smb.conf does not work on a reinstalled system

[wizardofOz]

Hi everyone!

Since I searched the internet for an answer to my problem, for three days, I
though it might be a good idea to make the question in this forum.
My Samba Server is a really simple one, only serving files. My smb.conf is
at the absolute minimum (ok, no really absolute;-)):

[global]
workgroup=Univerum
netbios name= saturn
server String= Universum/Saturn

[public]
path= /var/public
guest ok= no
read only= no

That's it. It works before. Windows XP prompts for username and password. I
used a user and a password that was valid in my linux system. I can use it to log in from the shell or per ssh. Now I
reinstalled my system. The same conf file does not work now. I have no idea
what I should do, since it worked before with nothing else more. The only
strange thing is, that Windows transformed my username to <win_pc_name>\<username> while logging in that was not the case before. My distribution is and was Gentoo.
I would be very glad for any help.


Thanks,

Danny

 

[devilz]

Did you used smbpasswd to set a valid user for you samba users ?

 

[sim4000]

Hi.

Welcome to the UB.

Here my smb.conf:

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2005-09-13
[global]
	workgroup = SIM4000
	printcap name = cups
	cups options = raw
	map to guest = Bad User
	include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
	logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
	logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
	logon drive = P:
	add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd  -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
	domain logons = Yes
	domain master = Yes
	security = user
	local master = Yes
	os level = 65
	preferred master = Yes

[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	valid users = %S
	browseable = No
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes

[profiles]
	comment = Network Profiles Service
	path = %H
	read only = No
	store dos attributes = Yes
	create mask = 0600
	directory mask = 0700

[users]
	comment = All users
	path = /home
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes
	veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/

[groups]
	comment = All groups
	path = /home/groups
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/tmp
	printable = Yes
	create mask = 0600
	browseable = No

[print$]
	comment = Printer Drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
	write list = @ntadmin root
	force group = ntadmin
	create mask = 0664
	directory mask = 0775

[netlogon]
	comment = Network Logon Service
	path = /var/lib/samba/netlogon
	write list = root

[/]
	path = /
	guest ok = yes

I use SuSE 10.0. For File Transfer to a XP system.

What says the Logfile from your samba?

Yours sincerely, sim4000.

PS: I'm not a great Englishspeaker / writer.

 

[wizardofOz]

Thanks for your feedback.

Since I reinstalled by system I forgot that I have to run the command smbpasswd. My How-To did only metion everthing about installing and configuring samba, but not how to install users. So I assumed that all system user automaticlly are known by samba. What was not the case.

This was the only thing I had to do!

Bye until my next newbie question ;-)
Danny