My Samba have been set up and now i can share my CDROM between 2000 .
Using my network place---Workgroup---CDROM from 2000.

I tried to put my Root folder from RH9 to share .

I used my win 2000 to access the folder ,
i get a message

" \\Localhost\root is not accessible. The network name cannot be found"

But the strange is that i can access RH9 CDROM folder from WINDOWS!

i wonder if my Samba setting is set right!
But my CDROM settings from Samba is exactly the same as ROOT settings.
The Samba settings is displayed below.

Base Options:
path: /root

Security Options:
guest account :nobody
read only:Yes
guest ok: No

Browse Options
Browseble :Yes

Miscellaneous Options
Available: Yes

I have also tried playing resetting the Base Option
Base Options:
path: /10.0.0.13/root

but still it doesn't work

sharing / is a terrible idea. you should consider sharing another directory, and putting copies of anything you wish to share in that directory. to share a directory, it should look similar to this

[share]
comment = share
path = path/to/shared/directory
public = yes
browsable = yes
writeable = yes

it would be helpful to see the entire smb.conf.
good luck.

Oops sorry for that!

Here is my samba.conf file. Please Help!

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2000/04/30 15:56:56

# Global parameters
[global]
server string = Samba Server
encrypt passwords = Yes
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
unix password sync = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 0
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
dns proxy = No
printing = cups

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[cdrom]
comment = Share CDROM
path = /mnt/cdrom

[windows]
comment = Windows File
path = \\10.0.0.13\mnt

[root]
comment = root
path = \10.0.0.13\root
guest account = novkhan

Tried \\10.0.0.13\...
//10.0.0.13/......
all sorts of way but in vain!

Onli able to share CDROM!
strange huh!.....

this

[root]
comment = root
path = \10.0.0.13\root
guest account = novkhan

should look like this

[root]
comment = root
path = /
guest account = novkhan

again i suggest sharing a different directory.
good luck.