Another step, which may prove to be necessary is, after step (1) below,
to find and read the document:
/usr/share/doc/samba/diagnosis.html (Debian Sarge)
or
/usr/share/doc/samba-2.2.5/docs/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.txt (RedHat 8.0)
and follow instructions to bring up and test the Samba connection.
--- Omer
On Thu, 2006-07-13 at 12:46 +0300, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 13, 2006 at 10:07:18AM +0300, Aharon Schkolnik wrote:
> > Please tell me what I need to learn to get started with a minimum setup
> > which
> > will allow me to share files between my Linux box and my XP box. I am not
> > sure if this is crucial, but the XP machine is part of a (LDAP) domain.
>
>
> 1. Install Samba RPM, debs, whatever.
>
> 2. Modify the default SMB.CONF (usually in /etc or /etc/samba) to
> restrict access to the machines you want to have access.
>
> 3. If you don't have one create an /etc/printcap it can be a one line
> "# dummy file".
>
> 4. If you want to use your unix user id for file access, then skip this.
> Create a userid for file access. It should have the correct user number
> and groups.
>
> 5. "smbpasswd -a username" to set a password for the username.
>
> This is a samba only password, so you can set it one thing and
> your login password to something else if you want to use your
> login. (not recommended except in private networks).
>
> 6. Remove all the default shares and set one up explicitly for the data
> you want. DO NOT call it "homes".
>
>
> On XP, open a cmd prompt and type
>
> "net use <driveletter>: \\system\share /p:y /savecred /u:<userid>"
>
> for example: net use z: \\sambabox\files /p:y /savecred /u:elmerfudd
>
> This will set up your files as drive Z: every time you boot.
>
> Geoff.
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