Samba share password? how?

sys7em · 11-09-2004, 06:22 AM

here's my samba.conf

Code:

[global]
        netbios name = SRV
        load printers = No
        guest account = root
        server string = server
        printing = lprng
        remote announce = 192.168.0.255/NGC
        workgroup = NGC
        os level = 33
        domain master = No
        hosts allow = 192.168.0.3, 192.168.0.2, 192.168.0.4, 192.168.0.100, 192.168.0.101, 192.168.$
        security = share
        read raw = yes
        write raw = yes
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY SO_SNDBUF = 8192 SO_RCVBUF = 8192
        wins support = Yes
        ldap ssl = no
        interfaces = eth0

         [Base]
        path = /share/Base
        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes
        browseable = No

Now I want to put a password for this sahre ...so windoze users (who now the password of course) can access it ... how to do it ? ... I don't have idea ...plz help

skunkburner · 11-09-2004, 06:29 AM

use the smbpasswd command

$smbpasswd USERNAME

it will then ask you to set the password

slackman · 11-09-2004, 10:18 AM

is there a password that can be global for all users? i mean in windoze environment all users can access the sahre using the same pass

skunkburner · 11-09-2004, 10:33 AM

The easiest would be to add a generic user

$ smbadduser generic

then give it a password

$ smbpasswd generic

and add in smb.conf

[windoze] <-------- The Share Name
valid users = generic <-------- Users that can access the share
writealble = yes <-------- People can save to the share
user = generic <-------- Specifies which user can use the share
path = \ <-------- The path that is shared

(restart samba)
The smb.conf extract above shares the root of the linux box to every one that logged into samba using the 'generic' login.
More than 1 person can connect - so long as they have the password.

hope this helps