Date: Thu, 24 May 2001 09:54:15 -0700 From: Blake Swensen <blake@pyramus.com> To: Walter Betancourt <walt@betan.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: samba config Message-ID: <3B0D3CB7.9169C623@pyramus.com> References: <4.2.2.20010523211955.00b7b930@pop3.palace.net>
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Rational... no. Have set it up on FBSD, Linux and Solaris.... not that hard, really. What I have learned is to not over-think the default of the smb.conf file. Meaning, don't go crazy trying to set every little option at first. Set up the basics, maybe only one share, and then configure your system as needed. So, just install the bugger... either from the ports collection or the package. Edit the /usr/local/etc/smb.conf (yours may also end up in /usr/local/etc/samba/smb.conf) to add your computer's name and the workgroup. Then check to see if the path to the home directory is correct in the example shares. The best success I have had is to NOT use encrypted passwords. This means that a simple registry edit needs to happen on the windoze boxes. The README files will have complete details on the two edits. (if your windoze box is exposed to the internet, then you are asking for trouble with this.... but if this is the case, you are asking for trouble anyway :) ... Watch out, if you are using a PDC in this context, as that changes everything. I have seen people have sucess with using a Samba box as a PDC, but as flakey as windoze networking is, I'll not be the one to give that a whirl. Just keep it simple. Hope this helps Blake Walter Betancourt wrote: > Hello all, > > Does anyone have a link for a rational setup procedure > for freebsd samba/win98 > > thanks > > Walt > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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