samba file sharing windows partition
 

an old demon has returned to haunt me....

why is it im never able to share my windows partitions thru samba? i can see my linux partitions and access them when i use my brothers computer, but i cannot access my windows partitons thru my brothers computer...ill explain

My box:
athlon xp 2600
2 reiser partitions, 1 fat32 partition on /dev/hda
1 fat32 partition on /dev/hdb

my borther's box
1 windows partion on /dev/hda


so basically im able to access the rieser partitions from my brothers box, but not the windows partitions..

ive already tried 'chmod'ing the windws partitions..

help!

are they set up to be shares in samba?

add something like this to smb.conf's share section and restart samba

[windows_share]
comment = windows_share
path = /path/to/the/windows/partitions/mountpoint
read only = no
public = yes

linux_terror

thanx for the replies...yes i have added the win shares to the smb.conf file.....

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/08/25 21:51:38

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Watha
security = SHARE
map to guest = Bad Password
log file = /var/log/samba.%m
max log size = 50
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
message command = /usr/local/bin/LinPopUp "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s

[SHARE]
path = /home/Share
guest ok = Yes

[BACKUP]
path = /backup
guest ok = Yes

[VOBZ]
path = /c/Vobz/
comment = windoze
guest ok = Yes
read only = no
public = yes


note: /c is my mount point for the fat 32 drive

This may help:

http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2003/03/fhassel_smb.html

N

no NiallC, didnt help...
the problem is i need to access the windows partition on my boxfrom another WINDOWS ONLY computer...

Do the partitions not show up, or is it an access issue?

its an access issue...i can see the partitions ...but i get some "the network resoure is inaccessible ..bla blah...contact system administrator..blah blah' when i try to access my windows partition from my brothers box..

ok guys...ive tried everything...ive added
guest account = nobody
encrypt passwords = yes

still no luck...

do i have to have security set to share and then create a user name and password for my brother if i am to access fat 32 shares on my machine from his?

if you are using non-public then yes, you'd have to add the user with
then restart samba.

linux_terror

Failed to initialise SAM_ACCOUNT for user X
Failed to modify password entry for user X


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the answer !!!!!!!!!

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...=&pagenumber=2