[Samba] Accessing Shares with WXP Pro

[Ryan Novosielski]

You probably will be helped by "username map=" if you don't want to change
whatever your username is on the XP machine. This will easily allow you
map whatever the username on the XP machine is to whatever username you
want to be using to access the files on the Samba server. The format of
the username map file is UNIXUser = "Windows User" (a bit backward in my
opinion). Maybe "map to guest=" would be useful as well...

Also... for "valid users" under the [homes] share you have... does %S mean
"homes" or "username" in this case?

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On Thu, 24 Jul 2003, Joel Hammer wrote:

> What are your security concerns? If you have none,
> try in global:
> guest account = ftp (assuming this user exists on your linux server)
> and in your share put:
> guest ok = yes
>
> If you really really have NO security concerns, guest account = root
> would be fine too.
>
> About the user name. I believe windows always uses the name you logged in
> with.
>
> Joel
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 24, 2003 at 09:29:55AM -0500, James Bear wrote:
> > Let me rephrase my question:
> >
> > How do I access shares with WXP Pro.  I don't want to be part of a
> > domain.  I just want to be able to search for the server from the
> > computer, map a network drive to a share, and then life will be good.
> >
> > With that said, right now I can find the server.  I can double-click it.
> >  But what comes up is a login box that only lets me put in a password.
> >  The username is already set to /servername/Guest
> >
> > Here is my samba.conf:
> >
> > # Samba config file created using SWAT
> > # from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
> > # Date: 2003/07/23 11:16:35
> >
> > # Global parameters
> > [global]
> >     netbios name = WALDO
> >     netbios aliases = waldo
> >     server string = where is
> >     security = SHARE
> >     passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> >     passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> >     log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> >     socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
> >     preferred master = Yes
> >     domain master = Yes
> >     dns proxy = No
> >     wins support = Yes
> >     default service = homes
> >     printing = cups
> >
> > [homes]
> >     comment = Home Directories
> >     valid users = %S
> >     read only = No
> >     create mask = 0664
> >     directory mask = 0775
> >
> > [printers]
> >     comment = All Printers
> >     path = /var/spool/samba
> >     valid users = bear
> >     printable = Yes
> >     postscript = Yes
> >     browseable = No
> >
> > Can somebody help?
> >
> > --
> >
> > James Bear
> > www.montpelier.k12.nd.us
> >
> > God is good...all the time.
> >
> >
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