[Samba] Small Problem has me Pulling my Hair out

[Joel Hammer]

You are still making this too complicated. Get rid of the valid users.
What is the name of the person who logs onto the windows box?
If it isn't maisis, you won't be able to connect, I believe.
If you don't use guest ok = yes, you will have to get the user/password situation
sorted out before you can connect to the share.

Joel

On Mon, Sep 16, 2002 at 10:30:39PM -0500, William Daugherty wrote:
> 
> Well I am having some positive reactions here.  I finally scrapped the 
> 2.2.1.a version that was preinstalled with RedHat and downloaded the 
> binaries for 2.2.5-1 and I am looking a little bit better after installing 
> the version.
> 
> I am now able to connect to the Samba server with the smbclient locally on 
> the server.  However, I am still unable to get access to the samba server 
> form a windows client.   Get the standard rude blurp and "The nework path 
> \\pen-pen\maisis could not be found."   From the windows client it does 
> again appear in the FICMX workgroup but with no available shares.  Here is a 
> copy of my new "smb.conf".   I really am thankful for all your responses.  
> The share I was able to connect to with the local smbclient on the samba 
> server was "maisis"
> 
> ===========================
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from localhost.fictx.net (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2002/09/16 19:21:16
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
>         workgroup = FICMX
>         log file = /var/log/samba/log/%m
>         security = user
> 
> [homes]
>         comment = %u's Home Directory
>         browseable = no
>         read only = no
> 
> [maisis]
>         comment = Cool Guy's Test Directory
>         path = /home/maisis
>         readonly = no
>         valid users = maisis
> ===========================
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Bill
> 
> 
> >From: Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com>
> >To: William Daugherty <maisis00 at msn.com>, samba at lists.samba.org
> >Subject: Re: [Samba] Small Problem has me Pulling my Hair out
> >Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:14:30 -0400
> >
> >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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