Arindam_Biswas
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smaba config+smaba receive
i have configured samba in my redhat8.0 .now my computer is visible from the winxp's network neighbourhood but i can't open it.it gives error like specified computer not found or something like u maynot have the permission .i even tried giving my ipaddress in the addressbar.still it not works.
another problem i can net send to other computer but can't recieve the same from others .i am using linpopup .
how can i fix it ..any suggestions ...
below is my smb.conf file
**************************
[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name = tangent
server string = arindam's samba
message command =/usr/bin/LinPopUp "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
name resolve order = host wins lmhosts bcast
wins server = 172.31.1.11
dns proxy = yes
[share]
comment = arindam'samba server
path = /home/arindam/rpms
public = yes
writable = no
write list = @staff
[uploads]
path = /home/arindam/uploads
public = yes
only guest = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
arindam
another problem i can net send to other computer but can't recieve the same from others .i am using linpopup .
how can i fix it ..any suggestions ...
below is my smb.conf file
**************************
[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
netbios name = tangent
server string = arindam's samba
message command =/usr/bin/LinPopUp "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
security = user
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
name resolve order = host wins lmhosts bcast
wins server = 172.31.1.11
dns proxy = yes
[share]
comment = arindam'samba server
path = /home/arindam/rpms
public = yes
writable = no
write list = @staff
[uploads]
path = /home/arindam/uploads
public = yes
only guest = yes
writable = yes
printable = no
arindam
Have you configured samba users on the Linux box?
You need to create a /etc/samba/smbpasswd file and then give passwords to samba users.
Do this:
cat /etc/passwd | mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
Now do
smbpasswd xxx
where xxx is one of the Linux system users that was already on the system.
Now restart samba
service smb restart
Once you did that, you can go back to the Windows box and click on the Linux box. It should come up with the login box asking for username and password. Give the username and password as we discussed above.
It should take you to that user's home folder on the Linux box.
If that works, you can add more users and more shares to smb.conf and restart smb
You need to create a /etc/samba/smbpasswd file and then give passwords to samba users.
Do this:
cat /etc/passwd | mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
Now do
smbpasswd xxx
where xxx is one of the Linux system users that was already on the system.
Now restart samba
service smb restart
Once you did that, you can go back to the Windows box and click on the Linux box. It should come up with the login box asking for username and password. Give the username and password as we discussed above.
It should take you to that user's home folder on the Linux box.
If that works, you can add more users and more shares to smb.conf and restart smb
Moments ago, literally, I just solved the exact same problem you are having on my own network. In the 3 books on Linux I've read previously, I was unable to find the exact steps to correct the exact problem I was having, which is, coincidentally, the exact same problem *you* are having. I was able to find these directions in the actual Red Hat manuals. They come with Red Hat 8.0 Professional and are also available online (and, in the "docs" ISO, downloadable with your distribution). The solution provided by psimation is correct, but, a more thorough explanation can be found in the aforementioned Red Hat manuals, specifically, "The Official Red Hat Customization Guide", chapter 16 (Samba), the section entitled "Configuring Samba." The actual page can be found at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/s1-samba-configuring.html.
I hope that documentation provides a solution for you.
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I hope that documentation provides a solution for you.
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I think I speak for many others if I say: " You are by far the most considerate and well educated in netiquette 'newbie' to EE that I have ever come accross".
To my knowledge, you certainly have not violated ANY procedures etc with your comment, actually, you have done exactly what you should.
It is certainly not considered "rude" or "offensive" to elaborate on other comments or to link to other sites/resources, not even if your comment differs from previous comments.
The whole idea is to provide the owner of the question with as much information as possible in order for them to come to a solution, and it is and should be left to the owner of the question to decide which comment(s) helped him most to solve his/her problem.
EE can sure use with more users such as yourself. Welcome here, and hope we can help many more people with a collaboration of our knowledge.
hi
psimation is correct about that , but may be too difficult for a newbie to understand that if he never undergo any information about setting smbpasswd.
To make it simple , just follows these
Logg in as Root in your Linux system.
At the command prompts, adduser Test (example)
passwd Test (example)
Being done so , meaning u have created a new user called Test .
Then , now at the command line type: smbadduser Test:Test
you would be prompt for smbpasswd ; then just key in the passwd of the Test client to be logginto.
Being done so , you have created a new smbuser.
Now , use smbclient -L Test at the command line .u would see a list of shares item.
For your client PC to logginto samba , use the name of that XP pc for the name Test and the passwd would be the same for the XP login passwd.You should be able into its home directory. For further shares, use SWAT to create
Most of the shares that cannot be allow to be access,is because the permission setting is not set properly.
Good Luck !
psimation is correct about that , but may be too difficult for a newbie to understand that if he never undergo any information about setting smbpasswd.
To make it simple , just follows these
Logg in as Root in your Linux system.
At the command prompts, adduser Test (example)
passwd Test (example)
Being done so , meaning u have created a new user called Test .
Then , now at the command line type: smbadduser Test:Test
you would be prompt for smbpasswd ; then just key in the passwd of the Test client to be logginto.
Being done so , you have created a new smbuser.
Now , use smbclient -L Test at the command line .u would see a list of shares item.
For your client PC to logginto samba , use the name of that XP pc for the name Test and the passwd would be the same for the XP login passwd.You should be able into its home directory. For further shares, use SWAT to create
Most of the shares that cannot be allow to be access,is because the permission setting is not set properly.
Good Luck !
Pay attention to the smbadduser Test : Test , its a colon , here i make it with an additonal space is to allow u see the colon visibly.In the actual command line there is no space between the colon.
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i have tried everything u have said but still can not net send from any other winxp computer on the lan .i even tried giving my ip address in the net send command still it can't recognize my computer .and i am able to ping to my computer from others only when i specify the ip address. but computer is visible in the network neighbourhood window ofwinxp but not able to see the shares not even asking for login and password ........
Does your XP username exist on your Linux computer? I'm almost positive that you've got to be logged into an account on your Windows computer that has an identical username/password pair on your Linux computer. So, if your Windows username/password pair is "arindam/secretcode", there must be adentical username pair (arindam/secrectcode) on the Linux computer...and added via smbpassword. I think I read some documentation that specifically stated that, but, unfortunately, I can't find it right now, so, I'm just going from memory. I do remember, though, that when setting up my Linux computer, I specifically created accounts with username/password pairs identical to my Winows 2000 accounts for this reason.
on winxp, do you have any of the firewall options enabled, also are you using winxp home or pro? this makes a diffrence. I have not successfuly send a message to xp home edition from my 2k server, though i don't use that computer much. I personly like 2k, but what i am thinking is that xp home has net send blocked from recieving. you can try doing is from linux type in smbclient -M compsnameorip (without the \\) and see if it will let you send the message that way, if not then it is blocked by xp home.
hi what info i provided is quite accurate , and i feel that u arent paying attention to what i mentioned .Go backward and disable all firewall before trying to ping one another.If all firewall is disable and u still cant ping , meants u got a network problem.
ASKER
i think i am not clear to some of u.i am no intention to build any server.i am in my instutition network.i am using winxp pro.anad as i have mentioned that i can ping if i give my ipaddress .but when i am giving my hostname ping can't detect it.if it was a firewall problem then i can ping to my computer from others when i give my ipaddress.
again jesNofear i have no problem in send a winpopup message to all.but the inverse is the problem.in winxp it's giving the message alias is not found in the network.and onething in our lan there are other people having linux and swith problem in recieving netsend.
i just want that i can recieve net send.
i think u all r little annoyed of me .sorry for that..
again jesNofear i have no problem in send a winpopup message to all.but the inverse is the problem.in winxp it's giving the message alias is not found in the network.and onething in our lan there are other people having linux and swith problem in recieving netsend.
i just want that i can recieve net send.
i think u all r little annoyed of me .sorry for that..
Hi ,
No i m not annoyed , for i hope u goe thru what all guys here notes which all of us trying to help.
Ok ,cut that crap,obviously your xp does not recongnised names , so i think its about the host not configured ,u
go to windows directory ( make sure all hidden files views is enable) , then go to find manager to find hosts file
Edit the host files with the IPs of all the network clients. You better go thru the example that , then edit your hosts and clients. Make a copy of that to a lmhosts file too by click save as lmhost (after u saved as hosts).
Reboot , good luck!
No i m not annoyed , for i hope u goe thru what all guys here notes which all of us trying to help.
Ok ,cut that crap,obviously your xp does not recongnised names , so i think its about the host not configured ,u
go to windows directory ( make sure all hidden files views is enable) , then go to find manager to find hosts file
Edit the host files with the IPs of all the network clients. You better go thru the example that , then edit your hosts and clients. Make a copy of that to a lmhosts file too by click save as lmhost (after u saved as hosts).
Reboot , good luck!
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take a look at this. Its a small home network that I set up for someone
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = HOME
netbios name = server
server string = Samba Server %v
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password*
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
password level = 1
username level = 8
unix password sync = Yes
log level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
name resolve order = lmhosts bcast
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
domain admin group = root @adm
domain guest group = nobody @guest
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false %u
logon script = %U.bat
logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile
domain logons = Yes
os level = 99
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
message command = /usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s
winbind uid = 10000-20000
winbind gid = 10000-20000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind use default domain = Yes
;[Documents and Settings]
;comment = Documents and Settings
;path = logons/documents_and_setti
;read only = no
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
;[netlogon]
;comment = Network Logon Service
;path = /logons/netlogon
;read only = no
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
; share for storing user profiles
;[profiles]
;comment = User Profiles
;path = /logons/profiles
;read only = no
;create mask = 0600
;directory mask = 0700
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
;All above is for when setup as a PDC
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[Root]
comment = Root
path = /
guest account =
[logons]
comment = Directory for Netlogons and Profiles
path = /logons
guest account =
valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt
read only = No
[backupdrive]
comment = BackUp Drive
path = /backupdrive
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[documents]
comment = Documents
path = /documents
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[downloads]
comment = Downloaded files
path = /downloads
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[mp3s]
comment = Shared MP3's for the web
path = /mp3s
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read list = guest,ftp
read only = No
[servers]
comment = Directory for the different servers
path = /servers
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read only = No
[software]
comment = Software
path = /software
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read only = No
[database]
comment = MySQL Database Files
path = /database
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
lpq command = lpq -P %p
lprm command = cancel %p-%j
browseable = No
[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
write list = @adm root
[pdf-generator]
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/p
[HPLaserjet5]
comment = HP B & W Laserjet Printer in Laurens Room
path = /tmp
guest account =
printer admin = mjdme @"Domain Admins"
hosts allow = mjdme matthew dina lauren
printable = Yes
printer name = HP LaserJet 5
# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = HOME
netbios name = server
server string = Samba Server %v
encrypt passwords = Yes
map to guest = Bad User
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password*
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
password level = 1
username level = 8
unix password sync = Yes
log level = 3
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
name resolve order = lmhosts bcast
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
printcap name = cups
domain admin group = root @adm
domain guest group = nobody @guest
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false %u
logon script = %U.bat
logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
logon home = \\%L\%U\.profile
domain logons = Yes
os level = 99
preferred master = Yes
domain master = Yes
dns proxy = No
message command = /usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s
winbind uid = 10000-20000
winbind gid = 10000-20000
template shell = /bin/bash
winbind use default domain = Yes
;[Documents and Settings]
;comment = Documents and Settings
;path = logons/documents_and_setti
;read only = no
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
;[netlogon]
;comment = Network Logon Service
;path = /logons/netlogon
;read only = no
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
; share for storing user profiles
;[profiles]
;comment = User Profiles
;path = /logons/profiles
;read only = no
;create mask = 0600
;directory mask = 0700
;valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt,roo
;All above is for when setup as a PDC
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[Root]
comment = Root
path = /
guest account =
[logons]
comment = Directory for Netlogons and Profiles
path = /logons
guest account =
valid users = mjdme,dina,lauren,matt
read only = No
[backupdrive]
comment = BackUp Drive
path = /backupdrive
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[documents]
comment = Documents
path = /documents
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[downloads]
comment = Downloaded files
path = /downloads
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[mp3s]
comment = Shared MP3's for the web
path = /mp3s
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read list = guest,ftp
read only = No
[servers]
comment = Directory for the different servers
path = /servers
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read only = No
[software]
comment = Software
path = /software
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matt,mjdme
read only = No
[database]
comment = MySQL Database Files
path = /database
guest account =
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
read only = No
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
lpq command = lpq -P %p
lprm command = cancel %p-%j
browseable = No
[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
write list = @adm root
[pdf-generator]
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
path = /var/tmp
valid users = dina,lauren,matthew,mjdme
printable = Yes
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/p
[HPLaserjet5]
comment = HP B & W Laserjet Printer in Laurens Room
path = /tmp
guest account =
printer admin = mjdme @"Domain Admins"
hosts allow = mjdme matthew dina lauren
printable = Yes
printer name = HP LaserJet 5
Do you have a PDC in the domain ?