Re: [Samba] users/passwds

[Rodger Haynes]

Note: the mksmbpasswd creates the users in the smbpasswd file that match your system users, but it doesn't convert the passwords (at least when I did it)  - you then have to go in and enter the passwords using the smbpasswd command.

Frank Matthieß wrote:

Donnerstag den 19.09.2002 um 16:19 CEST  +0200, schrieb P. Jourdan:
  

Could somebody please explain just how one is supposed to set up samba 
users, groups and passwords so connections can be established to Win2k 
clients to connect to FBSD samba server for file sharing and to use cups 
for printing.

I am afraid that the manuals and config files and various examples I have 
found on the Internet are quite confusing.

How is the Windows username/passord related to samba access? Must the same 
username/password be created with smbpasswd?
    

You have to make sure that you create unix user and groups, that should
be used by samba/windows client.

For the first time it's easier to generate from your actual passwd the
corresponding smbpasswd:

cat  /etc/passwd  |  /usr/sbin/mksmbpasswd  > /etc/samba/smbpasswd

  

What users/groups need to exist or be created on the Unix machine? Are any 
created automatically by samba installation?
    

samba itself runs as root, but switch to the assigned windows/unix user,
to make sure to access with the correct rights.


  

What users/groups need to be set up for "guest" access?
    

It's up to you, which unix user would be the "guest". But hopefully not
"root".

  

What is the difference between smb.conf entries "public = yes (or no)" and 
"guest ok = yes (or no)"?
    

man smb.conf

and last but not least:

http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-HOWTO-Collection.html