http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995

The question---

"I setup samba, and when trying to access the share from my windows pc
(or my
xbox with xbox media center, for that matter), it asks me to enter a
username and password. At that point, I enter my username and password
for
this machine(the machine hosting the shares). It doesn't seem to work,
as
it keeps asking me over and over for the user/pass. Am I doing
something
wrong? Is it possible to make it so that I do not need to authenticate?
Or
should I just try and make a new user just for samba? I'm so confused.
--
-rhox

The answer--

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...592255453f927b

My standard cut/paste for setting up Samba to share with Windows (and
sorry, I can't help you with the Xbox bit but if you get the rest set
up I'm sure you can figure it out):

1. On Windows boxen, make sure all accounts are properly named (no
damned spaces) and there are no null passwords. Configure any firewalls
to allow lan traffic. Create shares as desired. Note that if any boxen
are XP Pro, you should disable Simple Sharing (Folder Options>View).

2. On Linux, create identical user account/passwords with your distro's
configuration method.
3. Make sure you've installed Samba server/client with your distro's
configuration method.
4. Configure run levels so that the nmb and smb daemons start at
bootup.

5. Now add your users to Samba. Make these match the ones on Windows. I
think the easiest way is from the console, so open one, su to root, and
type:
smbpasswd -a username [enter]
(enter password)
(enter password again)

6. Go to your distro's configuration method and set your Samba server
and client Identity to match your Windows Workgroup name.

7. I use KDE, so if you use Gnome or another window manager you'll need
to figure this next bit out yourself. Open up the Control Center and go
to Internet/Network and then Samba. Click on the Administrator Mode
(enter root password). I use User security level. Check to make sure
Shares (these are for the Linux box of course) are the way you want
them. Apply and close that part.

8. Click on File Sharing and enable Administrator Mode. Check "Enable
local network file sharing". I have mine set on "Advanced sharing".
Check the box for "Use Samba" rather than NFS.

And that's pretty much it. Now if you want to make a new share - say a
folder that isn't in your /home, you can right-click it to set Sharing
Properties. If all you want to share is your /home, you're done. Since
9.3, SUSE has a useful Network icon on the desktop (at least in KDE it
does) where you can find your Windows Workgroup and see all the smb
shares. Perhaps your distro does, too.

Note: To use a Linux firewall w/Samba - If you do not have WINS on the
network, then your network is relying on broadcasted browser
announcements for NetBios resolution. Configure your firewall to allow
NetBios broadcasts, with UDP and TCP ports 137-139 open.

This site has an excellent firewall how-to -
http://www.tweakhound.com/linux/samba/page_5.htm

Malke


Another example of why Linux loses and Microsoft wins.

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>
<SNIP>

And of course you are an example of why google
users should not be allowed newsgroup access.

"Newsguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>>
> <SNIP>
>
> And of course you are an example of why google
> users should not be allowed newsgroup access.

And all catholics should be burnt at the stake too?

Come off it : I would guess a great majority of people use google to
access usenet from the workplace.

Hadron Quark wrote:
> "Newsguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
> > <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> >> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
> >>
> > <SNIP>
> >
> > And of course you are an example of why google
> > users should not be allowed newsgroup access.
>
> And all catholics should be burnt at the stake too?
>
> Come off it : I would guess a great majority of people use google to
> access usenet from the workplace.

True. Most of them even know that uk.legal isn't a linux group.

And have more sense to dredge up tohe old "My OS is better than yours"
argument.

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:

Another example of why he's philip's buttmonkey.

Newsguy wrote:

> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>>
> <SNIP>
>
> And of course you are an example of why google
> users should not be allowed newsgroup access.


Google has been good to Linux over many years, if their users want to make
use of the news system I don't have any problem with that.

On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 23:15:25 -0700, Newsguy wrote:

> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>>
> <SNIP>
>
> And of course you are an example of why google users should not be allowed
> newsgroup access.

you should set google groups in your news reader filter.

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On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:41:04 +0200, Hadron Quark wrote:

> "Newsguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>>>
>> <SNIP>
>>
>> And of course you are an example of why google users should not be
>> allowed newsgroup access.
>
> And all catholics should be burnt at the stake too?


no just filter the jerks.

>
> Come off it : I would guess a great majority of people use google to
> access usenet from the workplace.

so what.

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Dead Paul <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:

> On Fri, 13 Oct 2006 08:41:04 +0200, Hadron Quark wrote:
>
>> "Newsguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> writes:
>>
>>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.o...ae58de0c236995
>>>>
>>> <SNIP>
>>>
>>> And of course you are an example of why google users should not be
>>> allowed newsgroup access.
>>
>> And all catholics should be burnt at the stake too?
>
>

> no just filter the jerks.

And how do you filter catholics? Last time I looked there wasn't a
"X-Religion" header.

>
>>
>> Come off it : I would guess a great majority of people use google to
>> access usenet from the workplace.
>
> so what.

So what what?

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