Any walkthroughs on network shares?

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 12:48 PM

I'm having an awful time trying to configure samba (client and server) here. This house has windows machines with shares, and this linux machine with lots of shares (file server) No matter what I do though, I just can't get anything to work right. When I go to remote:/ on the linux machine, there are no shares there, even though there should be about 15 (from the various windows boxes) When I go to the windows machines, they can see/access each other's shares just fine, but none can see the 1 share on the linux box that I've configured. Also, when I go to remote:/ and go to SMB shares, it pops an error saying "Unable to find any workgroups in your local area network"

Is there some sort of walkthrough somewhere for configuring network shares or can you guys help me here?
Thanks,
Kevin

Mara · 01-28-2007, 01:04 PM

Have you tried the simple things: check if samba is working, check the firewall etc?

wildar · 01-28-2007, 01:05 PM

Try this on for size: http://samba.netfirms.com/

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:09 PM

In the firewall settings, I set it up to allow connections to the samba server on this machine. I'm trying to figure out one thing at a time.

So, I guess the first thing I need to do is figure out why the windows computers aren't viewable on this linux box. How do I check if Samba is running? That's all I want to do right now - Just be able to connect from the linux machine to the windows machines....What's the first step here (I'm completely new to linux network configuration....which is why I'm totally lost)
Kevin

Micro420 · 01-28-2007, 01:11 PM

On your Linux box, type, maybe as root,

Code:

testparm

and copy/paste here.

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:11 PM

awesome link...hopefully it can help me out here.

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:13 PM

Code:

[global]
        workgroup = JUKEBOX_HERO
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain master = No
        usershare max shares = 100

[music]
        comment = Music
        path = /windows/C/
        inherit acls = Yes

[printer]
        comment = Printer
        path = /var/tmp
        printable = Yes

JUKEBOX_HERO is the correct workgroup (set up on all of the windows machines) and I've attempted to share one printer and one folder.
Kevin

SnotRocket · 01-28-2007, 01:14 PM

Try changing your global to this:

Code:

[global]
        workgroup = JUKEBOX_HERO
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain master = No
        usershare max shares = 100
        security = share
        os level = 65
        preferred master = yes
        local master = yes
        wins support = yes
        name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast

or security = user

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:16 PM

smb.conf

Code:

[global]
        usershare allow guests = No
        usershare max shares = 100
        workgroup = JUKEBOX_HERO
        add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
        domain logons = No
        domain master = No
        security = user

[music]
        comment = Music
        inherit acls = Yes
        path = /windows/C/
        read only = Yes

[printer]
        comment = Printer
        path = /var/tmp
        printable = Yes

## Share disabled by YaST
# [netlogon]

Kevin

Micro420 · 01-28-2007, 01:18 PM

So I see you are trying to share the music section.

Change it to this:

Code:

[music]
comment = Music
path = /windows/C/
security = share
public = yes
writable = yes <--optional

Make sure your /windows/C/ path has the correct permissions. I recommend making it 777 to test it out.

Restart your samba service located in /etc/init.d/samba

Code:

/etc/init.d/samba restart

Go to your windows box.
START->RUN
cmd
in the DOS prompt, type:

net use z: \\ipaddressofSuse\music

You should see a new Z: drive pop-up on your Windows machine showing the music folder you want to share.

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:22 PM

I don't have /etc/init.d/samba. I've got a /etc/init.d/smbfs

Is that the correct one?
KEvin

wildar · 01-28-2007, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kvnband

I don't have /etc/init.d/samba. I've got a /etc/init.d/smbfs

Is that the correct one?
KEvin

No.
Try /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb restart

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:28 PM

I'm in the init.d directory right now and there is nothing even resembling 'samba' save for smbfs that I mentioned before. Could this maybe mean that samba-server isn't even installed??

Quote:

Originally Posted by init.d file listing

aaeventd boot.d boot.preload cups halt.local nfsboot random resmgr splash
acpid boot.device-mapper boot.preload_early cupsrenice hplip nfsserver raw rpasswdd splash_early
alsasound boot.evms boot.proc dbus idmapd novell-zmd rc rpmconfigcheck sshd
atd boot.ipconfig boot.rootfsck earlykbd irq_balancer nscd rc0.d rsyncd SuSEfirewall2_init
auditd boot.klog boot.sched earlykdm joystick ntp rc1.d saslauthd SuSEfirewall2_setup
autofs boot.ldconfig boot.scpm earlysyslog kbd openct rc2.d single svcgssd
autoyast boot.loadmodules boot.scsidev esound ksysguardd pcscd rc3.d skeleton syslog
bluetooth boot.local boot.swap evms lm_sensors policykitd rc4.d skeleton.compat winbind
boot boot.localfs boot.sysctl fbset mdadmd portmap rc5.d smartd xdm
boot.apparmor boot.localnet boot.udev gpm microcode postfix rc6.d smbfs xfs
boot.cleanup boot.lvm boot.udev_retry gssd multipathd powerd rcS.d smpppd xinetd
boot.clock boot.md boot.videobios haldaemon network powerfail README snmpd ypbind
boot.crypto boot.multipath cron halt nfs powersaved reboot spamd

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:33 PM

Also, Micro...Mapping the network drive in windows using the IP address didn't work.
Kevin

kvnband · 01-28-2007, 01:43 PM

Just downloaded the samba binary, and lo and behold, there is now 'smb' in /etc/init.d Hopefully I can play with it some more and get it working now.