Samba, please help (newbie)

From: Brian (Keeage_at_REMOVETHISHotmail.com)
Date: 11/06/03 

Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2003 21:05:23 -0500

I am trying to configure linux to operate in my win2000 network. I read
and followed the documentation and I can see the linux box from the
win2000 boxes, but when I try to access it I get the following error
message:

\\Localhost is not accessible
A duplicate name exists on the network

I have attached my smb.conf file below (sorry about the length), if
someone could give me any suggestions I really use it.

Thanks in advance

Brian

# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the #
smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed # here.
Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too # many!) most
of which are not shown in this example #
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash) # is a comment
and is ignored. In this example we will use a # # for commentry and a ;
for parts of the config file that you # may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command
"testparm" # to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors. #
#======================= Global Settings
===================================== [global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
        server string = samba server

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict #
connections to machines which are on your local network. The # following
example restricts access to two C class networks and # the "loopback"
interface. For more examples of the syntax see # the smb.conf man page
; hosts allow = 192.168.1. 192.168.2. 127.

# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather # than
setting them up individually then you'll need this
        printcap name = /etc/printcap
        load printers = yes

# It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless #
yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include: # bsd,
sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx, cups
        printing = cups

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
/etc/passwd # otherwise the user "nobody" is used ; guest account =
pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine # that
connects
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
        max log size = 0

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See #
security_level.txt for details.

# Use password server option only with security = server # The argument
list may include:
# password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name] # or to
auto-locate the domain controller/s # password server = *
; password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for #
all combinations of upper and lower case. ; password level = 8
; username level = 8

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read # ENCRYPTION.txt,
Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation. # Do not enable this
option unless you have read those documents
        encrypt passwords = yes
        smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

# The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious errors
# when Samba is built with support for SSL. ; ssl CA certFile =
/usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt

# The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to #
update the Linux system password also. # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt
passwords' and 'smb passwd file' above. # NOTE2: You do NOT need these to
allow workstations to change only # the encrypted SMB passwords.
They allow the Unix password # to be kept in sync with the SMB
password.
        unix password sync = Yes
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
        *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*

# You can use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If # enabled,
then PAM will be used for password changes when requested # by an SMB
client instead of the program listed in passwd program. # It should be
possible to enable this without changing your passwd # chat parameter for
most setups.

        pam password change = yes

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names ; username map =
/etc/samba/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration #
on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name # of
the machine that is connecting
; include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m

# This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's #
account and session management directives. The default behavior is # to
use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any # account or
session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM # for
authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes

        obey pam restrictions = yes

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance. # See
speed.txt and the manual pages for details
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces # If you have multiple
network interfaces then you must list them # here. See the man page for
details. ; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here # request
announcement to, or browse list sync from: # a specific host or from / to
a whole subnet (see below) ; remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25
192.168.5.255 # Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets here ;
  remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master #
browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply ;
local master = no

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser #
elections. The default value should be reasonable ; os level = 33

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This #
allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this # if
you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job ; domain
master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
startup # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election ;
 preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for #
Windows95 workstations.
; domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or # per
user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine) ; logon
script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username ; logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT) # %L
substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username # You
must uncomment the [Profiles] share below ; logon path =
\\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section: # WINS Support - Tells
the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server ; wins support =
yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client #
Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both ;
 wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on # behalf
of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be # at least
one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO. ; wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names #
via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes, # this
has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
        guest ok = yes
        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
        dns proxy = no

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_ # NOTE: These
can be set on a per share basis ; preserve case = no
; short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files ; default case =
lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things! ; case
sensitive = no

#============================ Share Definitions
============================== [homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        browseable = no
        writeable = yes
        valid users = %S
        create mode = 0664
        directory mode = 0775
# If you want users samba doesn't recognize to be mapped to a guest user ;
map to guest = bad user

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain
Logons ; [netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon ; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; share modes = no

# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share #
the default is to use the user's home directory ;[Profiles]
; path = /usr/local/samba/profiles ; browseable = no
; guest ok = yes

# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to #
specifically define each individual printer [printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
        printable = yes

# This one is useful for people to share files ;[tmp]
; comment = Temporary file space
; path = /tmp
; read only = no
; public = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in #
the "staff" group
;[public]
; comment = Public Stuff
; path = /home/samba
; public = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; write list = @staff

# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in
fred's # home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the
spool directory, # wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
; comment = Fred's Printer
; valid users = fred
; path = /home/fred
; printer = freds_printer
; public = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes

# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
;[fredsdir]
; comment = Fred's Service
; path = /usr/somewhere/private
; valid users = fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no

# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %U option to tailor it by user name. # The %m gets replaced
with the machine name that is connecting. ;[pchome]
; comment = PC Directories
; path = /usr/local/pc/%m
; public = no
; writable = yes

# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all
files # created in the directory by users will be owned by the default
user, so # any user with access can delete any other user's files.
Obviously this # directory must be writable by the default user. Another
user could of course # be specified, in which case all files would be
owned by that user instead. ;[public]
; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public ; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no

# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that
two # users can place files there that will be owned by the specific
users. In this # setup, the directory should be writable by both users and
should have the # sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this
could be extended to # as many users as required.
;[myshare]
; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff ; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
; valid users = mary fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; create mask = 0765

[root directory]
        comment = Home
        path = /
        writeable = yes

[brian]
        comment = Brian's home
        path = /home/brian
        writeable = yes

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