Re: Samba is doing a dance on me

From: David Hamm (spamgoeshere@spinnerdog.com)
Date: 04/21/03

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    From: "David Hamm" <spamgoeshere@spinnerdog.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2003 21:06:24 -0400

    You need the following line in the [global] section.
    smb passwd file = /etc/samba.d/smbpasswd

    "Jack Hill, Just readin the News" <sconews@nanniandjack.com> wrote in
    message news:200304202119.h3KLJ8aT000632@osr506.nanniandjack.com...
    > I am trying to solve a problem with a Caldera 3.1 Server running SAMBA
    2.2.2...
    >
    > Environment:
    > There is an internet connection via a NetOpia router which is getting a
    > dynamic IP from the ISP and using NAT to permit manager, jenny, and nicole
    > to access the internet for browsing and such... the gateway is internal
    > TCP/IP 192.168.1.1
    >
    > 1 SCO OpenServer5.0.5 machine named "sturman" TCP/IP address 192.168.1.253
    > - has NO route to gateway and hence no internet access nor visibility
    >
    > 1 RedHat6 machine running on a Dec Alpha platform named "infinity" TCP/IP
    > 192.168.1.254 - has NO route to gateway and no internet access nor
    visibility
    >
    > 1 Caldera 3.1 Server named "earth" running on an HP 866MHz Pentium III
    > TCP/IP address 192.168.1.200 - has a route to the gateway and can send
    mail
    > out to mindspring.com (but since it's domain -- sturman.com -- is not
    > registered, most systems reject mail to it because they can not reverse
    > resolve the domain)
    >
    > There are three users of "earth" system unix logins of:
    > manager
    > jenny
    > nicole
    > each user is using a networked Windows 98SE PC with TCP/IP only, no
    NETBUI,
    > and can see the server...
    >
    > What I am trying to do:
    > I am trying to set up, on the server, three home directories for each user
    > (manager, jenny, nicole) visible via SAMBA, and one shared directory
    > (lytec) that all three can get to and use...
    >
    > The lytec directory will hold a medical pratice management system, with
    > multi-user license and associated data files -- this needs to be
    accessable
    > by all.. full read/write/everything
    >
    > What happens:
    > Whenever a user attempts to access the server ("earth" shows up in the
    > Network Neighborhodd) it demands a password, and NOTHING works...
    >
    > What I have tried:
    > I have tried to set up a very simple, totally promiscuous system which
    > should allow anyone to access just about everything on "earth" but this
    > password requirement gets in the way...
    >
    > # Samba config file created for testing
    > # from localhost (127.0.0.1)
    > # Date 13 January 2003
    >
    > # Global parameters
    > [global]
    > workgroup = STURMAN
    > Hosts allow=192.168.1. 127.
    > encrypt passwords = yes
    > [lytec]
    > comment = Lytec Medical System Data
    > path = /home/DATA2/lytec
    > read only = No
    > public = Yes
    > writable = Yes
    > guest ok = Yes
    >
    >
    > Each time I have made a change, I have issued, as root, the command
    > kill -1 `cat smbd.pid` `cat nmbd.pid`
    > to force SAMBA to re-read the smb.conf file
    >
    > The SAMBA files are in "/etc/samba.d" which is where the install placed
    > them, and I have run "smbpasswd -a {username}" for all users, including
    "root"
    >
    > Using the GUI/KDE desktop and Konqueror, I am able to bring up "SWAT"
    > <http://localhost:901> BUT no password works for root or for admin so I
    can
    > not seem to use SWAT to administer things, which might make it easier...
    >
    > I am frustrated, mostly because I should be able to figure this out with
    > all this whining...
    >
    > I have the config files and loads of other data, but I am not sure what
    > I need to send, give, or whatever to get this thing off the blocks and
    > working...
    > Help?
    > --
    > Jack Hill, Just readin' the news
    > sconews@nanniandjack.com
    >

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