I want to see my samba server in my network places.

linux hates me · 06-04-2009, 04:57 AM

I have samba set up on fedora 10. with the following smb.conf file:

Code:

[global]
	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
	load printers = yes
	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
	null passwords = yes
	domain master = yes
	hosts allow = 192.168.
	passdb backend = tdbsam
	dns proxy = no
	netbios name = Kiska
	cups options = raw
	writable = yes
	server string = Samba %v on (%L)
	printing = cups
	domain master = yes
	local master = yes
	workgroup = NUS
	os level = 33
	users = Admin,Tech,root
	printcap name = /etc/printcap
	max log size = 50
	interfaces =  eth0 lo 192.168.1.1 


[IPC$]
    path = /tmp
    hosts allow = 10.143.0.0/16, 127.0.0.1, 10.159.0.0/16, 10.150.0.0/16
    hosts deny = 0.0.0.0/0 


[homes]
   comment = [Insert Title Here]
   browseable = no
   writeable = yes

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /usr/spool/samba
   browseable = No
   guest ok = No
   writable = No
   printable = Yes

[businesses]
	valid users = Admin,Tech
	public = yes
	path = /home/businesses
	allow hosts = 192.168.
	writeable = yes
	readable = yes
	guest ok = yes
	users = Admin,Tech,root

I want to access the home and or business folders with windows xp and vista. right now the only way is to mount the drive through cmd

Code:

net use M: \\192.168.1.10\businesses /user:NUS\Admin

I dont want to have to do this for each of the users on each one of the computers. I have the usernames of the computers corresponding with users on the linux and users with samba. all with the same password (if this matters) I still cant seem to see the computer in my network places though. The workgroup NUS is one set up by the windows network. I just want it to add itself into our workgroup.

hope this covers it.

billymayday · 06-04-2009, 05:52 AM

Is nmbd running?

ps aux | grep nmbd

linux hates me · 06-08-2009, 11:44 PM

Should it be? I am a newbie and dont even know what smbd is.

thanx

billymayday · 06-08-2009, 11:59 PM

If you want to see the name in network neighborhood, then yes (although I would expect of Fedora that it should start when you start samba)

vikas027 · 06-09-2009, 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by linux hates me

Should it be? I am a newbie and dont even know what smbd is.

thanx

yes it should, nmbd is the daemon which is restarted automatically when you restart samba (smbd) services.
But, as you are facing issues, it is quite possible that this nmbd is not running.