I think your problem is that you don't have a path= statement in your
[homes] defininition.
You need a :-
path=/home/%u
or similar otherwise samba won't know what to share!!
Rgds
Steve Branston
Systems/Support Engineer
WNI/Oceanroutes(UK)Ltd
Email: steveb@wni.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Les Russell" <feathersmc@hotmail.com>
To: <samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 3:43 AM
Subject: [Samba] Can't get Win 95 to see SMB
> I've had a go at running Samba on SuSE 8.1 and connecting from a Win95
> machine. I got this going in SuSE 6.3 but I'm having problems with
this.
> It will be something simple.
>
> From Win95 I try to map to \\DellLinux\lrussell but get "Failed to
find
> share" message.
>
> Output from testparm is:
>
> lrussell@DellLinux:~> testparm
> Load smb config files from //etc/samba/smb.conf
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[cdrom]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Processing section "[print$]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
>
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> coding system > client code page = 850
> code page directory = /usr/share/samba/codepages
> workgroup = LESRUSSELL
> netbios name > netbios aliases > netbios
scope > server string = Samba 2.2.5
> interfaces > bind interfaces only = No
> security = USER
> encrypt passwords = Yes
> update encrypted = No
> allow trusted domains = Yes
> hosts equiv > min passwd length = 5
> map to guest = Never
> null passwords = No
> obey pam restrictions = No
> password server > smb passwd file =
//etc/samba/smbpasswd
> root directory > pam password change = No
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd
> passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
> passwd chat debug = No
> username map > password level = 0
> username level = 0
> unix password sync = No
> restrict anonymous = No
> lanman auth = Yes
> use rhosts = No
> admin log = No
> log level = 0
> syslog = 1
> syslog only = No
> log file > max log size = 5000
> timestamp logs = Yes
> debug hires timestamp = No
> debug pid = No
> debug uid = No
> protocol = NT1
> large readwrite = No
> max protocol = NT1
> min protocol = CORE
> read bmpx = No
> read raw = Yes
> write raw = Yes
> nt smb support = Yes
> nt pipe support = Yes
> nt status support = Yes
> announce version = 4.9
> announce as = NT
> max mux = 50
> max xmit = 65535
> name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
> max packet = 65535
> max ttl = 259200
> max wins ttl = 518400
> min wins ttl = 21600
> time server = Yes
> unix extensions = Yes
> change notify timeout = 60
> deadtime = 0
> getwd cache = Yes
> keepalive = 300
> lpq cache time = 10
> max smbd processes = 0
> max disk size = 0
> max open files = 10000
> read size = 16384
> socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
> stat cache size = 50
> use mmap = Yes
> total print jobs = 0
> load printers = Yes
> printcap name = CUPS
> disable spoolss = No
> enumports command > addprinter command >
deleteprinter command > show add printer wizard = Yes
> os2 driver map > strip dot = No
> mangling method = hash
> character set = ISO8859-15
> mangled stack = 50
> stat cache = Yes
> domain admin group > domain guest group >
machine password timeout = 604800
> add user script > delete user script > logon
script > logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
> logon drive > logon home = \\%N\%U
> domain logons = No
> os level = 2
> lm announce = Auto
> lm interval = 60
> preferred master = Auto
> local master = Yes
> domain master = Auto
> browse list = Yes
> enhanced browsing = Yes
> dns proxy = Yes
> wins proxy = No
> wins server > wins support = No
> wins hook > kernel oplocks = Yes
> lock spin count = 3
> lock spin time = 10
> oplock break wait time = 0
> add share command > change share command >
delete share command > config file > preload >
lock dir = /var/lib/samba
> pid directory = /var/run/samba
> utmp directory > wtmp directory > utmp = No
> default service > message command > dfree
command > valid chars > remote announce >
remote browse sync > socket address = 0.0.0.0
> homedir map = auto.home
> time offset = 0
> NIS homedir = No
> source environment > panic action > hide
local users = No
> host msdfs = No
> winbind uid > winbind gid > template homedir
= /home/%D/%U
> template shell = /bin/false
> winbind separator = \
> winbind cache time = 15
> winbind enum users = Yes
> winbind enum groups = Yes
> winbind use default domain = No
> comment > path > alternate permissions = No
> username > guest account = nobody
> invalid users > valid users > admin users
> read list > write list > printer admin >
force user > force group > read only = Yes
> create mask = 0744
> force create mode = 00
> security mask = 0777
> force security mode = 00
> directory mask = 0755
> force directory mode = 00
> directory security mask = 0777
> force directory security mode = 00
> force unknown acl user = 00
> inherit permissions = No
> inherit acls = No
> guest only = No
> guest ok = No
> only user = No
> hosts allow > hosts deny > status = Yes
> nt acl support = Yes
> block size = 1024
> max connections = 0
> min print space = 0
> strict allocate = No
> strict sync = No
> sync always = No
> write cache size = 0
> max print jobs = 1000
> printable = No
> postscript = No
> printing = cups
> print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
> lpq command = lpq -P%p
> lprm command = lprm -P%p %j
> lppause command > lpresume command >
queuepause command > queueresume command > printer name
> use client driver = No
> default devmode = No
> printer driver > printer driver file =
//etc/samba/printers.def
> printer driver location > default case = lower
> case sensitive = No
> preserve case = Yes
> short preserve case = Yes
> mangle case = No
> mangling char = ~
> hide dot files = Yes
> hide unreadable = No
> delete veto files = No
> veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
> hide files > veto oplock files > map system =
No
> map hidden = No
> map archive = Yes
> mangled names = Yes
> mangled map > browseable = Yes
> blocking locks = Yes
> csc policy = manual
> fake oplocks = No
> locking = Yes
> oplocks = Yes
> level2 oplocks = Yes
> oplock contention limit = 2
> posix locking = Yes
> strict locking = No
> share modes = Yes
> copy > include > exec > preexec
close = No
> postexec > root preexec > root preexec close
= No
> root postexec > available = Yes
> volume > fstype = NTFS
> set directory = No
> wide links = Yes
> follow symlinks = Yes
> dont descend > magic script > magic output
> delete readonly = No
> dos filemode = No
> dos filetimes = No
> dos filetime resolution = No
> fake directory create times = No
> vfs object > vfs options > msdfs root = No
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> valid users = %S
> read only = No
> create mask = 0640
> directory mask = 0750
> browseable = No
>
> [cdrom]
> comment = Linux CD-ROM
> path = /media/cdrom
> locking = No
>
> [printers]
> comment = All Printers
> path = /var/tmp
> create mask = 0600
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [print$]
> comment = Printer Drivers
> path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
> write list = @ntadmin root
> force group = ntadmin
> create mask = 0664
> directory mask = 0775
>
> Thanks
> Les Russell
>
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