba.org> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2002 1:31 AM Subject: [Samba] Simple Samba> I have simple needs, as I am my only user. I am in transition between > Linux and Windows. I need to get Samba running. I DO NOT need any > security between machines (except to the internet.) I have certain > hardware requirements that forces me to keep Windows a little longer, > some day soon I will be able to afford to make the last changes. In the > mean time I need to move and store my "My Documents" folder over to > Linux (like an NT server.) So, when the day arrives that there will be > NO MORE Windows in my home, I will still have my existing files. > > So, I need to get around that IPC$ password demand that Windows 98SE > insists on receiving. My home system is as follows: > > Linux Server running RedHat 7.3 (Samba 2.2.3) and operating as a LTSP > server with one work station attached. > A stand alone firewall box (in the closet) that acts as my > dial-on-demand internet access. > A Windows 98SE computer that still has some of my MP# files on it and > hamdles scanner and some printing duties (and a few other little odd > jobs.) > > I have tried RedHat's instructions (did not work), I have tried the > instructions from the Samba website, I have read USING SAMBA from > O'Reilly publishing, I have read SAMBA FOR DUMMIES and the list goes on > and on. None of these have clear cut instructions THAT WORK. I need a > simple smb.conf file. Please help. > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba