You were very polite I'd say.
Thanks for the welcome.
On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Joey Kelly <joey@joeykelly.net> wrote:
> 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
>
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> Joey Kelly
> Minister of the Gospel and Linux Consultant
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