[Samba] Small Problem has me Pulling my Hair out

[Joel Hammer]

This is still a lot more complicated than my smb.conf.
How about something like:
[global]
     guest account = ftp (or whatever, root works fine but is insecure!)

[sharename]
     path = /path/to/share
     guest ok = yes
     read only = no
    

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 08:16:36PM -0500, William Daugherty wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am sorry to write into you guys so late but I am baffled here.  I had this 
> SAMBA server blasting along a month ago with a DOMAIN at my NOC in Austin.  
> Then I brought it to a new site and it no worky.  Yes, the DOMAIN is 
> different and I have been battling all day to reconfigure this thing to the 
> domain.  I have lost the battle and have reverted to basic configs which 
> still do not work.  I could use a second or third set of eyes because 
> regardless of what I do I can not seem to see what the frell is wrong here.
> 
> I have dropped back to the most basic of configs because I am going nuts.  
> Here is a copy of my smb.conf
> ================
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from localhost.fictx.net (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2002/09/16 18:10:57
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>        workgroup = FICMX
>        name = pen-pen
> 
> [homes]
>        comment = Home Directories
>        guest ok = yes
>        path = \home
>        valid users = root %S
>        read only = no
> ====================
> 
> 
> Very simple.  I need to see what shares are available so I do the following 
> at the UNIX command.
> 
> to see the available hosts and I get the following output.
> 
> ====================
> [root at pen-pen samba]#smbclient -L pen-pen
> added interface ip=10.2.5.10 bcast=10.2.5.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> Password:
> Anonymous login successful
> Domain=[FICMX] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]
> 
>        Sharename      Type      Comment
>        ---------      ----      -------
>        homes          Disk      Home Directories
>        IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (Samba 2.2.1a)
>        ADMIN$         Disk      IPC Service (Samba 2.2.1a)
> 
>        Server               Comment
>        ---------            -------
>        PEN-PEN              Samba Server
> 
>        Workgroup            Master
>        ---------            -------
>        FICMX                PEN-PEN
> ====================
> 
> So it tells me that the share "homes" is available but when I attempt to 
> connect for a test I receive the following.
> 
> ====================
> [root at pen-pen samba]#smbclient //pen-pen/homes
> added interface ip=10.2.5.10 bcast=10.2.5.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> Password:
> Anonymous login successful
> Domain=[FICMX] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.1a]
> tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an invalid share 
> name)
> ====================
> 
> I also get no appearance of the shares when I try to connect to it from a 
> windows clien.  I can see the machine pen-pen existing in the workgroup 
> FICMX but that is it.  It shows that there are no shares available.
> 
> Any thoughts other than eat a gun would be helpful. ;)  Thanks in avance.
> 
> Bill
> 
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