> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Smith [SMTP:gw-smith@ix.netcom.com]
> Sent: Thursday, 24 September 1998 13:53
> To: Manuel Wolfshant; dreamwvr
> Cc: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu; linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu;
> linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu
> Subject: samba
>
> I have been having a problem with samba. Every time that I connect to
> the
> linux box with windows 98, it asks me for a password unless I enable
> the
> guest account. No password will work. If I enable the guest account
> then
> it will let me in to browse the resources but will not let me connect
> without a password. I created a user, smithg and added and entry into
> the
> smb.conf. the following are 2 entries out of the system. The first I
> have
> no problem getting into but the second never works for me. Any ideas.
>
> I copied the passwd file to /etc/smbpasswd and also made a link from
> /usr/private/sbmpasswd to /etc/smbpasswd because to addtosmbpasswd
> fails and
> states the file should be located in /usr/private/smbpasswd. Any
> ideas.
>
> Also I have the system set to Share level security.
>
> Thanks
>
> Can you please email direct
> Gw-smith@ix.netcom.com
>
> [public]
> comment = Public Stuff
> path = /home/samba
> public = yes
> writable = yes
> printable = no
> write list = @users
>
> [gary]
> comment = Gary's stuff
> path = /home/smithg
> valid users = smithg
> public = no
> writable = yes
> printable = no
> create mask = 0765
>
>
> [public]
> comment = Public Stuff
> path = /path2bpub
> public = yes
> writable = yes
> printable = no
> write list = @nameofgrp
>
> I hope this is some help. the above eg. is for a public share
> accessible
> to everyone. if you wish to reduce to a group just remove #ed out are
> and
> add group.
> Regards,
>
> dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com
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