making Samba work

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Di, den 02.08.2005 schrieb Claude Jones um 20:34:

> My smb.conf
> [global]
> 	netbios name = viewridgeproductions2

The NETBIOS name is much too long. Do not exceed 15 characters.

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prjj_ipa_hgjg.asp

> 	ldap ssl = No
> 	restrict anonymous = no
> 	server string = Samba
> 	max protocol = NT
> 	workgroup = WORKGROUP
> 	os level = 20
> 	server signing = Auto
> 	interfaces = 192.168.2.1
> 	domain master = no
> 	security = share
> 	preferred master = no
> 	bind interfaces only = yes
> 
> [CJ home]
> case sensitive = no
> guest ok = yes
> msdfs proxy = no
> read only = no
> path = /home/cj
> 
> smbd and nmbd are running and set to run at startup

Anything in the logs (/var/log/samba/)?

> I can't see my Windows machines from the Linux box at all. One Windows machine 
> sees the Fedora box, but can't access it - just get a 'denied' message. 
> Windows boxes are properly configured and networking with each other just 
> fine. 

> Claude Jones

Run "testparm" / "testparm -v" to see if that complains about something.
On the Samba server itself to run useful commands are: "smbstatus -L
localhost" and "smbclient -L localhost" (just press enter when asked
for). It can be good to set "hosts allow = 192.168.2., 127." and extend
"interfaces" to be "interfaces = 192.168.2.1 127.0.0.1".

Alexander


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