Re: Filesharing between Windows and SuSE Linux

doneirik wrote:

Dear Group

Running 2 laptops with XPHome and XP Pro (connected to a wireless
router ) and a desktop with a printer connected to thesame network. I
would like to install SuSE Linux on the desktop.
How "easy" is it to access files on the Linux PC from the windows PC,
and which programs do I need to run?

I´m quite new to Linux, used SuSE 7.x some years ago and now I would
like to give it a second try..... I assume the filesharing will work,
I would just like to know if the set up is a one day work or a one
month nightmare where nothing works...

It is extremely easy to share files between Windows and Linux. Here's my
cut/paste blurb on setting up Samba. I use SUSE 9.3, but this should
work if you have 10.0.

1. On Windows boxen, make sure all accounts are properly named (no
damned spaces) and there are no null passwords. Create shares as
desired.

2. Configure any firewalls (on all machines) to allow lan traffic.

3. On SUSE, create identical user account/passwords with YaST.

4. Make sure you've installed Samba server/client with YaST.

5. Using YaST System Services (Runlevel), make sure nmb and smb daemons
will start at bootup.

6. Now add your users to Samba. Make these match the ones on Windows. I
think the easiest way is from the console, so open one, su to root, and
type:
smbpasswd -a username [enter]
(enter password)
(enter password again)

7. Go to YaST and under Network Services set your Samba server and
client Identity to match your Windows Workgroup name.

8. I use KDE, so if you use Gnome you'll need to figure this next bit
out yourself. Open up the Control Center and go to Internet/Network and
then Samba. Click on the Administrator Mode (enter root password). I
use User security level. Check to make sure Shares (these are for the
SuSE box of course) are the way you want them. Apply and close that
part.

9. Click on File Sharing and enable Administrator Mode. Check "Enable
local network file sharing". I have mine set on "Advanced sharing".
Check the box for "Use Samba" rather than NFS.

And that's pretty much it. Now if you want to make a new share - say a
folder that isn't in your /home, you can right-click it to set Sharing
Properties. If all you want to share is your /home, you're done.

Malke
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