Samba conf file what should it look like

[Pecks]

I am new to both Linux and samba. I am running red hat on my machine and i have samba version 2.2.1a on it. I was wondering if some one would show me what a working version of the smb.conf file looked like. I am trying to set up a server and I can see the work group and I can enter a password but it does not except it. I know that windows machines send an encrypted password, but what I want to know is in the smb.conf file how do I get Linux to accept the password?

Any help would set me in good stead, I would thank you all for any help at all.

 

[smah]

Here's a simple sama.conf for a windows workgroup situation. Note that this allows null (blank) passwords and that I'm using the username map.

[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
load printers = yes
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
username map = /etc/samba/user.map
null passwords = yes
hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127.0.0.1
encrypt passwords = yes
dns proxy = no
netbios name = Drake
printing = cups
server string = Samba Server %v
workgroup = Engineering
printcap name = lpstat
security = user
preferred master = no
max log size = 50

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
browseable = no
guest ok = yes
writable = no
printable = yes
create mode = 0700
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
[print$]
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
write list = @adm root

[pdf-generator]
path = /var/tmp
guest ok = No
printable = Yes
comment = PDF Generator (only valid users)
#print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf file path win_path recipient IP &
print command = /usr/share/samba/scripts/print-pdf %s ~%u \\\\\\\\%L\\\\%u %m %I &


As for your password problem - you have created samba users, correct? Also, not all versions of Windows encrypt passwords- I'm sure 95 does not and maybe 98.

 

[hoffi42]

I've been having the same problem, and I'm also new to both Linux and Samba. How would i go about checking whether I have created Samba users? And if I hadnt, how can I create new ones?

Thanks,
Thorsten

 

[smah]

To find out if you have already created users, look in /etc/samba/ at the files smbpasswd and smbusers - if you don't see any normal user names, you haven't created any. To create samba users as root use:

smbpasswd [options] [username] [password]

For more info about the options, look in the documentation for smbpassword.

 

[robertomason]

What is your setup. What OS is/are your workstation/s using. Do you have one Linux box running samba or do you have more then one?

See tread:thread865-438500

The link brings you to an IBM web page that describes how to set up a Domain Server.

 

[bluegroper]

See also

http://au1.samba.org/samba/ftp/docs/Samba24Hc13.pdf