Re: What is the best way to install Samba

["schmity" <schmity@nctv.com>]

Alright, I have made a simple smb.conf file as follows.

#######################################
[global]
       # Server configuration paramaters
       netbios name = LINUXBOX
       server string = Samba %v on (%L)
       workgroup = SANDSTORM
       encrypt passwords = yes

[data]
       path = /export/samba/data
       comment = Data Drive
       volume = Sample-drive
       guest ok = yes

[test]
       comment = TEsting
       path = /export/samba/test
       read only = no
       guest ok = yes
####################################

and an smbclient -U% -L localhost returns the following:

######################################
Linuxbox:/home/brent# smbclient -U% -L localhost
Domain=[SANDSTORM] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.14a-Debian]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        data            Disk      Data Drive
        test            Disk      TEsting
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba 3.0.14a-Debian on
(linuxbox))
        ADMIN$          IPC       IPC Service (Samba 3.0.14a-Debian on
(linuxbox))
        lp              Printer   Generic dot-matrix printer entry
Domain=[SANDSTORM] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.14a-Debian]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        BLACKBOX             Black Computer
        LINUXBOX             Samba 3.0.14a-Debian

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        SANDSTORM            BLACKBOX

###########################################


I can see LINUXBOX on the XP machine.  When I double click on
"Linuxbox" on the XP machine it prompts me for a username and password.
 I fill in the appropriate username and password hit enter, and it
prompts me again for the username and password except that in username
it has BLACKBOX\brent filled in (Blackbox is the name of the XP machine
and "brent" is the username).