I am having issues accessing my Windows shared folders from my SuSE machine. I can see the Samba shared folders from my Windows machine, but I cant see them from my SuSE machine. Also I cannot print to me Windows printer either I believe that I have to configure CUPS for that. Anyone have some suggestions for me? Thanks.

Can you post your smb.conf file?

Do you mean that you can't see your files from within the SuSE machine? If that's the case, you may need to check your file permissions. Use...
$ ls -l
to list your files.

Showing your /etc/samba/smb.conf for your overall question might be helpful.

Tom D.

I cannot see my Windows files from my SuSE machine,and I cannot print to my Windows machine.Here is a copy of my Samba conf :

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2008/02/18 08:43:46

[global]
netbios name = SUSE
map to guest = Bad User
printcap name = cups
logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
logon drive = P:
logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
os level = 2
preferred master = No
local master = No
domain master = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
hosts allow = 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0
printing = cups
cups options = raw
print command =
lpq command = %p
lprm command =
include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
browseable = No

[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
store dos attributes = Yes

[joe_stuff]
comment = All users
path = /home/
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
guest ok = Yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/

[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin, root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

Try change to and restart samba.

I am still not seeing anything from my SuSE machine I get timeout error on my Worgroup folder. Am I trying to access it the Windows shared folders the wrong way ? I have just been going to my computer>networkfolders>SMBShares ?

Did you restart the samba daemon after you made changes? Also, here is a snippet of my smb.conf file. Try using it as a reference.

I think thats part of the problem.My samba.conf is just so messed up. Do you think if I copy your conf, verbatim it will work. I know that my workgroup name and that stuff will be different.

I would think that it would work, it works on my network. My network has an Xbox running xbmc, a dual boot (windows and fedora core), modded PS2 running SMS, and they all see all my samba shares.

wow thats the exact same set up I have except I have the 360 on it too. Anyways Im going to change everything to what you have and see if that works. thanks for the help.