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From: samba at samba.anu.edu.au <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
To: Multiple recipients of list <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
Date: Sunday, November 01, 1998 1:24 AM
Subject: SAMBA digest 1861
> SAMBA Digest 1861
>
>For information on unsubscribing see http://samba.anu.edu.au/listproc
>Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) Re: Anyone resolved "failed to lock SMB passwd file"?
> by "Robert Dahlem" <Robert.Dahlem at frankfurt.netsurf.de>
> 2) Debugging Help?
> by "John D. Hays" <jhays at Hays.ORG>
> 3) MS Word 97 and Samba 1.9.18p10
> by "Whiffen, Richard" <whiffen at ici.org>
> 4) Q about files
> by "Igor Colovic" <cigor at EUnet.yu>
> 5) Problem with domain controller & win98
> by "Hans Eichbaum" <hans at nosferatu.horizon.nl>
>
>----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:17:47 +0100
>From: "Robert Dahlem" <Robert.Dahlem at frankfurt.netsurf.de>
>To: "Multiple recipients of list" <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>,
"samba at rollingthunder.demon.co.uk" <samba at rollingthunder.demon.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: Anyone resolved "failed to lock SMB passwd file"?
>Message-ID: <199810311024.LAA28332 at beach.frankfurt.netsurf.de>
>
>Anthony,
>
>On Sat, 31 Oct 1998 11:05:18 +1100, Anthony Ord wrote:
>
>>Another thing, the reply-to line should be changed to the mailing
>>list. As it stands, if someone has a problem and you reply to it, by
>>default only that person receives the answer. The mailing list as a
>>whole do not.
>
>I dont think so. I personally always use my mailers function "reply to all
>recipients" when answering a mailing-list message. So my answer makes it to
the
>list and to the original sender. The original sender gets it as fast as
possible
>even if (s)he receives it in the digest form.
>
>Its just a question of discipline ...
>
>>If need be, perhaps a new mailing list called "samba-answers" should be
set up,
>>and the "Reply-To:" line set to that.
>
>This would be nothing but another FAQ list with the disadvantage of
messages just
>disappering in its archives. The "SP3/Win98 case" is mentioned in the FAQ
and
>every question coming up here just proves that those cool guys dont read
it. Be
>sure: they dont even read the archives, they just post to the list. :-(
>
>Hasta la vista,
> Robert
>
>--
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>Robert.Dahlem at frankfurt.netsurf.de
>Radio Bornheim - 2:2461/332 at fidonet +49-69-4930830 (ZyX, V34)
> 2:2461/326 at fidonet +49-69-94414444 (ISDN X.75)
>---------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 10:48:58 -0800
>From: "John D. Hays" <jhays at Hays.ORG>
>To: <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
>Subject: Debugging Help?
>Message-ID: <000901be04ff$1e1951e0$28bae7c0 at vision.hays.org>
>
>
>
>I need your help in trying to figure out a strange error.
>
>On our household LAN we have a Linux server running SAMBA (RedHat 4.1,
>Kernel 2.0.35, Samba Version 1.9.18p8). There are 4 WinDoze boxes that
>normally are connected. (Vision - Win98, Gecko - Win98, Mobius - Win98, and
>Maker - Win95)
>
>Linux (The Server - Original Name, Huh?) has an HP LaserJet IIIP
>w/Postscript cartridge on it. There are filters which switch it between
PCL
>and Postscript depending on the printer name (lp_raw is good for
dos/windows
>PCL).
>
>Vision, my primary workstation is able connect to the printer service on
>Linux and use the LaserJet. This seems to work, regardless of who is
logged
>into this workstation (we are using the NT domain logon feature in Samba).
>Vision also has a locally connected HP DeskJet 722C.
>
>Gecko, Mobius, and Maker can all print to the DeskJet connected to Vision,
>but whenever they try to print to the LaserJet on Linux they get an error.
>They all are using the same NT domain as Vision. They do see the
printer(s)
>off of Linux in the Network Neighborhood.
>
>Where should I look to fix the problem?
>
>from smb.conf:
>
>[global]
> load printers = Yes
> min print space = 0
> print command = lpr -r -P%p %s
> print ok = No
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> printer driver = NULL
>
>
>[printers]
> browseable = yes
> printable = yes
> public = no
> writable = no
> create mode = 0700
> path = /usr/spool/smbprint
>
>
>John
>jhays at hays.org
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 14:44:48 -0500
>From: "Whiffen, Richard" <whiffen at ici.org>
>To: "'samba at samba.anu.edu.au'" <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
>Subject: MS Word 97 and Samba 1.9.18p10
>Message-ID: <2315A1936E0BD211A36400A0C9D18B01273BFB at mail-2.ici.org>
>
>
>Hello all,
> We're having some odd issues with samba and MS Word (And presumable the
>rest of the office suite, but I haven't checked) running on NT 4.0 sp3.
>
>MS Word doesn't seem to obey the umask settings:
>create mask = 0775
>directory mask = 0775
>
>When a new word document is created, it is given -rwxrw-r-instead of the
>-rwxrwxr-x I'm expecting. I'm not sure whats happening there.
>Here's the weird part... Some times word considers documents Read Only,
even
>though they own the file in Unix, and its mode is 0664. It doesn't seem to
>make any sense. When go into the command line and chmod 775 the file, it
>works fine. And, on top of that, it usually happens to the same people,
and
>I have a difficult time replicating the problem with any one else. The 664
>mode should be fine, for most things from a unix perspective, but for some
>reason, Word/NT doesn't like it. The most common problem is the secretary
>will open the "bosses" file and make some changes. Since they're both in
>the same unix group, and the RW permission for the group is set, there
>shouldn't be a problem. After making changes, the secretary tries to save
>and it they get a permissions error. If I check the mode of the file, its
>764 (rwxrw-r--) From the unix shell, they can interact with each others
>data via the group permission just fine.
>
>So, has anyone else seen this kind of behavior, and is there a solution?
>
>We're running Solaris 2.6 with samba-1.9.18p10 compiled with GCC 2.8.1.
>
>
>--
>Rich Whiffen
>Investment Company Institute
>1401 H street NW
>Washington, DC 20005
>PH:(202) 326 - 5992
>FX:(202) 218 - 3565
>whiffen at ici.org <mailto:whiffen at ici.org>
>http://www.ici.org <http://www.ici.org>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 09:25:23 +0100
>From: "Igor Colovic" <cigor at EUnet.yu>
>To: <samba at samba.anu.edu.au>
>Subject: Q about files
>Message-ID: <01be04a8$01193a80$0200a8c0 at big>
>
>I have a Question about files and smb.conf option browsable.
>
>I have setup one public share(witch is diving me some trouble).
>
>This is what this trouble is:
>On that share all users save public files from win95 or win98.
>On login script is executed witch using net use map this share to drive P:
>
>When someone delete files, or save new files on P: disk, some of
users(after
>refresh or logout/login)
>do not see new files, but see old deleted files.
>
>She setup in smb.comf is something like this
>[public]
> Comment = public files
> path = /services/smb/public
> browsable = yes
> public = yes
>
>
>What is hepening.
>(The option in NN is not Quick log on, and disk map is not set to reconect
>on login, we use script for that)
>
>This is not the case with other shares.
>
>
>___________________________________________________
>Igor Colovic Linux Users Group Yugoslavia (LUGY)
>LUGY home page: http://www.linux.org.yu
>Europe, Yugoslavia, Belgrade
>cigor at EUnet.yu
>DeplhiPro at yahoo.com
>ICQ# 16921517
>
>
>
>------------------------------
>
>Date: Sat, 31 Oct 1998 22:58:58 +0100
>From: "Hans Eichbaum" <hans at nosferatu.horizon.nl>
>To: <samba at anu.edu.au>
>Subject: Problem with domain controller & win98
>Message-ID: <000b01be0519$d60314c0$2a6dc1c3 at dracula.nosferatu.horizon.nl>
>
>Hi there,
>
>I set up my samba that it acts as a domain controller,
>when i start network neigborhood and click on the linux system and select
>netlogon ([NETLOGON] entry in smb.conf) i first
>had the problem with windows 98 that my password always was
>wrong. i fixed this with a registry setting (something with plaintext), now
>this part works.
>Now i configured my windows 98 for using a domain-server, and again i have
a
>password problem!!
>I don't know how to fix it ? (again a registry entry?)
>i'm using 1.9.18p8
>
>this is my smb.conf :
>
>[global]
>workgroup = NOSFERATU
>guest account = nobody
>serverstring = Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 Hamm
>#netbios name = Freesystems
>guest ok = yes
>printing = bsd
>share modes = yes
>wins support = yes
>domain logons = yes
>logon script = login.bat
>
>[netlogon]
> path = /home/netlogon
> writeable = no
> guest ok = no
>
>[homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> browseable = no
> read only = yes
> create mode = 0777
>
>
>
>bye,
>
>Hans Eichbaum
>
>
>
>
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>
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