Re: [TCLUG:2951] Samba anyone?

["Barry T. White" <barry@pinenet.com>]

Have you changed to plain-text passwords on your win98 box?  On the win98
cd-rom, go to \tools\mtsutil, right click on ptxt_on.inf and select
"install" on the menu.  This modifies the registry to send plain-text
passwords.


Barry T. White          barry@pinenet.com
Pine City, MN USA       http://www.pinenet.com/~barry


-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Kotek <kotek@oath.net>
To: tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com <tclug-list@listserv.real-time.com>
Date: Tuesday, December 29, 1998 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:2951] Samba anyone?


>I am not sure if this is a problem but I had to do a registry edit to allow
>cleartext passwords for a win98 machine work with samba.
>
>Jon
>
>
>
>At 12:29 AM 12/29/98 -0600, you wrote:
>>Hello All,
>>
>>I'm trying to set up my Linux box as a Win9x file server.
>>
>>I am in need of a little help with the configuration of Samba.
>>
>>The problem I am having, is that when I open the "network neighborhood" on
>>the Win98 machine, then open the shared folder I want to see, I can see
all
>>files and all directory names.  However, when I try to open any of the
>>directories, there is nothing there...
>>
>>It's as if I cannot see any files deeper than 1 directory below the listed
>>entry in smb.conf.  Could it be a wildcard I'm missing or something?
>>
>>The files actually exist, but I can't see them from the Win98 machine.
>>
>>I've made sure the file security is good (readable by anyone...).
>>
>>Can anyone think of other things I can check?  I'll post my /etc/smb.conf
>>file below (the specific area I'm working on is the "Office 97"
area)...I'm
>>still playing with it, so any input you all have to offer will be readily
>>received...
>>
>>Thanks!
>>
>>Scott K. Johnson
>>sjohnson@bitstream.net
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
>>--------------------
>>bosco:/# cat /etc/smb.conf
>>; Samba Configuration file
>>[global]
>> printing = bsd
>> printcap name = /etc/printcap
>> load printers = yes
>> workgroup = Home
>> case sensitive = yes
>> log file = /var/log/samba-log.%m
>> lock directory = /var/lock/samba
>> share modes = yes
>>
>>[homes]
>> comment = Home Directories
>> browseable = no
>> read only = no
>> create mode = 0750
>>
>>[tmp]
>> comment = Temporary File Space
>> path = /tmp
>> read only = no
>> public = yes
>>
>>[Office97]
>> comment = MS Office 97
>> path = /usr/local/samba-share/office97
>> read only = no
>> public = yes
>> browseable = yes
>> locking = yes
>> available = yes
>> share modes = yes
>>
>>[CD-Rom]
>> comment = CD-Rom on Bosco
>> path = /cdrom
>> read only = yes
>> public = yes
>>
>>[Data]
>> comment = Data drive on Bosco
>> path = /usr/local/samba-share/Data/
>> read only = no
>> public = yes
>>
>>[Jaz]
>> comment = Jaz drive on Bosco
>> path = /usr/local/jaz
>> read only = no
>> browseable = yes
>> public = yes
>>
>>
>>;[printers]
>>; comment = All Printers
>>; security = server
>>; path = /usr/spool/lpd
>>; browseable = no
>>; printable = yes
>>; public = yes
>>; writeable  = no
>>; create mode = 0700
>>
>>[hpdj]
>> path = /usr/spool/lp1
>> printer name = hpdj
>> writeable = yes
>> public = yes
>> printable = yes
>> print command = lpr -r -h -P%p %s
>>
>>[hplj]
>> path = /usr/spool/lp2
>> printer name = hplj
>> writeable = yes
>> public = yes
>> printable = yes
>> print command = lpr -r -h -P%p %s
>>
>>
>>bosco:/#
>>
>>
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