SAMBA configuration - Machine name

[Craig White]

On Thu, 2006-03-16 at 15:13 -0600, Mike McCarty wrote:
> Thom Paine wrote:
> 
> Thanks for your kind reply.
> 
> > I think the file name should be
> > 
> > /etc/samba/smb.conf
> 
> That is indeed the name of the file I edited.
> 
> > Test your samba configuration with
> > 
> > # testparm
> 
> # testparm
> Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
> Processing section "[homes]"
> Processing section "[printers]"
> Processing section "[jmccarty]"
> Loaded services file OK.
> Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Is this possibily the problem?
> 
> Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>          netbios name = PRESARIO
>          server string = Samba Server
>          encrypt passwords = No
>          password server = None
>          username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>          log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>          max log size = 50
>          socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>          printcap name = /etc/printcap
>          dns proxy = No
>          idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
>          idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> 
> [homes]
>          comment = Home Directories
>          read only = No
>          browseable = No
> 
> [printers]
>          comment = All Printers
>          path = /var/spool/samba
>          printable = Yes
>          browseable = No
> 
> [jmccarty]
>          comment = My Home
>          path = /home/jmccarty
>          read only = No
> 
----
encrypt passwords = No  # very good for dos client...
                        # very bad for Win 95B and newer

I don't know if dos client has concept of WINS but if it does...

wins support = yes # would be a good thing

service smb restart

Craig