Samba Server

zimbo · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: Samba Server

i just created my first simple file share between linux and windows.. but i seem to have run into a problem and im hitting brick walls trying to find a solution in the smb.conf

i can see the debian box from the windows machine i double click it and im asked for a password and username? but i didnt specify one during the configuration. i have tried a user and root and both fail.. any help or pointing in the right direction would be great

thanks guys!

zimbo · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject:

alright looks like i answered my own question... need to add a *samba* password for that user.

for those interested : http://www.samba.netfirms.com/index.htm

although i didnt use this it looks pretty good... Wink

koen · Beginner Joined: Sep 12, 2005 Posts: 224 Location: Belgium

run into a problem,
then find a way to fix it

my preferred way to learn Smile

looks like you're getting somewhere

zimbo · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject:

yip... i think i need to get a book or two.. looking at the 2 samba-3 books from the open source series.. downloaded the pdf's and they look good!

ramu31in · Beginner Joined: Mar 26, 2004 Posts: 10

all that you need is to create user and link it to samaba server

follow these steps

useradd smbuser
smbpasswd -a smbuser --> you will be prompted to enter password

now use the username as smbuser and password from the windows machine to connect to linux box

even you can link root user as samba user

smbpasswd -a root