[newbie] File Size Limit Exceeded? Samba install/configure
Well, I have installed Samba but there are a few problems. First, after installing Samba, which appeared to go fine, I could not run SWAT by entering localhost:901 into Konqourer. Localhost was not found. So I tried logging out and back in. Still no luck. Next, I started Terminal and su to root and edited the smb.config file. I closed the terminal for some reason, and when I came back to it I tried to again start a terminal session. When I su - root and entered my root password, I now get the error message File size limit exceeded and it won't let me become root. So I logged out of Linux, and logged back in as root. I opened a terminal, and proceeded to start Samba which looked like it worked. But when I entered smbclient -L localhost to see the available shares on my system ( instructions from http://www.mandrakeuser.org/docs/connect/index.html#ss ) it said connection refused. A couple of nights ago, I installed Bastille. I thought maybe the firewall was misconfigured and causing a problem. Since I am behind a (comparatively wimpy) hardware firewall in the form of a NetGear RT314 router anyway, I decided to just uninstall Bastille. Went to software manager, uninstalled Bastille, and all seemed to go well. But it did not help the above problems. I can not su to root and get the file size limit exceeded error when I try, and Samba can not connect to the localhost. Got to get to bed now, but any suggestions for tomorrow night would be much appreciated :) Thanks, Ron Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] File/Printer Sharing with Windows
Hi Dave, Wow, thanks for the detailed help! I'm going to try getting it set up tonight. Sorry for the lateness of the thanks, BTW, I wasn't at home last night and didn't get my email. Ron *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 10/22/2001 at 8:39 AM Dave Sherman wrote: Ron, Samba can do everything you need. It can act as a full-blown Primary Domain Controller, if you want (emulating an NT server). snip *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] File/Printer Sharing with Windows
I need to be able to have two-way file access with Windows machines on the same network as my Linux box. I also must be able to print from my Linux box to a printer connected to a Windows machine on the network. Someone suggested I look at Samba, but I'm having trouble finding how to install it. I'm pretty much a total newbie on Linux, so maybe some general help in this area would be helpful. What I have read about Samba so far seems to say that it is used for sharing files coming in and printers that are attached to the Linux machine, but I need two-way file sharing and the only printer is connected to a Windows machine and can not be moved. Will Samba do what I want or do I need to look elsewhere? Setup: two machines running Windows ME and one machine running Mandrake Linux 8.0 (the Power Pack boxed set if that matters), on a standard ethernet network connected through a NetGear RT314 router. The printer, a HP LaserJet 5p, is connected directly to one of the Windows machines and is shared for all machines on the network to use. All machines are also connected to the Internet through the router, which is connected to a 3Com 'tailfin' cable modem on a 768K/128K pipe. The Internet connection works fine under Linux, so I believe the network is setup and operating correctly on the Linux machine. Thanks for any help, Ron Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
