I finally got it to see my name, but it is still not letting the network see my files. What am I doing wrong in the SWAT program? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Sherman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mandrake-expert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 02, 2001 11:43 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Server
> On Sun, 2001-12-02 at 09:55, Robert Boggs wrote: > > Could someone tell me how to make MY files accessable to my network. I have > > samba working, in that I can mount any ot the other computers drives, > > however they still cannot see my drives. HILP, Please. I want to use 'Drake > > almost all of the time, however at this time, I cannot, due to my wife > > needing to access my 2 storeage drives. THANKS RB > > Robert, > > If you are wanting to create a simple public folder that is available to > all the users on your network, add this to your /etc/smb.conf file: > > # A publicly accessible directory > [public] > comment = Public Stuff > path = /home/public > public = yes > writable = yes > printable = no > valid users = dave, carrie > > Note that the directory /home/public must exist, and must have > read/write/execute permissions for for everyone: > chmod 777 /home/public > > This way, Samba users will be able to use it. > > For your "valid users", you must have Samba user accounts setup on the > Linux machine. In my case, "dave" and "carrie" are the actual linux user > accounts as well as the samba user accounts. If you don't know the > difference, I would recommend reading the Samba documentation included > with Samba. > > In any case, to create a Samba user account, as root: > smbadduser username > > The smbadduser script will walk you through setting up your user and > password, and this is the user name you will use in the "valid users" > section. They do not need to be the same as a real Linux user account, > although in my case they are the same. > > Dave > -- > consultant, n.: > Someone who knowns 101 ways to make love, but can't get a date. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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