Re: Samba Server Configuration Tool 1.1.4 troubles

From: Chadley Wilson (chadley_at_pinteq.co.za)
Date: 04/30/04

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Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 14:11:39 +0200

    On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 14:05, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
    > Am Fr, den 30.04.2004 schrieb Chadley Wilson um 13:50:
    >
    > > Hi
    > > All of a sudden this tool starts is troubles.
    > > This is what happens. On the file server open the tool and select
    > > preferences and then security.
    >
    > What is that tool you are using?
    >
    The default samba server tool for FC1.

    Thanks for the help
    > > If you set the option to "user" click OK then add a user and click OK.
    >
    > Hopefully that "clicking" creates the Samba user _and_ activates him.
    > And hopefully you know that the Samba user must exist as a system user
    > too.
    >
    > > Now you go to the workstation and browse the network. No server to be
    > > found? OK so I type in smb:///chadlin and press enter. It comes up but
    > > keep asking for the username and password over and over again.
    > > Then I finally get to see all the files and guess what it seems to be
    > > working.
    > > I then try to copy and paste file from the server to the home dir on the
    > > wkstation but it asks for the username twice and the does nothing.
    > > I tried to reboot the server (foolish I know) but still the prob
    > > persists. Is there something that is forcing the share made on samba.
    > > I have looked through the smb.conf file but cant find where to set the
    > > security.
    >
    > If it is not there the "tool" did delete the original smb.conf.
    >
    > # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
    > # security_level.txt for details.
    > security = user
    >
    > > can anyone help me please
    >
    > Please read the Samba documentation. It contains a lot of needed and
    > helpful information.
    >
    > > Chadley - Linux Rocks
    >
    > Alexander 

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