On 12/8/2003 at 8:54 AM Al Yaemes wrote: >Ok, changed workgroup to match xp box..stopped and started samba. >usernames and passwords match. same problem...can navigate all the
way to "ddrive" but 0 files/0 directories..long/verbose explanations are not boring...they contain a lot of helpful information..especially when presented in plain English. I actually prefer long explanations :) *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** Al; You shouldn't be having these problems. If I understand you correctly, your Mandrake Box isn't seeing the files on your XP box, right? Ok, so we go through the process starting with the stupid questions, and working our way up from there. I ask you 2 or 3 questions, you check things out on the XP box, and we cross them off the list, until we find the answer, OK? Here goes,.... 1) Is it XP Home or Pro? 2) Are there files in the XP share ( ddrive ) ? 3) Can you COPY files from the Mandrake Box to the XP box ? 4) Why is the sky blue? Just Kidding - wanted to see if you were paying attention ! Grin! 5) Have you checked to see what permissions are set for the "ddrive" folder or hard disk? Note; In XP, you have to select permissions for each user, and you should be able to select the workgroup, add users in that group, and set permissions as well. Users in an XP group that ONLY belong to a group on that one PC are the only ones who have access permissions. If you right-click on the shared folder, and select "Sharing and Security" you should be able to find an applet window that lists the users who can access the shared folder. The list usually starts with the user "everyone", and at the bottom of the applet window you should see what permissions that this user has. Above the user list, should be a drop-down dialog box that shows the name of the computer. If you select the drop-down arrow, you'll also see the workgroup that you created ( IE; "Al's Worlkgroup" ). Select the workgroup your users belong to, and then look at the permissions. While you're at it, you can now add the user "Al" to the list and set some permissions for him. I know that sounds silly, but XP assigns different permissions to Al - an administrator on that PC, as opposed to Al - a member of the workgroup "MyGroup" ( just an example ), even though the workgroup "MyGroup" may exist on that PC. Wierd huh? You have to set new permissions for anyone who belongs to the workgroup "MyGroup", and it might be simpler to delete the share you made and create a new one. While you're at it, make sure that you go to Control Panel>Administrative Tools> Computer Management>Users and Groups, then create the new workgroup and add your user "Al" to that group. Then set permissions to the folder you want to share as I described above. Get back to me. Lanman
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