RE: [MLUG] Samba, Samba, Samba

["Pepper, Mike" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

output from cat /etc/samba/smbusers

# Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ...
root = adminstrator admin
nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
Mike = pepperm pepperm

Thanks for the help.

Mike

-----Original Message-----
From: Rick Buford [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 6:09 PM
To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
Subject: Re: [MLUG] Samba, Samba, Samba


what is the output of: cat /etc/samba/smbusers

does it still have the /etc/password stuff in it?

Rick

Pepper, Mike wrote:

>when using webmin, I edit the smbuser, and the Unix ID defaults to "x" how to I find a good value for this?
>
>Thanks
>
>Mike
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mikhail Kovalenko [mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 04, 2002 08:31 AM
>To: EMAIL:PROTECTED
>Subject: Re: [MLUG] Samba, Samba, Samba
>
>
>Rick Buford wrote:
>  
>
>>Honestly, learn the config file parameters...there's a template in a 
>>default rpm (I thought it was included in the tarball as well) install 
>>that's very well commented. If you can't find a copy, lemme know and 
>>I'll post it for referrence. It's always better to know that the config 
>>file is doing before learning a front-end gui for it.
>>    
>>
>
>The way I've always done is run 'testparm' and capture its output into a file, 
>sort it, then go through it while reading the parameter descriptions from 'man 
>smb.conf'. I actually only had to do it once, then reuse the same conf file 
>over and over. All of the parameters Samba cares about end up in the captured 
>file, and a person can comment out blank and unneeded parameters and change 
>the needed ones appropriately. Admittedly, it's a hard way to do it, but you 
>only do it once and learn things along the way  :)
>
>  
>

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