Samba components are installed and configured, correctly, I think, but users are not permitted to share folders. Root can share, not that I want to do that. When a user tries to share a folder nothing happens. The configuration window shows sharing is enabled. The linux machine can see the win 98 machine to read and write. The windows machine can't see linux because nothing can be shared.

i think...on a non GUI platform....that the shares must be set and defined in samba's conf (smb.conf) file

let i know....

Samba is working on SuSE 9.0 but I want to switch to Libranet, which is more dependable, over all. The shares are all listed in smb.conf, copied over from the SuSE installation. But they're still not available. The user still can't designate shares as he is supposed to do. And now that I've modified smb.conf, the win98 used is asked for a password (that didn't happen before) but none is accepted. Samba was set up without passwords.

You could try using webmin-samba. It has a nice gui config section for it. Webmin is browser based so you have to go to https://localhost:10000 to get to it after it is installed. But it seems to be haveing problems with samba 3.0 at the moment.

hey there

what are your samba settings (ie. if you post your config file, maybe we can help you better)
are you editing your config file by hand, or are you using another app to do it?
i would recommend downloading/using webadmin...

later
-peon

Will try webmin as soon as I get the time. Meanwhile, here's smb.conf and something called gdbcommands.


Will try webmin as soon as I have the time. Meanwhile, here are smb.conf and something called gdbcommands:



# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf
# Date: 2003-09-23
[global]
workgroup = slackers
os level = 2
time server = Yes
unix extensions = Yes
encrypt passwords = yes
map to guest = Bad User
printing = CUPS
printcap name = CUPS
socket options = SO_KEEPALIVE IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY
wins support = No
veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/riched20.dll/*.{*}/
security = user
server string = Samba Server
add user script =
domain logons = no
local master = no
preferred master = auto
;; ldap server = 127.0.0.1
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
browseable = no
read only = No
create mask = 0640
directory mask = 0750
guest ok = no
printable = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = no
guest ok = no
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
printable = no
[mymusic]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[3deadtrolls]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/3DeadTrolls
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/3DeadTrolls
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[mymusic_asia]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[classchinese]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/ClassChinese
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/ClassChinese
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[joanneliew]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/JoanneLiew
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/JoanneLiew
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[johnsinger]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/JohnSinger-Shakuhachi
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/JohnSinger-Shakuhachi
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[asia_lili]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/LiLi
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/LiLi
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[asia_thibet]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/Thibet
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Asia/Thibet
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[bertalink]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/BertAlink
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/BertAlink
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[bobby]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Bobby_McFerrin_(J._Nicolson)_-_How_The_Rhinoceros_Got_His_Skin_&_How_The_Camel_Got_His_Hump
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Bobby_McFerrin_(J._Nicolson)_-_How_The_Rhinoceros_Got_His_Skin_&_How_The_Camel_Got_His_Hump
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[church-bells]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Church-Bells-of-England
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Church-Bells-of-England
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[music_elmanu]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/ElManu
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/ElManu
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[fascaida]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/FascAida
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/FascAida
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[mymusic_folk]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[ousticguitar]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/AcousticGuitar
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/AcousticGuitar
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[ivilwarsongs]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/CivilWarSongs
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/CivilWarSongs
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[folk_cook]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/Cook
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/Cook
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[justapicker]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/JustaPicker
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/JustaPicker
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[scbillmonroe]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/MiscBillMonroe
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/MiscBillMonroe
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[cstanleybros]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/MiscStanleyBros
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/MiscStanleyBros
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[folk_patsky]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/PatSky
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/PatSky
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[hardblackmon]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/RichardBlackmon
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/RichardBlackmon
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[ichardhefner]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/RichardHefner_Folk
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/RichardHefner_Folk
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[stanrogers]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/StanRogers-BetweenTheBreals-Live
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/StanRogers-BetweenTheBreals-Live
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[stan_rogers_]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/Stan_Rogers_-_Northwest_Passage
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/Stan_Rogers_-_Northwest_Passage
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[thebringers]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/TheBringers
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/TheBringers
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[erapysisters]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/TherapySisters
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Folk/TherapySisters
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[gregorian]
path = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Gregorian
comment = /home/mlmack/MyMusic/Gregorian
writeable = no
public = yes
guest ok = yes
wide links = no
browseable = yes
printable = no
[jack]


gdbcommands

bt
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