[olug] SAMBA

[Nick Walter]

It's important to make sure of several things:

First make sure that the workgroup setting in the smb.conf file matches the
workgroup/domain the NT server thinks it's on.  You had "workgroup=mygroup"
so if the NT server thinks it's on workgroup/domain mygroup then you should
be fine.

The next thing to do is make sure it isn't a user authentication problem.

The easiest way to set up Samba is to use no security at all.  Warning, only
do this for testing, don't do this in a live (or worse yet public internet)
setup.  To completely remove any semblance of security from Samba, add the
following lines to the smb.conf file:

in your [global] section add
security = SHARE
map to guest = Bad User
guest account = root
hosts allow = 10.0.0 127. (substitute in the ip address of your local
networks for the 10.0.0)

and then under your [public] share section add:
guest ok = Yes

This means anybody can access the share with full root level permissions.
Like I said, only do something this insanely insecure for testing.

Also make sure you check the basics, like making sure that "hostname" does
resolve to the right server on the NT box :)

--Nick Walter

-----Original Message-----
From: Hungate Jim [mailto:Hungate_Jim at prc.com]
Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2001 3:22 PM
To: 'olug at bstc.net'
Subject: [olug] SAMBA


I'm trying to set up SAMBA, and I've never used it before. What I have so
far, is that if I'm on the Solaris box, I can run

smbclient //hostname/public

 and I connect fine. If I'm on the NT box and run

net use G: \\hostname\public

I get the following error message
"The account is not authorized to login from this station"
There's hardly anything in my smb.conf file right now. My main
objective is just to be able to connect from the NT box right now.

"smb.conf"

[global]
   workgroup = mygroup

[public]
   comment = Public Stuff
   path = /export/home/pcguest
   public = yes
   writable = yes
   printable = no


Any suggestions??
Thanks!


Jim Hungate


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