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I have two separate Samba file servers, one for the bulk of my data (on Ubuntu 6.06 LTS), and the other for user home drives (on Fedora Core 8). The home drive server is connected to my Active...
Despite plentiful Linux & Windows experience, I've never yet managed to get a Linux box to work inside a Windows domain successfully.. So I am once again attempting this. :) I've got a fair...
Hello, I've installed samba 3.0.26a on aix 5.3. The aim is to connect samba shares (on the AIX 5.3)  from a windows client without entering password and use AD accounts instead of unix/sa...
I have a Windows XP desktop(Windows Firewall is disabled) that is attempting to access a Samba share on a Red Hat Linux server. This works every time while on our network. We use the SERVER se...
Hello, I have another samba related question.I have setup a box with Debian etch, it is currently by PDC with a backend of ldap. Both the ldap directory and samba is installed on this box. ...
Ubuntu 7.04 running Samba and an XP Pro PC running Access 2000. I can see the Ubuntu/Samba shared folder on the network with the MsAccess database in it from the PC. If I try to open it from ...
I have the following share defined in smb.conf: [data]    path = /home/user/data    writeable = yes    valid users = me, them    force group = them    create mask = 775 The "force g...
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop running Samba Windows XP Pro client copying files to the Samba server runs slower that a glacier at anywhere from 1-6Kb/sec. A one legged lame dog goes faster!! ...
I am setting up and office for some clients.  They have a new Xerox WorkCenter 7328 and we have it setup for network scanning.  I installed and setup a Samba server using Ubuntu Server 7.10.  ...
I just finished setting up my first Samba file server!  Yay!  I'm even using RAID cards.  I feel so proud of myself.  Now, the confusing part.  One share, formatted as NTFS, is completely writ...
I am running a Linux box as a domain controller (RHL4) - Samba is configured on this box and this box in the PDC for my domain. I have a mixture of XP Pro and Vista Business clients - they all...
Hey folks. I'm just about the start to try and create a windows domain controller on UBuntu server using the following article: http://www.howtoforge.com/openldap-samba-domain-controller-ubu...
I recently raised the domain functional level of my network from Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 (PDC running SBS2003R2, BDC running Windows Server 2008) with Active Directory.   My Synology Cube...
Trying out Samba on a test network. The network has a Win 2K AD Domain Controller various workstations and a new copy of Ubuntu server 7.10. wbinfo -g  reports "error looking up domain grou...
Samba 3.024 running on top of Debian 2.6.12.6. I can browse the share from all other linux hosts with the smbclient, however i cant map to it in XP, I get "The network location cannot be reac...
Hi, I'm having issues viewing samba shares on a linux box from an xp client. I'm running Fedora Core 6 as the samba server (version 3.x.x). I am able to view the share names in windows, how...
What other services can you run with Vmware ESX Server? I need the machine to be an FTP and SAMBA server as well in a small business environment.
I've recently built a Ubuntu linux server, version 7.04, and have installed Samba 3.024.  I would like to have Samba authenticate users from our Active Directory domain (Windows 2000 Server). ...
I do have rhel 4 and slackware as linux boxes and 2 boxes of win xp i would like  to rhel4 box be pdc, what are the steps necessary in order to install/configure rhel4 via samba to be pdc, ...
Dear Sir/Madam: I have redhat linux enterprise edtion (RHEL5) working as a name server and samba domain controller i would like to know is it possible to configure the windows small busines...
Hello everyone, I am currently using samba as my PDC with a ldap backend for user names and password storage.  I can add a machine to the samba PDC with no problem.   After joining the d...
Hi All, I got usb flash memory and external usb hard disk (1 NTFS partition), fedora core 4 box my usb flash memory  works fine with the fedora box It detect it when pluged and I can move fi...
hi, I am running aix 5.3 and have installed from ibm web site samba 2.2.7 and set my config files but when i start my deamons smbd -D does not start, nmbd does. i found a fix, eg somethi...
I've tried this with FreeBSD, Fedora and SUSE with the same results each time .. The network consists of two W2k servers and two W2003 servers, with 50+ WXP workstations and laptops.  One o...
Dear Sir/Madam: Linux working as samba domain controller but 1. when lgged in windows local windows profile is getting loaded how to  point this to linux server 2. how to place logon...