The link got hosed some how, so here it is agian

http://www.valkyre.net/~tangle/web/c...s/smb_conf.htm

Screw it just click on the link to me webstie in my profile. Then click on computer on top.

If it's any help, I had REAL trouble with samba and win2k/winXP because of changes in rpc's from samba v1.x to v2.x.

The resolution was to use
'nt smb support = no'
'nt pipe support = no'
in smb.conf

This is a quick and easy fix. Place this in /etc/samba/ as smb.conf then run service smb restart.
This works in my mixed win2k,winXP, RH7.2, RH 8.0 environment.
Good luck and merry Xmas,

Mark


# Global parameters
[global]
netbios name = "server name"
workgroup = "your workgroup"
server string = Samba Server
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
guest account = root
hosts allow = "ip range first 3 octets" 127.

[slash]
comment = / directory
path = /
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

/etc/rc.d/rc3.d/Sxsmb start
mabye samba not start ok.
what's you see ?Better to see error log .

This sounds like a similar problem I had with Samba on a Sun box. I had posted this problem sometime back in the Sun section.

"The cmd line utility smbpasswd kept giving errors."

Anyway, this is what I did that made it work. Perhaps you can try it too.

I installed the Webmin administration tool and used it to configure Samba. I also (re)-set each user's password through Webmin - after this samba sorked fine.

Since the Webmin interface was able to do set the samba password, Samba started working perfectly.

oth88,

I run 2 Linux boxes an a mixed Windows 2000, Win98 and Mac network.

If you look at your message:

share disk Linux share space
dne disk
guest disk
user disk
IPC$ IPC IPC service (Samba)

The IPC$ is a password problem. When you make a add a user to Linux and you are running Samba, you need to run smbpasswd to add that user and password to Samba. If you do not you will get a login error and password error - this is especially true in Windows 98, moreso than 2000.

Anytime you see an IPC$ message on a Windows machine logging into Linux, first check your Samba users and passwords.

Oth88,

I regret that I can't help you any on this because I'm a much bigger newb at this than you are. I did see that you mentioned a Gnome Samba browser. Is that included with Samba, or do you have to install it separately? How do you start it and what's it called and such?


Thanks.

Try this at the /etc/samba/smb.conf

[global]
netbios name = yourmachinename
workgroup = workgroupname
server string = machine description
security = share
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

Note : this is the minimum setup without any security protection .. but this is the easy way to setup. Besides, you can start sharing with the following option : -

[myshare]
comment = just put any comment at here or no is fine..
path = /home/share_directory
public = yes
writable = yes
create mask = 0765

before try this, u have to create a share directory at /home/share_directory and chmod on this directory.. to 777.

Just remember this is good testing and getting a result faster, but always not recommend putting in to organization.. bcos no security at all, it will just like u make a full share access in win98 with no user control right.

Have fun.

peter@osedge.com

I had the same problem, try this:

Hope that helps