[NTLUG:Discuss] Samba frustration

[Greg Edwards]

Wayne Dahl wrote:
> Ok, I'm officially frustrated!  I'm attempting to get Samba set up for
> my local network at home and it ain't happening.  Let me tell you what I
> have here.
> 


> 
> Ok, now I come to the Linux box.  I have SMB set up to start on bootup,
> I have set up OURGROUP as the workgroup in smb.conf.  Below is what I
> currently have as global parameters in it...
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
> # Date: 2003/02/25 23:39:18
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	workgroup = OURGROUP
> 	netbios name = LINUXHOST
> 	server string = Samba Server
> 	encrypt passwords = Yes
> 	obey pam restrictions = Yes
> 	pam password change = Yes
> 	passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> 	passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> 	unix password sync = Yes
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> 	max log size = 0
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 	dns proxy = No
> 	printing = lprng
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne
> 

Wayne,

No guarentees but you may be having a problem with deciding who's 
master.  Since your Windows boxes are 98s and your Samba install is a 
little better at network management I'd let your Samba box be master. 
But that's just my preference.  If you had an NT I'd let that box run 
the show, just cause it's simpler that way :)

A couple things you probably need to add.

remote announce = w.x.y.z  (addr of your master)
wins server = w.x.y.z      (wakeup net neighborhood)
preferred master = no      (or yes if this box will take over)
password server = boxname.domain.name
os level = 10              (set low to keep box from getting control)
load printers = yes

You also need to make sure the network setup is working in Win98.  This 
is where I find the most PIA issues setting up a Win9x machine.

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Greg Edwards
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