[Samba] Newby questions about using samba
William Lugg
luggw1 at risebroadband.net
Sat Nov 16 02:44:02 UTC 2019
I have Win10 Home.
>
> I read through the corresponding link and followed the instructions
> pretty much to the letter, just changing names, and removing guest
> access because I don't want it. When I test it using smbclient on the
> server, I get "Connection to data_server failed (Error
> NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL)".
>
> Here is my smb.conf:
> [global]
> log file = /var/log/samba/%m
> log level = 1
> workgroup = workgroup
>
> [guest]
> guest ok = no
>
> [data_server]
> path = /home/sambashare
> read only = no
> Everything else was completed as described at
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Standalone_Server.
>
> Any thoughts as to what I'm doing wrong or how I can troubleshoot this?
>
> Thanks
> Bill Lugg
>
>
>
> On 11/15/19 3:53 PM, Rowland penny via samba wrote:
>> On 15/11/2019 21:09, William Lugg via samba wrote:
>>> I'm a relatively new user to Samba. I'm running Linux Mint Silvia
>>> XFCE in a home environment on several machines and also have a Win10
>>> machine that's my media server. I'd like to be able to share files
>>> among all of the machines. The office machine is my primary machine
>>> where I do most of my work. I'd like to be able to put files I want
>>> to share in a shared location on the office machine and then access
>>> those files on the other machines.
>>>
>>> In the somewhat distant past (two or three years ago), I got Samba
>>> to work under Ubuntu and KDE doing what I described above, but I've
>>> not been able to reproduce it since moving to Mint and XFCE. I've
>>> been able to find some guides on the web that I think I've followed
>>> carefully, but they haven't yielded success for me. Part of my
>>> problem is a lack of understanding in regard to applying the right
>>> configuration to my situation. I'm a fairly savvy computer guy, but
>>> not so much in the networking arena - I know enough to get myself
>>> into trouble, I suppose. Reading the samba.org documentation, I'm
>>> just not sure where to start or which path to take to establish the
>>> correct configuration for my needs.
>>>
>>> So, If someone could help me understand the correct way to set up
>>> Samba to achieve my goals, I would be most appreciative. Links to
>>> guides and/or tutorials would be great as would a beginner's
>>> explanation of how it works for the home user.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for the help.
>>> Bill Lugg
>>>
>> This all sort of depends on how you want to run Samba and partially
>> on what the Win10 OS is, is it pro or home ?
>>
>> If you are setting up a new network, then, if it is Win 10 pro, you
>> could set up an AD domain, see here:
>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_an_Active_Directory_Domain_Controller
>>
>>
>> If it is Win10 Home, then you are stuck with a workgroup, so see here:
>>
>> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Setting_up_Samba_as_a_Standalone_Server
>>
>> I suggest you read those and then ask again ;-)
>>
>> Rowland
>>
>>
>>
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