Need help sharing files with a Windows workstation

[lgyeresi]

I'm trying to share a folder from an Ubuntu 6.06 server with my Windows XP workstation. I right-clicked on the folder, set it to use SMB, put in the correct domain and allowed browse permissions. On my Windows machine, I go to \\ubuntu-server-name and it asks me to authenticate. I tried both root and admin (user account I created), and neither one worked. What am I missing here?

[Iowan]

Does the windows user have a counterpart (same username) on the Ubuntu box (and on Samba)? (Depending on how your shares are defined, one/more may be unnececessary.)

[lgyeresi]

I created a counterpart on the ubuntu computer, but it still says the same message.

[linuxone]

Hi,

I created a counterpart on the ubuntu computer, but it still says the same message.

two choices:

-> wrong samba configuration (guest allowed / auth required?)
-> you didn't add the needed user account to samba (not the linux system!)?

Check your smb.conf (and maybe the related man page "man smb.conf") .... test it again. If it fails again, check the samba log files (stored in /var/log/samba/) for more details about the problem ...

If all fails and you can't get it work please post the smb.conf file (without the comments, of course, only the valid config items).

swat could be helpfull to configure samba and also contains explaining how to configure.

Thomas

[LordHunter317]

Did you create a SMB password for your user via 'sudo smbpasswd -a username'?

If not, you will never be able to connect.

[unicycler]

Do you need to use Windows file sharing/SMB? Have you tried using an FTP connection?

[lgyeresi]

Here is what my smb.conf file looks like:


workgroup = aiministry.org
dns proxy = yes

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000

syslog = 0

panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

encrypt passwords = true

passdb backend = tdbsam

obey pam restrictions = yes

guest account = root
; invalid users = root

passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .

socket options = TCP_NODELAY

wins support = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /tmp
printable = yes
public = no
writable = no
create mode = 0700

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no

[Usrlocalbin]
path = /usr/local
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes

[firebird$]
path = /usr/firebird

[firebird$]

[firebird$]
available = yes

[firebird$]
browseable = yes

[firebird$]
public = yes

[firebird$]
writable = yes

[firebird$]

[firebird$]

[firebird$]

[firebird]
path = /usr/firebird
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes

[lgyeresi]

Did you create a SMB password for your user via 'sudo smbpasswd -a username'?

If not, you will never be able to connect.

Yes I did. I typed in "sudo smbpasswd -a root ' and then whatever password I wanted.

[LordHunter317]

You should never, ever, ever connect to Samba as root. You should never, ever, ever have root be the guest account.

Fix those things first. No reason in helping you util you've done otherwise. Frankly, I'm not even sure samba will start with that config file.

[lgyeresi]

I changed the config file. Here is what it reads now:


workgroup = aiministry.org
dns proxy = yes

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000

syslog = 0

panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d

encrypt passwords = true

passdb backend = tdbsam

obey pam restrictions = yes

guest account = admin
invalid users = root

passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .

socket options = TCP_NODELAY

wins support = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /tmp
printable = yes
public = no
writable = no
create mode = 0700

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no

[Usrlocalbin]
path = /usr/local
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes

[firebird$]
path = /usr/firebird

[firebird$]

[firebird$]
available = yes

[firebird$]
browseable = yes

[firebird$]
public = yes

[firebird$]
writable = yes

[firebird$]

[firebird$]

[firebird$]

[firebird]
path = /usr/firebird
available = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes
writable = yes





I rebooted the server, because I couldn't think of any other way of starting samba. I'm still a noob.

[lgyeresi]

Bump. Can someone help me out?

[Iowan]

Run testparm to verify your smb.conf is valid. If what you posted is really what you have, you'll probably want to delete some of those extra definitions of firebird$. Also, I didn't notice a security = statement. Required??? My server uses security = user, followed by username map = /etc/samba/smbusers. I hear security = share bypasses the password requirement, but bypassing security isn't high on my list.

[lgyeresi]

I got it working using the security = share line.