On Thursday 13 July 2006 13:10, Omer Zak wrote: > 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)
I don't have that, but I do have: /usr/share/doc/samba-3.0.22/htmldocs/Samba3-ByExample/simple.html This document contains the following lines: [global] workgroup = MIDEARTH Set the workgroup name on all clients to MIDEARTH. Verify on each client that the machine called SERVER is visible in the Network Neighborhood, that it is possible to connect to it and see the share Plans, and that it is possible to open that share to reveal its contents. Now, my XP machine is not part of a workgroup, but rather part of a domain. I am wondering how this might complicate the set-up. > > 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. -- The day is short, and the work is great, | Aharon Schkolnik and the laborers are lazy, and the reward | is great, and the Master of the house is | [EMAIL PROTECTED] impatient. - Ethics Of The Fathers Ch. 2 | 050-8724844 ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
