Joe, There is one thing you will learn about Linux: always read the docs, etc. ;)
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash) # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a # # for commentary and a ; for parts of the config file that you # may wish to enable ... ;[homes] ; comment = Home Directories ; browseable = yes ... ; valid users = %S ... ; writable = yes Take out the semi-colons and try again. There are lots of other settings you can enable in that file. Good luck! John Hebert ----- Original Message ---- From: Joe Fruchey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: general at brlug.net Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:31:53 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba I'm good for tools... I've been using PuTTY from the get-go for SSH, and I've been using WinSCP for SFTP today. I wish I had known about that before... I'm attaching my smb.conf. Like I said, I got the configuration instructions from some site, so I don't really know what I did... On 11/10/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote: > Good point, Petri. > > Another great little set of SSH tools is Putty: > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html > > It provides the psftp.exe and pscp.exe command line tools, as well as a nice > little GUI SSH client. They do a great job, are small and require no install. > > John Hebert > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Petri Laihonen <pietu at weblizards.net> > To: general at brlug.net > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:45:15 AM > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba > > There is no need to install cygwin in order to get unix tools in windows. > There are several packages of most needed ones ported to winblows. > > here is one package. > http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ > > www.sysinternals.com had a very good collection of unix tools. However > it seems like they are not as easy to get anymore as microsoft bought > the company and spread the collection into multiple single programs. > (not convenient to acquire anymore....) > > Petri > > John Hebert wrote: > > You can also install CygWin (http://www.cygwin.com) to get Unix tools on > > Windows. > > > > Send us your smb.conf if it is not too big so we can take a look at it. > > > > John Hebert > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> > > To: Joe Fruchey <general at brlug.net> > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 8:45:49 AM > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba > > > > That's it. > > > > If you are using Windows at home use WinSCP. Otherwise, use scp or > > sftp from the Linux or UNIX command-line. > > > > --- > > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > Author: > > "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > > "Spam Fighting and Email Security in the 21st Century" > > > > Download your free copies: > > http://www.puryear-it.com/publications.htm > > > > > > Friday, November 10, 2006, 8:22:17 AM, you wrote: > > > > > >> Sorry... > >> > > > > > >> I *did* create a samba user, and I can log in with those credentials, > >> I just don't see any shares after doing so. > >> > > > > > >> As for ftp, sftp sounds like the way to go. I have ssh running on the > >> server, and I can login with it from home... what more do I need for > >> sftp? > >> > > > > > >> Thanks. > >> > > > > > > > > > >> On 11/9/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote: > >> > >>> Joe, > >>> > >>> I think you are leaving out a few important details. > >>> > >>> First, I assume you mean you have a Linux server at work, correct? And > >>> that you also have a Windows XP workstation at work that you use to > >>> connect to your Linux server at work. Do you have Windows XP Pro or > >>> Windows XP Home. They are different. > >>> > >>> Finally, you want to get to your Linux server from a PC at your home. > >>> > >>> Is this all correct? > >>> > >>> If this is true, then you also need to tell us if you are using a > >>> router/firewall in between your work and home computers and your > >>> respective Internet connections at each location. If not, you should be. > >>> > >>> I don't recommend that you use FTP over the Internet, as FTP sends > >>> passwords in clear text and can be intercepted. It is more secure to use > >>> SFTP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_file_transfer_protocol). > >>> > >>> Also, concerning your Samba configuration; you probably just need to > >>> create the Samba accounts. Samba has its own password database in > >>> addition to your local server password database. > >>> > >>> Do this: > >>> 'smbpasswd -a username' where username is your Linux username and is also > >>> the same username on your Windows XP workstation. You may need to create > >>> a new user on your Linux server to match your Windows XP box. Make sure > >>> the passwords match exactly. > >>> > >>> Then, restart samba, and try accessing your Linux server from your > >>> Windows XP box again. > >>> > >>> Good luck! > >>> > >>> John Hebert > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ---- > >>> From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com> > >>> To: general at brlug.net > >>> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2006 9:14:47 PM > >>> Subject: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba > >>> > >>> okay, I've done the following... > >>> > >>> aptitude install samba smbfs proftpd > >>> > >>> I edited the smb.conf like some site told me to to allow access to my > >>> home dir, but it didn't work. If I type \\wiki from my XP box at work, > >>> I get a login prompt, I log in, but all I see is a 'Printers and > >>> Faxes' share. What gives? > >>> > >>> And while Samba is great for at work, I'd like ftp for when I'm at > >>> home. What more do I have to do with proftpd beyond the install? If I > >>> try to ftp from work, I get an 'unknown error,' and from home, I > >>> get... > >>> > >>> Connected to wiki.lafourche.k12.la.us. > >>> Connection closed by remote host. > >>> > >>> Any thoughts? > >>> > >>> Joe > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> General mailing list > >>> General at brlug.net > >>> http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> ____________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> Want to start your own business? > >>> Learn how on Yahoo! 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