Can`t connect to Samba from XP

kodax · 12-25-2005, 06:26 PM

I`ve configured the smb.conf in all the ways I can think of, but even though I see my server (running fedora 4) listed in the Windows-network workgroup, I still can`t get in to it.
I`m a newbie, so I guess it is a simple mistake, but haven`t figured it out by reading around on several pages
Anybody?

mjmwired · 12-26-2005, 11:46 AM

What happens when you access the computer through the workgroup?
Does it give a password prompt? Can you login?
Do you have SELinux or a firewall set up on Fedora that prevents Samba?

kodax · 12-27-2005, 12:43 PM

In Windows Explorer I get the error message:
"\\Fedora is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contact...

The network path was not found."

I only have SELinux running in warning-mode, and don't know about a firewall. (I installed Fedora pretty "out-of-the-box" as a server.)

Gsidious · 12-27-2005, 01:54 PM

You can run "system-config-security" to check on whether the Firewall is enabled/disabled, and also how SELinux is configured, (firewall will be enabled by default and may be blocking the needed ports). Also you can use the command "testparm" to check your smb.conf file for errors & configuration. Also there is "system-config-samba" for a nice GUI front-end to the smb.conf file. You might also check the samba log files in "/var/log/samba/" for more clues as to why it is failing to connect.

kodax · 12-27-2005, 01:59 PM

Could you explain how to do this "system-config-security" in command-mode, please?

Notwerk · 12-27-2005, 02:20 PM

Do a

Code:

#service --status-all

To get a full report of what services are running on your box. You'll also get the firewall rules

Hope this helps

kodax · 12-27-2005, 02:35 PM

Got it!
It was the firewall.
I configured it by running the command "system-config-securitylevel", and then allowing all traffic in eth0. Guess this is allright as long as I have a ruter with firewall.

(The "service"-commmand is not found..neither "ifconfig". Are these not common commands in fedora-linux running bash?)

Notwerk · 12-27-2005, 05:45 PM

There commands are in /sbin which is not in the default $PATH for regular user accounts. You need to be root to run those. I'm not sure if exporting a new path will allow these commands to run correctly under a regular user account priviliges.

Try and tweak iptables more specifically to your needs, it's not usually good practice to allow ALL traffic from a device. If you need some pointers i'm sure aynone here would be glad to help. Just my two cents

kodax · 12-29-2005, 01:13 PM

Turned out that when I was logged on as "root" through a regular account, I cuold not run those commands, but when I logged on directly as "root" it was ok..bit strange, not? But the important thing is that I now can do the magic, thanks guys

Notwerk · 12-29-2005, 01:28 PM

try

Code:

$su -

instead of

Code:

$su

when switching to the root account, this allows you to work in root's environment.