Derek Jennings wrote: > It looks like you have missed out a few steps. > The simplest way to configure Samba is to use 'Webmin' If it not already > running install the webmin rpm and then in a browser url enter > https://localhost:10000 (note https !!) accept the certificate you are > presented with and log on as username root. > > In webmin select > > Servers>SambaWindows File sharing>ConvertUnix users to Samba users (at > bottom of page) > Select convert users then Edit users. Delete any user which got converted > you did not want, and for any user you do want edit them and select 'new > password' and give them the password Windows users must offer when trying to > access a share. > > Go back to the page headed 'Samba Share Manager' if the shared folder you > created before is listed then edit it, if not create a new shared folder. > Select if the folder is browsable, and also set up any security you desire on > that folder. (Might be a good idea to start with little security until you > get it working) > > BTW: The special share called 'homes' will make the home directory of any > user who logs into Samba shared. > > > Go back to Global Configuration 'Windows Networking options' > enter the correct windows workgroup name > > Now go back to 'Samba share Manager' and restart samba (botton of page) > Your Samba shares should now be visible to windows machines, and the > passwords should be accepted. > > > To see the Windows computers in Linux I recommend komba2 It gives you a GUI > very like 'Network Neughbourhood' in Windows. Any folder you mount using > komba2 will appear in konqueror at ~/komba/ > > HTH > > derek > > > > > On Monday 27 May 2002 11:34 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > >>Running on Mdk 8.2, in a triple boot with W2K and Win98. >> >>If I am to progress at all I must be able to work while the rest of the >>family are on the LAN. That is, 1 W2K m/c and 2 Win98 m/cs. I need to >>share a FAT32 directory, identified in Linux as /mnt/win_d2/Public, and >>to make my m/c the gateway for ICS. >> >>I requested Samba and ICS when installing, so I'm fairly sure all >>necessary services will be installed. >> >>I have created users on my Linux partition, giving them the same name >>and password as they use on the Win m/cs. I have entered Samba >>passwords. Then, using Micky's PC for testing, I checked to see what >>was happening. >> >>I can see Anne_linux in Network Neighbourhood. Clicking on it shows me >>my 2 CUPS printer setups and a folder called Homes. Clicking on this >>asks for a password - and I can go no further. >> >> From my Linux screen I can see Micky/Public from Control Centre/Mount >>Points. >> >>1) What did I do wrong? >> >>2) How should I have entered Micky into the Samba Users Config. file? >>I just put 'Micky = Micky users', assuming that it had something to do >>with the groups she belongs to. If it is, do I need to add all the groups? >> > > > > >>3) If I try to see Micky/Public under Konq I get 'cannot connect to >>host localhost'. When I get the other problems sorted out will this >>disappear, or is it a totally separate problem? >> > > You need to install and configure LISa for this to work. I think you will > find komba2 is nicer/easier. > > > > >>TIA >> >>Anne >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
Fell at the first fence! I logged in as root, located Webmin on the DVD, installed the four failed dependencies, then installed webmin. Fired up Mozilla, typed in https://localhost:10000 and got back error message connection refused trying to connect to localhost:10000 or words to that effect. What did I forget? Anne
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