[Samba] How to make samba server Master Browser on home lan

2007-07-06 Thread reader
On a lan with a linux samba server and several win XP pro machines, how can I make the samba server always be the `Master Browser'? -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba

[Samba] Re: Failed to find user using smbpasswd

2007-01-25 Thread reader
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Running Samba 23d on gentoo linux in vmware > > Trying to create passwd for smb users I get this error: > > Failed to find entry for user harry > > Where is samba looking? This user is in smbusers and /etc/passwd Please disregard... this turned out to be plain user id

[Samba] Failed to find user using smbpasswd

2007-01-25 Thread reader
Running Samba 23d on gentoo linux in vmware Trying to create passwd for smb users I get this error: Failed to find entry for user harry Where is samba looking? This user is in smbusers and /etc/passwd -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https:/

[Samba] Re: smbusers and root privs

2006-09-13 Thread reader
Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> "admin users" and "root" (usermap) parameters has a >>>special combination according to your security parameter, >>>it is documented in the smb.conf the different situations. >> >> The only mentions so `root' in my smb.conf.example ar

[Samba] Re: smbusers and root privs

2006-09-12 Thread reader
= /var/spool/samba browseable = no guest ok = yes writable = no printable = yes create mode = 0700 print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers. [print$] path = /var/lib/samba/printers browseable = yes read only = yes write list = @

[Samba] Re: smbusers and root privs

2006-09-11 Thread reader
Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 09/08/2006 08:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: >> Running samba-3.0.23c on Genoo linux >> >> Is it possible with smbusers to allow a windows user to have root >> privleges on a linux share? >> >> A stock install of samba on Gentoo end

[Samba] Re: smbusers and root privs

2006-09-11 Thread reader
Felipe Augusto van de Wiel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 09/08/2006 08:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu: >> Running samba-3.0.23c on Genoo linux >> >> Is it possible with smbusers to allow a windows user to have root >> privleges on a linux share? >> >> A stock install of samba on Gentoo end

[Samba] smbusers and root privs

2006-09-08 Thread reader
Running samba-3.0.23c on Genoo linux Is it possible with smbusers to allow a windows user to have root privleges on a linux share? A stock install of samba on Gentoo ends up with an /etc/samba/smbusers file that contains this mapping: root = administrator admin It appears then that other windo

[Samba] arrange users write permission on mounted share

2006-09-02 Thread reader
mount and mount.cifs both say to use uid=USERNAME to say who owns files on the mounted device but that still doesn't allow a user to write there. My current mount command from fstab looks like this (wrapped for mail): //chub/chub-e/mnt/chub-e \ cifs noauto,username=reader,uid=reader,creden

[Samba] Read but no write to linux shares from winxp

2006-08-27 Thread reader
log for that machine. Just the main log not the secondary one. Loglevel is set to 3. smbusers: root = administrator admin nobody = guest pcguest smbguest reader = reader harry Harry (the linux user is reader... winxp user is Harry) smb.conf section: [smPub] comment

[Samba] Re: Building 23b

2006-08-13 Thread reader
Volker Lendecke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Aug 13, 2006 at 07:46:18AM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Building 3.0.23b I get these errors: > > rpctorture is a utility that has not been touched for years > now. What do you need it for? > Far as I know I don't. But understand I know

[Samba] Building 23b

2006-08-13 Thread reader
Building 3.0.23b I get these errors: [...] torture/rpctorture.c:377: error: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once torture/rpctorture.c:377: error: for each function it appears in.) torture/rpctorture.c:535: warning: passing argument 5 of 'create_procs' from incompatible pointer typ

[Samba] Re: Samba log hell

2006-08-12 Thread reader
Tom Diehl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> So is the only file I need to download samba-3.0.23b.tar.gz? > > I am pretty sure he was talking about the patches that were created after > 23b was released. Therefore you need both. It is easy enough to tell though. > If a patch is already installed when

[Samba] Re: Samba log hell

2006-08-12 Thread reader
"Gerald (Jerry) Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> "Gerald (Jerry) Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> It seems something has suddenly chagned whereby I cannot access any linux shares from windows. >>> Yup. You need 3.0.23b plus the patch I posted tod

[Samba] Re: Samba log hell

2006-08-11 Thread reader
"Gerald (Jerry) Carter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> It seems something has suddenly chagned whereby I >> cannot access any linux shares from windows. > > Yup. You need 3.0.23b plus the patch I posted today. > You're using an smbpasswd file right ? Yes, Ok, working on it, but I don't underst

[Samba] Samba log hell

2006-08-11 Thread reader
nked down to 3. The following area from one of the two logs produced by this connection attempt, seems to be important but even this small chunk defies understanding far as I can see: The `Sid' lines seem to be telling something but who knows what. Then finally it shows a ACCESS_DENIED. `re