Dear All I just try learn installing samba + webmin Now I have 2 box wih them. The first box is work well (workgroup mode) But he 2nd one is failed, although I copy the configuration from box#1 Here is the config [global] passwd chat debug = yes name resolve order = wins bcast hosts passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n idmap gid = 15000-20000 add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u username map = /etc/samba/smbusers domain master = yes encrypt passwords = yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passdb backend = tdbsam wins support = true netbios name = erp writeable = yes server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) idmap uid = 15000-20000 default = global unix password sync = yes remote announce = 192.168.0.0 workgroup = gendhis os level = 64 add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u security = user add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false/ -d /var/lib/nobody %u delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u log level = 3 domain logons = yes [homes] comment = Home valid users = %S read only = no browsable = no [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /hdd2/samba/netlogon admin users = Administrator valid users = %U read only = no [profile] comment = User profiles path = /hdd2/samba/profiles valid users = %U create mode = 0600 directory mode = 0700 writable = yes browsable = no [bag_umum] path = /hdd2/samba/groupfiles/bag_umum Here is the involved directory bino at erp:/hdd2$ ls -lR samba samba: total 32 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 2009-12-30 09:34 groupfiles drwxrwx--x 2 root users 16384 2009-12-29 14:36 lost+found drwxrwxr-x 2 root users 4096 2009-12-29 14:48 netlogon drwxrwxr-x 2 root users 4096 2009-12-29 14:48 profiles drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 2009-12-29 14:50 users samba/groupfiles: total 4 drwxr-xr-x 2 root umum 4096 2009-12-30 09:34 bag_umum And here is taken from /etc/group umum:x:1001:umum01 And here is taken from /etc/passwd umum01:x:1001:100:Oemoem 01:/home/umum01:/bin/false And here is taken from /etc/samba/smbusers root=administrator nobody=guest nobody=smbguest nobody=pcguest And here is taken from /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.10.234 erp.gendhis erp 192.168.10.234 samba.gendhis samba 192.168.10.17 inaxnotebook Note : inaxnotebook is test client station, XP-Pro Symptom (From the test client station): 1. Connecting to the Inaxsmb workgroup (serve by box#1): a. From "mycomputer" , right click and "properties" b. From "computername" tab , I change the workgroup to "INAXSMB" and click "OK" ... it poped up a welcome msg and ask me to reboot c. After reboot , Right click start button and "explore" d. Click on "My network places" --> "entire Network" , it shows both workgroup : +++ "Inaxsmb" --> served by "box#1" +++ "Gendhis" ---> served by "box#2" e. Click on "Inaxsmb" , it shows the description of "box#1" and also it's own name f. Click on "box#1" description , it poped up a login window asking for username and passwd g. and after authentication , it shows all shares normaly After this test , I reboot the test client station , just to make sure clean up all connection After reboot , here is the step i made and what I got 2. Connecting to gendhis workgroup (serve by box#2) : a. From "mycomputer" , right click and "properties" b. From "computername" tab , I change the workgroup to "GENDHIS" and click "OK" ... it poped up a welcome msg and ask me to reboot c. After reboot , Right click start button and "explore" d. Click on "My network places" --> "entire Network" , it ONLY shows workgroup : +++ "Gendhis" ---> served by "box#2" Note(A) : this is diferent response I got from step 1.d e. Click on "Gendhis" , It poped up an error msg window that say : " Gendhis is not accesible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact the administrator of this server to findout if you have access permissions The network path was not found. " Note(B) : this is diferent response I got from step 1.e So , Kindly please give me your enlightment ... whats wrong with my configuration. Just for reference, here is copy of box#1's smb.conf #############START##################### [global] name resolve order = wins bcast hosts passwd chat debug = yes add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g idmap gid = 15000-20000 passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u domain master = yes username map = /etc/samba/smbusers passdb backend = tdbsam passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u wins support = true netbios name = erp_int writeable = yes server string = %h server (Samba, erp_int) idmap uid = 15000-20000 default = global unix password sync = yes remote announce = 192.168.0.0 workgroup = inaxsmb os level = 64 add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u security = user add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false/ -d /var/lib/nobody %u delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u domain logons = yes log level = 3 # Useradd scripts # sync smb passwords woth linux passwords # set the loglevel [homes] comment = Home valid users = %S read only = no browsable = no [netlogon] comment = Network Logon Service path = /home/samba/netlogon admin users = Administrator valid users = %U read only = no [profile] comment = User profiles path = /home/samba/profiles valid users = %U create mode = 0600 directory mode = 0700 writable = yes browsable = no [bag_umum] comment = Bag.Umum path = /home/samba/bagumum #############STOP###################### Sincerely -bino-