[Samba] Small Problem has me Pulling my Hair out
Joel Hammer
Joel at HammersHome.com
Tue Sep 17 03:15:01 GMT 2002
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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