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Dear everyone, I've been trying to set up Samba server, so that I can access the files from a Windows XP laptop. The problem is: after executing /etc/init.d/smb start or /usr/sbin/service smb start the status report shows that SMBD is not running (NMBD is running). Later, I tried to start SMBD with SWAT, but the problem remains. Could anybody give me a hint about how to make

Hello.. Can somebody tell me how or if its possible to sord of map a directory on a win2k machine to a link or a dir on the linux machine. Like a mirror. I have a win2k machine (192.168.168.2) and a linux machine (192.168.168.1) running samba. Ive been trying to get samba to do it for me, like this : smb.conf ---------- [super] comment = Superoffice path =

Help me? I'm configure samba 3.0 ./configure --prefix=/usr --localstatedir=/var \ --with-configdir=/etc/samba --with-privatedir=/etc/samba --with-fhs \ --with-quotas --with-smbmount --with-pam --with-pam_smbpass \ --with-syslog --with-utmp --with-sambabook=/usr/share/swat/using_samba \ --with-swatdir=/usr/share/swat --with-libsmbclient --with-ldap --with-ldapsam There are some ... from

> -----Original Message----- > From: G?mes G?za [mailto:geza@kzsdabas.sulinet.hu] > > I've configured for testing pruposes an other PDC with tdbsam backend, > and found, that with this backend win9x clients could get > user and group > list, while with ldapsam I had no success in it. Quite strange in my > opinion:-( Same problem here too. In 9x the userlist is

I have a user who was having problem accessing samba. So I suggested him to try to login from other system to see if it's problem with his pc or his account. Then he found that when he used other person's PC, it didn't ask for password at all and gave full access to his account! The two person's accounts are totally different. Any idea? Thanks. --

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Dear List, Few days ago I've posted, that my Win9x boxes are unable to get the list of domain users and groups from samba-3.0.0 server (for details see bug 596). Unfortunately the same is true for samba-3.0.1pre1. Please people also having win9x boxes and Samba3 PDC confirm that it is a bug, or a configuration error. Thanks for any suggestion.

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, Sorry for this general question, but I'd like to hear your opinion on this subject, but I'd like to set up a really working backup solution for my PDC, currently it uses NFS, so there are lots of issues: No ACLs, When NFS server goes down, everything fails. What method would you recommend for replicating folders, keeping existing ACLs

I am installing Samba 3 with ldapsam and Unix accounts in ldap (pam_ldap/pam_nss), what is the best document to use for that -- Taymour A El Erian System Division Manager CNA, MCSE, CCNA, LPIC T.E. Data E-mail: taymour.elerian@tedata.net Web: www.tedata.net Tel: +(202)-4166600 Ext: 1101

Hi, When I try to execute the following: smbclient -U% -L localhost I receive the following error: tdb(/usr/local/samba/var/locks/gencache.tdb): expand_file write of 1024 failed (Invalid argument) [2003/10/26 19:45:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:read_socket_with_timeout(279) read_socket_with_timeout: timeout read. read error = Broken pipe. protocol negotiation failed Any ideas anyone? I have

Hello! I am using samba running as a PDC at our school. I have read many docs and howtos but I can't find anything about Concurrent logins. I would be a nice feature becouse I don't want my users to login more than one time. Is there anyone that does have a clue? Greetings from Sweden --- Mikael Karlsson Skoldataenheten, Tibro Kommun Sweden +4650414783 mikael.karlsson@edu.tibro.se

I ask you, help me! Some WinXP and Win98 clients of samba 3.0.0 PDC cannot retrieve user members of domain from the domain controller. And the log say that those clients did not send any request for it. Do you know what the problem in? -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/

Hi ! I have the follow problem: When I access a Shared Directory Samba3 by DOS, in win98 workstation and execute, for example, "dir file.txt", I receive an error message advising that occured a fault in access the drive ... I note this only when I execute the DOS command (del and dir) with the full file name, and only in win98 workstation, because in winXP workstation these

I use 'User Manger for Domain' on a NT4 member server to access the SAMof the Samba 3.0.0 PDC. It retrieves all the user and group accounts perfectly. Then I click 'Policies' ----> 'User Right', allow the group 'Account Operator' to 'add workstations to domain', it allows me to click through 'OK', but it doesn't save the policy. I can use

Hi all, Is there any way of creating an NT domain using Samba 2.2.7? The creatgroup option isn't available to me from rpcclient. Thanks, Caro

Dumb Question... What is the value of a Domain in a small Samba-server environment? Why is it better than a "security = user"? What are the drawbacks of a Domain in a small (singleserver even) environment? Thanks!

hi, AFAIK there is not any usable user management tool for samba 3 with ldap (except the command line and ldif import). I seach for any useable stuff. the alternatives are directory admin (but this requires linux and X) currently not support samba 3 ldap schema and it seems to won't be in the near future (although Andrew Bartlett would like to help, but it seems nothing happend). the

Hi there Is it possible to have a logon script that checks which groups the users are a part of and then runs a logon script based on that? I've tried %G.bat but it doesn't work, %U.bat works though, but that's not what I want Thanks in advance Roy ------------------------------------------------- WebMail fra Tele2 http://www.tele2.no

I need a little better information regarding the mapping of groups between an NT PDC and a SAMBA PDC, which trust each other. On the NT machine is a group called "ntgreen." On the Linux box (running RH9 with Samba 3.0), there is a group called "lxgreen". I've done a: net groupmap add ntgroup=ntgreen unixgroup=lxgreen. The mapping shows up in a net groupmap list.

Hi! Has anyone got any "success story" or any good advice of using Posix ACLs (or Enhanced Attributes) with Samba? I'm using Debian woody with 2.4.22 linux, ext3fs and Samba 3. -- Pirkka

I have the following situation: a network with 30 Windows NT Server on different sites, 800 clients with Windows XP; I want to migrate to Samba instead of Windows 2003 Server, but I have the effort to manage group policies, domain policies and workstation policies on the XP Clients; is there a way to solve this without Active Directory e.g. Samba with LDAP?? Michael Ruzek