Nick Rout wrote: > On Tue, June 12, 2007 4:39 pm, Roger Searle wrote: > >> Reg wrote: >> >>> Below is my smb.conf file: If anyone can tell me where my error is I >>> would be very thankful. >>> Regards Reg >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> [/home/reg] >>> guest ok = Yes >>> available = No >>> >>> >>> >> how about for this section, no more than >> >> [/home/reg] >> path = /home/reg >> >> comment out the other lines (put # at beginning) >> > > Why would he need this when he has a [homes] share? > > sure, and i'm here to learn as much as anyone else. but the state it seemed to be at yesterday was that there was no connectivity from the XP box which may have been due to (I was guessing) the latest smb.conf file not being loaded, a line that said "available = no" and reluctance or inability on reg's part to either locate how/where to restart the service either through a gui or simple command, this being prior to any posts about automatic reloading of the configuration. i'm sure someone managed to get this sorted last night in around one minute.
Cheers, Roger
