I am trying to configure SAMBA on a uBuntu server 9.04 64 bit. Samba version 3.3.2.
I would like to have valid user account use their home directory for their share. (seems to work)
I would like to have a "Public or Global" share that can be anyone that is in my local subnet can have access. I am trying to implement a global "Favorites" for IE to map to. That way I can maintain only one Favorite folder on my uBuntu server and all of my users in my workgroup can access. (I get access denied) I didn't want to maintain user accounts on the server.
I have changed the permissions of my /home/favorites directory to 777.
Here is the output of my testparm:
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing section "[printers]"
Processing section "[print$]"
Processing section "[favorites]"
Global parameter guest account found in service section!
Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see a dump of your service definitions
[global]
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
passdb backend = tdbsam
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:*
* %n\n *password\supdated\ssucces
unix password sync = Yes
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 10
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-act
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
[favorites]
comment = Global Favorites
path = /home/favorites
read only = No
guest only = Yes
guest ok = Yes
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For the user(s) [Homes] share I have user name and password on the uBuntu server matching the windows xp client(s).
On the [favorites] share, I would like to have any windows user within the same subnet (10.0.1.x) be able to use this share for their IE favorites. I want them to have a standard favorites since this is a retail store and all stations need to have the same stuff on them.
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by: 0renPosted on 2009-06-13 at 21:17:20ID: 24621771
did you create unix user as well as samba ?