Samba Share with XP

[Knexo10]

I'm very new to Linux and I'm having trouble setting up a share between Linux and Windows XP pro.

I have run samba and set it up as best as I can figure out.

I can see the Samba share in Network places on the XP Machine but when I try and access the share I get

"\\Samba is not accessible. You might not have premission to use this network resource...."

I can ping from the XP machine to the Linux Machine and Ping the other way as well.
I have the I.P addresses set up as 192.168.0.1 for the XP and 192.168.0.3 for the Linux.

The smb.conf file is as follows

[global]
workgroup = FENNU
netbious name = Samba
encrypt passwords = yes

[homes]
read only = no
browseable = no

[data]
path = /data
browseable = yes
public = yes

That is my whole smb.conf file. Is it missing anything that will stop my share of the data directory working?

I have added the same user login to both the xp machine and the Linux Machine.
Username: Admin
Password: xxxx (for both)

Also I have added the password to samba for the user Admin by running

smbpasswd

Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong. It seems like I'm close because I can see the share but not Actually get into it makes me think that it is a permissions problem.

Oh yeah the XP machine is in a Workgroup FENNU

Help please.

 

[bluegroper]

As usual, see

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

Or maybe even post this in the samba forum.
forum865

 

[bluegroper]

I should have asked for a star for that.

 

[Knexo10]

Thanks for the Link to the Troubleshooting bluegroper.

I now have a question that looking through that doc has brought up.

It says that I should be able to ping by the computer name as well as the IP address. I don't seem to be able to do this.

The Document says that this would be a DNS config error.

How do I setup the DNS on the XP machine to fix this and how do I set the DNS up on the Linux Machine.

 

[smah]

Try adding these lines to the global section of your samba.conf:

smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd #or wherever it actually is
security = user

 

[QatQat]

you must add the user to Samba as well,


smbpasswd -a username

(where username is the same one you created before in linux and XP)

then type

smbpasswd username <enter>

change password.

Adding a user to Linux does not mean creating that user to Samba as well


It is also good to add these lines to the smb.conf if you don't have a Windows PDC


local master = yes
OS level = 64

and set the home directories to browsable, it will be very good for your private stuff. Samba will match your credentials when you connect from a XP box to the password file you have created with the command above and give access to the right home directory only.

Finally
bluegroper, asking for stars is a bad, bad thing to do expecially if you don't give a good answer.

Bye


Qatqat The reason why my girlfriend can read my thoughts is because mine are properly written! (G.Lepore)