hi, the file smbusers is just for this purpose. Ohad. On Wed, 29 Mar 2000, Omer Efraim wrote: > Iftach Hyams wrote: > > > > About the user name problem : > > Since I have to log on to the NT machine in a specific user, > > and my Linux user name is different, I have just added this > > user name into my /etc/passwd. > > Now you have two options - > > either define it a totally new user (it is O.K. if you like it to > > access a predefined shared directory), or assign the same > > user I.D. (and probably home directory) as the original Linux > > user name. > > The multiple usernames on the same user I.D. give you > > exactly the same permission. When parsing user I.D. back > > to username, the first occurance in the file will be the output. > > Just try it and write ls -l. To see what I mean. > > Those are two options. Unfurtunately, IMO, both of > which are not the right solution. > > The right solution is to use Samba's built-in > username map. It's there for a reason. > > -- > "You will now die. Make whatever rituals are necessary for your species." > - Ur-Quan, Kohr-Ah > > ================================================================= > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
