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I'm having prob's trying to connect to the the server via the ip. everything looks ok , i'm on the setting up of samba

Code:

#
# Sample configuration file for the Samba suite for Debian GNU/Linux.
#
#
# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options most of which 
# are not shown in this example
#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash) 
# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
# for commentary and a ; for parts of the config file that you
# may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command
# "testparm" to check that you have not made any basic syntactic 
# errors. 
#

#======================= Global Settings =======================

[global]

## Browsing/Identification ###

# Change this to the workgroup/NT-domain name your Samba server will part of
   workgroup = server

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
   server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable its WINS Server
;   wins support = no

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# This will prevent nmbd to search for NetBIOS names through DNS.
   dns proxy = no

# What naming service and in what order should we use to resolve host names
# to IP addresses
;   name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast

#### Networking ####

# The specific set of interfaces / networks to bind to
# This can be either the interface name or an IP address/netmask;
# interface names are normally preferred
;   interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0

# Only bind to the named interfaces and/or networks; you must use the
# 'interfaces' option above to use this.
# It is recommended that you enable this feature if your Samba machine is
# not protected by a firewall or is a firewall itself.  However, this
# option cannot handle dynamic or non-broadcast interfaces correctly.
;   bind interfaces only = true



#### Debugging/Accounting ####

# This tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
   max log size = 1000

# If you want Samba to only log through syslog then set the following
# parameter to 'yes'.
;   syslog only = no

# We want Samba to log a minimum amount of information to syslog. Everything
# should go to /var/log/samba/log.{smbd,nmbd} instead. If you want to log
# through syslog you should set the following parameter to something higher.
   syslog = 1

# Do something sensible when Samba crashes: mail the admin a backtrace
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d


####### Authentication #######

# "security = user" is always a good idea. This will require a Unix account
# in this server for every user accessing the server. See
# /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/ServerType.html
# in the samba-doc package for details.
;   security = user

# You may wish to use password encryption.  See the section on
# 'encrypt passwords' in the smb.conf(5) manpage before enabling.
   encrypt passwords = true

# If you are using encrypted passwords, Samba will need to know what
# password database type you are using.  
   passdb backend = smbpasswd

   obey pam restrictions = yes

;   guest account = nobody
   invalid users = root

# This boolean parameter controls whether Samba attempts to sync the Unix
# password with the SMB password when the encrypted SMB password in the
# passdb is changed.
;   unix password sync = no

# For Unix password sync to work on a Debian GNU/Linux system, the following
# parameters must be set (thanks to Ian Kahan <<kahan@informatik.tu-muenchen.de> for
# sending the correct chat script for the passwd program in Debian Sarge).
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .

# This boolean controls whether PAM will be used for password changes
# when requested by an SMB client instead of the program listed in
# 'passwd program'. The default is 'no'.
;   pam password change = no

########## Domains ###########

# Is this machine able to authenticate users. Both PDC and BDC
# must have this setting enabled. If you are the BDC you must
# change the 'domain master' setting to no
#
;   domain logons = yes
#
# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
# It specifies the location of the user's profile directory
# from the client point of view)
# The following required a [profiles] share to be setup on the
# samba server (see below)
;   logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U
# Another common choice is storing the profile in the user's home directory
;   logon path = \\%N\%U\profile

# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
# It specifies the location of a user's home directory (from the client
# point of view)
;   logon drive = H:
;   logon home = \\%N\%U

# The following setting only takes effect if 'domain logons' is set
# It specifies the script to run during logon. The script must be stored
# in the [netlogon] share
# NOTE: Must be store in 'DOS' file format convention
;   logon script = logon.cmd

# This allows Unix users to be created on the domain controller via the SAMR
# RPC pipe.  The example command creates a user account with a disabled Unix
# password; please adapt to your needs
; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u

########## Printing ##########

# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
;   load printers = yes

# lpr(ng) printing. You may wish to override the location of the
# printcap file
;   printing = bsd
;   printcap name = /etc/printcap

# CUPS printing.  See also the cupsaddsmb(8) manpage in the
# cupsys-client package.
;   printing = cups
;   printcap name = cups

# When using [print$], root is implicitly a 'printer admin', but you can
# also give this right to other users to add drivers and set printer
# properties
;   printer admin = @lpadmin


############ Misc ############

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See smb.conf(5) and /usr/share/doc/samba-doc/htmldocs/Samba3-HOWTO/speed.html
# for details
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
#         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# The following parameter is useful only if you have the linpopup package
# installed. The samba maintainer and the linpopup maintainer are
# working to ease installation and configuration of linpopup and samba.
;   message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' &

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. If this
# machine will be configured as a BDC (a secondary logon server), you
# must set this to 'no'; otherwise, the default behavior is recommended.
;   domain master = auto

# Some defaults for winbind (make sure you're not using the ranges
# for something else.)
;   idmap uid = 10000-20000
;   idmap gid = 10000-20000
;   template shell = /bin/bash

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

# Un-comment the following (and tweak the other settings below to suit)
# to enable the default home directory shares.  This will share each
# user's home directory as \\server\username
;[homes]
;   comment = Home Directories
;   browseable = yes

# By default, \\server\username shares can be connected to by anyone
# with access to the samba server.  Un-comment the following parameter
# to make sure that only "username" can connect to \\server\username
;   valid users = %S

# By default, the home directories are exported read-only. Change next
# parameter to 'yes' if you want to be able to write to them.
;   writable = yes

# File creation mask is set to 0600 for security reasons. If you want to
# create files with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0664.
;   create mask = 0700

# Directory creation mask is set to 0700 for security reasons. If you want to
# create dirs. with group=rw permissions, set next parameter to 0775.
;   directory mask = 0700

# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)
;[netlogon]
;   comment = Network Logon Service
;   path = /home/samba/netlogon
;   guest ok = yes
;   writable = no
;   share modes = no

# Un-comment the following and create the profiles directory to store
# users profiles (see the "logon path" option above)
# (you need to configure Samba to act as a domain controller too.)
# The path below should be writable by all users so that their
# profile directory may be created the first time they log on
;[profiles]
;   comment = Users profiles
;   path = /home/samba/profiles
;   guest ok = no
;   browseable = no
;   create mask = 0600
;   directory mask = 0700

[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   browseable = no
   path = /var/spool/samba
   printable = yes
   public = no
   writable = no
   create mode = 0700

# Windows clients look for this share name as a source of downloadable
# printer drivers
[print$]
   comment = Printer Drivers
   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
   browseable = yes
   read only = yes
   guest ok = no
# Uncomment to allow remote administration of Windows print drivers.
# Replace 'ntadmin' with the name of the group your admin users are
# members of.
;   write list = root, @ntadmin

# A sample share for sharing your CD-ROM with others.
;[cdrom]
;   comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
;   writable = no
;   locking = no
;   path = /cdrom
;   public = yes

# The next two parameters show how to auto-mount a CD-ROM when the
#	cdrom share is accesed. For this to work /etc/fstab must contain
#	an entry like this:
#
#       /dev/scd0   /cdrom  iso9660 defaults,noauto,ro,user   0 0
#
# The CD-ROM gets unmounted automatically after the connection to the
#
# If you don't want to use auto-mounting/unmounting make sure the CD
#	is mounted on /cdrom
#
;   preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
;   postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

 

It seems that you are only sharing printers, not data

 

ok how do i fix it to share data

the smb.conf is more or less what came with samba. i edited as much as i could find, replacing what i was told to replace via the tut.

 

you can add something like

Code:

[ShareName]
        path = /path/to/share
        Comment = Whatever Comment you want
        browseable = yes
        writable = yes

Also, if you want to share the home directories

Code:

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        browseable = yes
        writable = yes
        security mask = 0700
        create mask = 0700

 

Grr still no luck at getting it to work

 

This is all new to me but I am going to give it ago. Is there a way you can use this server as an Email Exchange as well?

 

My server's been up and running without issues for month, so I think it's safe to post a few tips:

1)the instructions indicate that if you want to use a graphical editor, you can install GEDIT. There is one already in the stock installation of Xubuntu - mousepad, It works fine in setting this up

2) this is touched on a few times, and I think it bears repeating - if you copy the commnand line instructions from here and paste into your terminal, be sure to overtype the "-" characters . . . the ones on the webpages were not the same characters as linux was expecting. I spent 2 days till I figured that out.

3) In my case I also installed the azureus torrent client, with the webgui front end. I did it because:
a - (weak) I wanted to let upnp handle the portforwarding
b - (better) I wanted to run safepeer
c - (best) I need to encrypt the traffic due to packet shaping by my ISP, and torrentflux looked like it would be hard.
I needed to do a search to get the most recent version, as the azureus in the package manager was outdated.

4) I have been messing around with WIKIs recently and the TWIKI install found in packet manager works fine with all of this. Now I also have a personal WIKI

so far there have been no issues with either my XP box or my apple boxes using the server.

Next I want to check out part 2 and see what upgrades I need

 

Hi and thanks for your feedback. I am still at the beginning of the server installation process. How did you go about installing azereus?

 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=144546

Tip:
"install <package name> ubuntu" in google - the first result usually tells you what you want to know

 

I can't believe this thread is still active

 

Wait for the 500 post mark Glider, then Tim'll crack open a bottle of champagne for you.




Not that he'll let you drink it...

 

Hi, I've tried looking through the large number of posts here, but I'm not sure I've found my answer!
I'm a bit new to this, got an eeepc and decided linux is the future!
I've installed samba, but when i try to add user/passwd i get the following message:
Failed to modify password entry for user
Any ideas? Is there somewhere to set up the lists of users? Am I just rubbish?
Thanks

Think I found my problems on Page 14! Thanks anyway

 

I have downloaded Xubuntu 7.10 Live CD and everything is there but once I install the disk Samba goes missing. Does anyone have any ideas what I should do...

 

Hello

Just finish my installation and editing of the smb.conf .

That's where i'm stuck: (Now, lets check if our hard work did it's job. From another workstation (a Windows XP one, for instance), open )
I can't connect to the server from my computer. When you edit the "smb.conf" <b>do you delete all the content of that file and replace it by the one posted?</b>

I'm a photographer and I work with 3 computers, so i'm trying to get this server to be our central storage for images.

Any help would be appreciated...

Thank you

 

Hello

Somehow I can get to the share folder, after setting it up, by Going "Start-run-IPaddress" enter.
Why can't i get to the server by typing the address in the browser?

 

what only about 9 months after the article was published

 

Yep and still counting...

I guess i'm gonna have to go thru the 18 pages to find a solution, as I'm also having problems with "proftpd.conf" line 98... sounds familiar?

 

just to check when you are entering the IP address into the run box you are remembering to put 2 backslashes in first right?

ie:

Code:

\\192.168.1.2

 

yes, i tried every thing, but I think that I should maybe reconfigure the workgroup , since I already have a workgroup set up for my other computers.

Is there a way to add the server to the existing workgroup? or should I create a new workgroup ?



Thanks

 

Somehow, setting up this server has been a real headache for me, now downloading UltraVNC, after opening the zip file, and opening the .exe my virus protection ( pccillin) detects a virus and stop the process. They talk about this issue on the forum of UlraVNC, so now i'm trying to fix this one, anything else...????