Re: [SLE] Samba

16 Oct 2004

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Do i need winbind to be running ? smb and nmb are running ok.
No, not unless you are mapping NT Domains to Unix, see the following from
the samba site:

"Winbind is an nss switch module to map Windows NT Domain databases to Unix.

In combination with Samba and pam_ntdom, a Unix box will be able to
integrate straight into a full Windows NT Domain environment, without
needing a Unix Account database. "

If I understand your setup to be a simple file sharing setup, no PDC/BDC and
using smbpasswd authentication, then winbind isn't required.

Have you worked through the
/usr/share/doc/packages/samba/textdocs/DIAGNOSIS.TXT?

Where is your setup failing??

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marek Pawinski" <pawinski@webstorm.co.za>
To: "David Rankin" <drankin@cox-internet.com>
Cc: "suse" <suse-linux-e@suse.com>
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 11:56 PM
Subject: Re: [SLE] Samba
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David Rankin wrote:
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Marek, here is a working smb.conf built by hand that shows the basics.
Double check your permissions of /home and /home/group on your box. Why
are
you exporting all home directories?? Permission will kill you there
unless
the files are all owned by a common group. Also, your password
server=microsoft seems suspect. If it is a default samba install you are
using the smbpasswd file. So you have to make sure each user has a Linux
username/password (useradd) as well as a samba password (smbpasswd -a)
Make
sure the Linux and smbpasswd's are the same otherwise passwd chat won't
be
very happy. Anyway, here is my smb.conf:
Do i need winbind to be running ? smb and nmb are running ok.
This is what i tried, no luck yet. Something i am missing somewhere else ?
# Global parameters
[global]
         netbios name = microsoft
         workgroup = localdomain
         server string = Microsoft
         encrypt passwords = Yes
         update encrypted = Yes
         smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
         passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *success*
         passwd chat debug = Yes
         unix password sync = Yes
         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
         max log size = 50
         name resolve order = hosts lmhosts wins bcast
         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
         logon script = %U.bat
         domain logons = Yes
         time server = yes
         os level = 60
         preferred master = Yes
         domain master = Yes
         dns proxy = No
         wins support = Yes
         hosts allow = 192.168.0.1 localhost 192.168.0.2
         min print space = 2000
         load printers = yes
         printing = cups
         printcap name = cups
[Public]
         comment = Public Shares
         path = /home/pawinski/downloads
         valid users = @pawinski
         force group = pawinski
         admin users = pawinski
         writeable = Yes
         map archive = Yes
         inherit permissions = Yes
#[RankinFirm]
;        comment = Rankin Law Firm
;        path = /home/samba/rankin
;        valid users = @rankin
;        force group = rankin
;        admin users = david
;        writeable = Yes
;        map archive = Yes
;        inherit permissions = Yes
#[rbpllc]
;        comment = Rankin Bertin
;        path = /home/samba/rbpllc
;        valid users = @rankin
;        force group = rankin
;        admin users = david
;        writeable = Yes
;        map archive = Yes
;        inherit permissions = Yes
[homes]
         comment = Homes Directory
         writeable = Yes
         browseable = No
[printers]
         comment = The Printers
         path = /var/spool/samba
         guest ok = Yes
         public = Yes
         writeable = no
         printable = Yes
         browseable = no
Marek