Configuring Samba (Linux directory available on Windows XP)

johnp · 05-15-2004, 06:45 PM

I'm try to setup Samba to share the htdocs of my apache server on a Slackware computer over my network using the SMB protocol.

my smb.conf looks like this:

Code:

[global]
        workgroup = LONDON


[usr]
        browseable = yes
        guest ok = yes
        read only = no
        writable = yes
        create mode = 777
        directory = /var

I know that smb.conf probaly isn't right...so
What am I doing wrong? In XP when I go to "Microsoft Windows Network" I see "London"

WHen I click on it it tells me I don't have permission.

Covel · 05-15-2004, 07:13 PM

Only that?

I used the smb.conf.example and edited some parts and it's working great. In the global section I added

Code:

netbios name = delphis

"delphis" is my computer's name.

As I wanted to share the folder /data/Rui as "Rui" I also added the following lines

Code:

[Rui]
comment = Rui's Directory
path = /data/Rui
valid users = rui
public = no
writeable = yes
printable = no

notice "valid users = rui"! I also had to add the user rui to my linux box

Code:

# adduser rui -g users

and permissions to that user to read/write the files in /data/Rui

Hope this helps

johnp · 05-16-2004, 01:47 PM

I got it working with this

[global]

workgroup = ENGLAND
netbios name = London
server string = Samba
encrypt passwords = yes
security = user
wins support = yes
log file = /var/log/samba.log
log level = 1
os level = 255

[apache]

path = /var/www
read only = no
valid users = john
browseable = yes