RH9 & Samba

[Al Whitener]

Dear Sirs:

I'm running RH9 & trying to use Samba. Could someone please post a
<tt>smb.conf</tt> file that allows users to access their home directory?

Does <tt>vsftpd</tt> work with Samba?

Thanks once again.

[Jan Gerrit Kootstra]

Post by Al Whitener
I'm running RH9 & trying to use Samba. Could someone please post a
<tt>smb.conf</tt> file that allows users to access their home directory?
Does <tt>vsftpd</tt> work with Samba?
Thanks once again.

Br,


In the standard smb.conf, just uncomment the [homes]
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes

This is a build in share for home directories.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra

[Al Whitener]

Dear Sirs:

What would the shared resource be named then? If the server is HOMER & the
directory is /home/al, then the resource would be \\homer\al, right? I'm
prompted for a password for user "homer\al", but when I type in my password,
it just displays the same password message box again.

Anyone have an idea?
--
BR
Al Whitener

Post by Jan Gerrit Kootstra

Post by Al Whitener
I'm running RH9 & trying to use Samba. Could someone please post a
<tt>smb.conf</tt> file that allows users to access their home directory?
Does <tt>vsftpd</tt> work with Samba?
Thanks once again.

Br,
In the standard smb.conf, just uncomment the [homes]
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes
This is a build in share for home directories.
Kind regards,
Jan Gerrit Kootstra

[Charles Polisher]

Post by Al Whitener
What would the shared resource be named then? If the server is HOMER & the
directory is /home/al, then the resource would be \\homer\al, right? I'm
prompted for a password for user "homer\al", but when I type in my password,
it just displays the same password message box again.
Anyone have an idea?

Al,

man smbpasswd?

HTH, HAND,

[Al Whitener]

Dear Sirs:

I tried "smbpasswd -en al" as root:

unable to open passdb database.
Failed to find entry for user al.
Failed to modify password entry for user al

It appears the password is the problem, but what do I do now?
--
BR
Al Whitener

Post by Charles Polisher

Post by Al Whitener
What would the shared resource be named then? If the server is HOMER & the
directory is /home/al, then the resource would be \\homer\al, right? I'm
prompted for a password for user "homer\al", but when I type in my password,
it just displays the same password message box again.
Anyone have an idea?

Al,
man smbpasswd?
HTH, HAND,
--
Charles Polisher

[Jan Gerrit Kootstra]

Post by Al Whitener
unable to open passdb database.
Failed to find entry for user al.
Failed to modify password entry for user al
It appears the password is the problem, but what do I do now?

Al,


smbpasswd -an al

Did you enable 'null' passwords?
See the man page of smbpasswd for details.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra

[Charles Polisher]

Post by Al Whitener
unable to open passdb database.
Failed to find entry for user al.
Failed to modify password entry for user al
It appears the password is the problem, but what do I do now?

Try the -a <user> invocation.

[Jan Gerrit Kootstra]

Post by Al Whitener
What would the shared resource be named then? If the server is HOMER & the
directory is /home/al, then the resource would be \\homer\al, right? I'm
prompted for a password for user "homer\al", but when I type in my password,
it just displays the same password message box again.
Anyone have an idea?

Al,

No, independent off what user, the resource is \\homer\homes

This in Windows the same, you can make a directory into a share. If you
name the share, then you connect to the share name instead of the
directory name.


Kind regards,


Jan Gerrit Kootstra

[Al Whitener]

Dear Sirs:

\\<server_name>\al & \\<server_name>\homes both return to the same message
box again. However, \\<server_name>\home responds that the resource couldn't
be found. So I guess the two former resources must exist.
--
BR
Al Whitener

Post by Jan Gerrit Kootstra

Post by Al Whitener
What would the shared resource be named then? If the server is HOMER &
the directory is /home/al, then the resource would be \\homer\al, right?
I'm prompted for a password for user "homer\al", but when I type in my
password, it just displays the same password message box again.
Anyone have an idea?

Al,
No, independent off what user, the resource is \\homer\homes
This in Windows the same, you can make a directory into a share. If you
name the share, then you connect to the share name instead of the
directory name.
Kind regards,
Jan Gerrit Kootstra

[Al Whitener]

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Dear Sirs:

SWAT, the Samba configuration tool, works great. The RPM is on one of the
installation CD's: try "rpm -qa samba-swat*". Negus' book, _Redhat Linux 9
Bible_ tipped me off to it, and has detailed instructions for anyone having
problems w/Samba & Redhat.

BR
Al Whitener