NT user has problems connecting to Samba directory

[Randal Jew]

Sorry about that (copy and paste mistake).  The definition for the twocopies
is the same as the one
for cdwriter (both of these are having problems, data is okay):

>[twocopies]
>        comment = Luminexs HotFolder Drive-Prints two copies
>        path = /opt/hf/twocopies/archive
>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>        writeable = Yes

Thanks!
Randal Jew
WindRiver
408-542-1836
Email: randal.jew at windriver.com

-----Original Message-----
From: David Bannon [mailto:D.Bannon at latrobe.edu.au]
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 4:27 PM
To: Randal Jew; samba-ntdom at us4.samba.org
Cc: rjew at isi.com
Subject: Re: NT user has problems connecting to Samba directory


Randal,

I might be missing something but I cannot see a share defined in your
smb.conf called 'twocopies'. And thats exactly what the error message is
telling you, the system cannot see a share by that name either !

David


At 02:57 PM 30/08/2000 -0700, Randal Jew wrote:
>I had initially setup Samba version 2.07 on a Solaris 2.7 server (cdworld).
>It was working fine for about a month.  Now it is broken and I don't
>know what changed to break it.  NT users can no longer access one of the
shared
>Samba drive from the Solaris server.  However, they can access the other
>shared directory on the same Samba server. They get the following error
trying
>to connect:
>
>\\cdworld\twocopies
>The network name cannot be found.
>
>However, they can access another shared directory on the same Solaris box:
>\\cdworld\data  works fine.  But they can write into it.  The directory
>permission is 775 with both user in the same group that owns the directory.
>
>
>Here is what is set in the /opt/samba/lib/smb.conf file:
>
># Global parameters
>[global]
>        workgroup = CDDOM
>        netbios name = CDWORLD
>        server string = Samba %v on (%L)
>        security = user
>        encrypt passwords = yes
>        smb passwd file = /etc/opt/samba/private/smbpasswd
>        max log size = 1000
>        domain master = Yes
>        nis homedir = yes
>        homedir map = /etc/auto_home
>
>[data]
>        comment = Data Drive
>        path = /export/home/samba/data
>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>        writeable = Yes
>
>[cdwriter]
>        comment = Luminexs HotFolder Drive
>        path = /opt/hf/cdwriter/archive
>        valid users = rjew, davidj
>        writeable = Yes
>
>The smbpasswd exist in /etc/opt/samba/private with the two users.
>The only other info is that we are using NIS too.
>
>Any help is appreciated.
>
>
>Thanks!
>
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>Randal Jew
>Wind River
>201 Moffett Park Drive
>Sunnyvale, CA 94089
>
>Phone # : (408) 542-1836
>Fax #   : (408) 542-1966
>
>Email : randal.jew at windriver.com
>Web   : http://www.windriver.com
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