hi, I thought it would be easy and over quickly - it has been anything but... I decided to test and use Samba 3.+ on my Suse linux pro 9.1 lan but cannot get it to work and need some help/guidance. I have two essentially identical linux computers [east and west] and I have both of them as both server AND client. At a later date, after this `simple' lan works, I plan to add a ms portable unit As the partitions of both computers are the same I have slightly changed the names in each smb.conf - [e.g., homes and homesw; data and dataw; etc.] to avoid confusing samba - otherwise they are the same. I setup, in east-machine: //west:/home/account /mnt/account cifs rw,....etc in its fstab. This generates share icons but no connections. I had put the same lines in /etc/samba/smbfstab but it didn't produce any icons ;//fjall/test /data/test cifs username=tridge,password=foobar # //east:/home/account /mnt/account cifs rw,users,guest,acl,user_xattr 0 0 # //east.snj:/home/data /mnt/data cifs rw,users,guest,acl,user_xattr 0 0 I am obviously missing some fundamental facts and I'm hoping you can point me in the right direction. I include part of the `west' smb.conf - as you see I have tried different approaches and then ### them. The `testparm' function which I am using produces an error free result except for a line saying: server type = STANALONE SERVER which puzzles me as I expected it to identify itself as principal server in a lan? [global] workgroup = SNJ load printers = yes printcap name = cups printcap cache time = 750 printing = cups # cups options = raw printer admin = @ntadmin, root, administrator username map = /etc/samba/smbusers netbios name = west map to guest = Bad User # logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile # logon drive = P: # logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile server string = Samba Server v-%v for %h domain master = yes preferred master = yes local master = yes security = user # ldap admin dn = ou=ldapconfig,dc=example,dc=com # ldap suffix = dc=example,dc=com # restrict anonymous = 0 # max protocol = NT1 # ldap ssl = # domain logons = yes # add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$ # bind interfaces only = yes # write list = jvn # admin users = scn # inherit permissions = yes server signing = Disabled os level = 65 guest ok = yes case sensitive = no hide dot files = no smb ports = 137 138 139 445 901 paranoid server security = no [homesw] comment = allow sharing of home directories path = /home/%S read only = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [accountw] comment = mutual use data partition - home path = /home/account/ read only = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [dataw] comment = mutual use data partition - home path = /home/data/ read only = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [morew] comment = mutual use data partition path = /more/ read only = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 [orb] comment = mutual use data partition - removable 2.2gb hd path = /orb/ read only = no # locking = no create mask = 0664 directory mask = 0775 # With the next two lines you could automatically mount or umount the orb hd if a connection to the share is established or closed. # doesn't seem to have an effect. preexec = /bin/mount /orb postexec = /bin/umount /orb # later ... # [usb_storagew] # comment = mutual use usb port - dvd # path = /media/usb-storage-000005001878:0:0:0 # read only = yes # locking = no # create mask = 0664 # directory mask = 0775 # With the next two lines you could automatically mount or umount the CD if a # connection to the share is established or closed. # preexec = /bin/mount /media/usb-storage-000005001878:0:0:0 # postexec = /bin/umount /media/usb-storage-000005001878:0:0:0 # inherit acls = yes # later ......... # [cdrecorderw] # comment = cd recorder # The following share gives all users access to the Server's CD recordeer drive, # assuming it is mounted under /media/cdrom. # path = /media/cdrecorder/ # read only = no # locking = No # preexec = /bin/mount /media/cdrecorder # postexec = /bin/umount /media/cdrecorder [printers] comment = all printers path = /var/spool/samba/ printable = Yes # Make printers accessible without user authentication. guest ok = Yes create mask = 0600 browseable = No # This share provides printer driver down- and upload in an Windows NT-style # point-and-print way. For more detailed information consult the Printing # Support Section of the Samba-HOWTO-Collection. For uploading take extra # care to add the printer admins to the group lp. # later ... with ms machine # [print$] # comment = Printer Drivers # path = /var/lib/samba/drivers # Make printer drivers accessible without user authentication. # guest ok = Yes # write list = @ntadmin root # force group = ntadmin # create mask = 0664 # directory mask = 0775 I look forward to being set on a path to a samba lan. Thak you. -- Cheers, Serge [Naggar Consulting]