Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 14:14:03 -0400 From: Nathan Mace <mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu> To: Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: comeon... someone has to help me resolve this samba problem... :/ Message-ID: <20011006141403.537415c2.mace_nathan@uchaswv.edu> In-Reply-To: <20011006160855.86175.qmail@web20110.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20011003104916.62c2f920.nmace85@yahoo.com> <20011006160855.86175.qmail@web20110.mail.yahoo.com>
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can you at least give me the error message win98 gives? also...you add users to the smbpasswd file right? if not samba will puke on itself. if not i think i can walk you through it BTW...i always thought sam's books were 'ok' but i think o'reilly's kick ass! :) nathan On Sat, 6 Oct 2001 09:08:55 -0700 (PDT) Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Alright... > > I finally managed to get around to sorting this problem out... I > needed to > take a break because it was too frustrating (it hurts me to say this > because I love Sams's 'Unleashed' books... but their Samba book... > BITES)... > > I took your config file (THANK YOU!) and changed some names... and the > following command: > > smbclient //(hostname)/(sharename) > > I'm happy to say it worked w/o a single problem... > > BUT... the problem is far from over... my Win98se machine (and I don't > know if this problem can be discussed here) will not connect to my > FreeBSD > machine and vice versa. > > So now, I have Samba working on the server... but it's unable to do > anything. > > Any more suggestions? > > -Sameer > > BTW... I disabled all Win98se firewalling software before I tried the > connection. > > > --- Nathan Mace <nmace85@yahoo.com> wrote: > > first off, try taking a look at my smb.conf file. my samba workds > > great...pay special attention to my [global] share. you might try > > making a backup of yours and using mine, but be sure and change the > > workgroup name, etc,etc all that stuff that is different. > > > > also make sure you point it toyour smbpasswd file. > > > > also you have to test it with "smbclient -L localhost" assuming your > > doing this from the localhost > > > > one other thing just to be sure. you are "kill -HUP <process num>" > for > > both smbd and nmdbd right? let us know what using my conf name > results > > in > > > > > > > > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001 07:14:49 -0700 (PDT) > > Bsd Newbie <bsdneophyte@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > Here's the info you requested: > > > > > > [global] > > > workgroup = HOME > > > encrypt passwords = Yes > > > [homes] > > > read only = No > > > browseable = No > > > [public] > > > path=/tmp > > > guest ok = Yes > > > > > > The command I uses is: > > > > > > ash-2.05# smbclient //(hostname)/public > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> wrote: > > > > > > > > What are the contents of your smb.conf file, as well as the > command > > > line > > > > you're using to test your installation with? > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Matthew Emmerton || matt@gsicomp.on.ca > > > > GSI Computer Services || http://www.gsicomp.on.ca > > > > > > > > On Wed, 3 Oct 2001, Bsd Newbie wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I get the following error when trying to test samba with > > > 'smbclient': > > > > > > > > > > Domain=[HOME] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.0a] > > > > > tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an > > > invalid > > > > > share name) > > > > > > > > > > I registered the user with smbpasswd > > > > > > > > > > I've done the following things... things I was advised to do: > > > > > > > > > > 1.) ran the following: > > > > > /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd > > > > > /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd > > > > > > > > > > 2.) ran testparm > > > > > everything checked out > > > > > > > > > > 3.) tried the -W and -U flags > > > > > no change > > > > > > > > > > I really would like to get this up and running... > > > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance for any help someone might be able to > provide. > > > > > > > > > > -Sameer > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > > > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > > > > > http://phone.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the > message > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. > > > http://phone.yahoo.com > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > ATTACHMENT part 2 application/octet-stream name=smb.conf > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just > $8.95/month. > http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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