On 01/09/10 23:08, Cornelius Mostert wrote: > Hi all > I have some trouble setting up my Samba Server. Here is the Samba file: > # Samba config file created using SWAT
I just hand code smb.conf files and and when needed. the one below has been working just fine for years and is currently working on my local LAN at home on a 10.04 server with Ubuntu clients and one lone XP VM. When you first configure samba, you do have to add a user to the smbpasswd store using: smbpasswd -a username But after the first one is done I believe it is automatic (this might not be true I don't ever recall having to add additional users manually). FWIW, the [* Store] shares are quite interesting in that they act like a one-way dropbox. My family can *add* pictures, music etc, but they cannot delete. Just in case, if you know what I mean. I wrote about how to get this to work here: http://www.theopensourcerer.com/2008/04/17/a-shared-drop-box-using-samba/ -------------------------------------- # Samba Configuration File # Created 27/09/07 # Global Parameters [global] bind interfaces only = Yes netbios name = VIMES workgroup = HOME-NET unix charset = UTF-8 server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu) interfaces = eth1, 127.0.0.1 hosts deny = 10.0.0.1 log level = 1 log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m max log size = 1000 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 dns proxy = no domain master = yes preferred master = yes encrypt passwords = true obey pam restrictions = yes unix password sync = yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* . pam password change = yes passdb backend = tdbsam wins support = yes [Music Store] comment = Shared Music Area path = /home/music/ read only = no valid users = +shared browseable = yes inherit owner = yes directory mode = 3770 force directory mode = 3770 [Media Store] copy = Music Store comment = Pictures, Videos etc... path = /home/media/ [Software Store] copy = Music Store comment = Software Dropbox path = /home/sware/ [homes] comment = Home Directory for %U path = %H valid users = %S create mode = 0644 directory mode = 0755 read only = no browseable = yes # Add a Recycle Bin vfs object = recycle recycle:repository = .trash recycle:keeptree = yes recycle:exclude = *.tmp, *~, *.bak ----------------------------------------------- PS - For someone with a Job title of "Senior IT Specialist" I am somewhat surprised you are using tools like webmin and swat which do not have the best reputations for security... Al -- The Open Learning Centre http://www.theopenlearningcentre.com -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/