Re: Samba HOWTO

From: Michael W Cocke (cocke_at_catherders.com)
Date: 11/24/04 

Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:34:24 -0500

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 19:39:46 -0500, Felix Miata
<UgaddaBkidding.due2UCE@dev.nul> wrote:

>BCC to MWC
>
>Michael W Cocke wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004 07:39:54 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> >Michael W Cocke wrote:
>
>> >> On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 11:12:42 -0500, Felix Miata <UgaddaBkidding.due2UCE@dev.nul> wrote:
>
>> >> >http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO.html was last updated April 2000,
>> >> >long before Samba v3. V3 has broken much of what used to work between
>> >> >OS/2 and Linux, and, from what I hear, even between Linux and windoze.
>> >> >Does anyone know a modern substitute for this HOWTO that takes into
>> >> >account changes in Samba 3? Is anyone here working on an update to it?
>> >> >I'm willing to help test and troubleshoot to make that happen. I'm tired
>> >> >of being stuck on SuSE 8.2, the last distro I've been able to make
>> >> >coexist happily with OS/2. :-(
>
>> >> It's still working fine here.
>
>> >Exactly what is working fine? Please share your config files.
>
>> An OS/2 workstation connected to a linux server via samba.
>> Been working for more than a year with no problems or changes. First
>> set up in Redhat 9 (gods know what samba version, 2.something,
>> probably), thru SuSE 9.1, and now with SuSE 9.2 (Samba 3.0.7-4) The
>> OS/2 side is warp 4.52, but I see no reason why eCS or Warp Server
>> would be a problem here - warp peer has been stable since Warp 3.
>
>> You might also see the back issues of OS/2 Magazine - I wrote several
>> articles on how to network linux and OS/2 using samba and NFS. They
>> both work fine.
>
>I guess I'm even more confused than ever. The only significance between
>my and your IBMLAN.INI makes me wonder why yours works. You have
>wrkservices = ,MESSENGER, but not PEER.
>
>I tried a smb.conf based upon yours, but that didn't help:
>
> NET2758: The system cannot connect to the server.
> For more information, type HELP NET2758.
>
>NET2758 is a USERID/PASSWORD mismatch.
>
>I wasn't really interested in using OS/2 as client to a Linux samba
>server, unless I cannot figure out why NFS for that purpose is not
>working. It seems like there must be some other configuration files to
>consider?

Sorry for the delay - it's REALLY been one of those weeks. As for
your confusion, I can't really help much. The ibmlan.ini file
previously posted came from a running system that copies a file from a
linux server every 30 minutes via warp peer, so I'm forced to admit
that it looks like it's working just fine.

For the record, if you tell the kernel nfs server in suse 9.1 and
above to NOT use nfs v.4 (I forget the syntax offhand, check man mount
and man nfs), it should work just fine. A painfully detailed howto on
doing either is available here
http://www.catherders.com/Notebook-Mike/notebook-tech.html
You'll need to dig around a bit, that page keeps growing and I haven't
yet been bothered to reorganize it), or here -
http://www.os2voice.org
Just do a search of the archives on my last name - it's in there
somewhere.

By the way, from the error message you posted above, your current
problem looks like you have not created a sambe ID to match your OS/2
user ID.

And lastly, I know you'd prefer that I reply via email, but without a
valid email ADDRESS, it's not easy. I use my real email address and
rely instead on postfix/spamassassin/amavisd-new/clam/f-prot. My
daily spam received is around .5 and I don't have to fool around with
people unable to email me.

Mike- 

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