RE: [MLUG] samba woes

[yoda <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

In your smb.conf, you may also want to use

security = share

instead of

security = user

if you're just sharing files, and don't want to change behaviour based on
Windows login name.

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On Tue, 6 Aug 2002, Tim Smith wrote:

> What he said! :)
>
> I guess I never had this problem because my linux and Windows usernames
> are always the same anyway, they already exist. :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Buford
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 7:48 PM
> To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> Subject: Re: [MLUG] samba woes
>
> don't forget:
>
> smbadduser <*nix id>:<nt id> first...
>
> It's always the simple things that screw you up....
>
> Rick
>
> Tim Smith wrote:
>
> >You may have already done this, but "just in case"  did you do a:
> >
> >smbpasswd -a username
> >
> >Making sure that "username" is identical on your NIX box and windows
> >box.
> >
> >Tim
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> >[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Haidekker
> >Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 1:34 PM
> >To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
> >Subject: Re: [MLUG] samba woes
> >
> >
> >
> >>Samba uses its own password file, /etc/samba/smbpasswd. Did you set up
> >>
> >>
> >an
> >
> >
> >>entry in it?
> >>
> >>I believe the usernames don't have to match if you're using the
> >>
> >>
> >password
> >
> >
> >>file.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Actually, I took the existence of the smbpasswd file for granted. The
> >user
> >name in the smbpasswd file has to match the UNIX user name. If WIndows
> >has a
> >different name, you need to translate it via smbusers.
> >
> >Mark
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