Re: [Nolug] Samba sharing

On Friday 08 April 2011 09:34, Clint Billedeaux wrote:
> Wow,
>
> I promise I'm not this dense a majority of the time. Starting a new email
> with a new subject totally didn't cross my mind until you said it. I just
> hit the reply button. Not the best way to introduce myself to a group
> right?

Sorry, you just got unlucky. I had been meaning to make a polite comment,
since it's happened several times in the last few months.

Anyhow, welcome aboard :-)

--Joey

>
> Starting from the moment I initially tried to share a folder on the nixbox:
>
> I just right clicked the folder, set it to share, Ubuntu said it had to set
> permissions, OK.
> Went to one Windows machine and I could read/write.
> I was happy, but I need this to work for 14 different Windows machines.
>
> I went to the second windows machine.
>
> NO PERMISSION. ASK ADMINISTRATOR.
>
> I stopped being happy. Read a little more about access problems.
> Installed a GUI samba config program and went to work setting permissions,
> inputting network IPs.
>
> Checked access again.
>
> Now I can't read/write from anywhere but I can see the nixbox.
> More reading. more configuring. More Samba apps (total:3).
> Now I can read/write folders I didn't set access for on my own. something
> was wrong with my smb.conf.
> Start from scratch. copied and pasted a basic smb.conf file to my file.
> Now none of my machines see the nixbox.
>
> I'm willing to start from scratch. I've tied the box into a pretzel over
> this and I have no problem with the idea of formatting and reinstalling. I
> just want to get pointed to the right how-to docs so I can get this up and
> running.
>
>
> and does the group actually meet at CCs in Metairie?
>
> Thanks,
> Clint

-- 
Joey Kelly
Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
http://joeykelly.net
504-239-6550
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