1. Right-click on Network Neighborhood 2. Select Properties 3. Change the Workgroup 4. Reboot - It's windblows.....
Jason Greenwood wrote: > Hi there, > > I have been watching this thread closely as I too have been unable to > get samba working properly here at work. How do you change the workgroup > settings for users on their win98 boxen?? I obviously need to change > them to MDKGROUP for it to work right but I see no way to change it on > the offending win98 boxes. > > Cheers > > Jason > > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [expert] samba > > Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2003 20:33:35 +0100 > > From: Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > On Monday 31 Mar 2003 8:32 pm, richard bown wrote: > > > >> Hi All > >> > >> , thanks Kwan & Torstein for the advice , but so far the windows machine > >> still cannot see this machine. > >> I have opened ports 137 & 139 on the firewall , I've altered the > >> smb.conf as suggested, included the chmod and chown foe the public dir, > >> but still nothing. > >> The modified smb.conf is as follows:- > >> [global] > >> workgroup = MDKGROUP > >> netbios name = FW-GB7TF > >> server string = Samba Server %v > >> encrypt passwords = Yes > >> log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m > >> max log size = 50 > >> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 > >> printcap name = cups > >> domain logons = Yes > >> dns proxy = No > >> printer admin = @adm > >> printing = cups > >> security = share > >> [homes] > >> comment = Home Directories > >> read only = No > >> browseable = No > >> > >> [printers] > >> comment = All Printers > >> path = /var/spool/samba > >> create mask = 0700 > >> guest ok = Yes > >> printable = Yes > >> print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client > >> side printer drivers. > >> browseable = No > >> > >> [print$] > >> path = /var/lib/samba/printers > >> write list = @adm root > >> guest ok = Yes > >> > >> > >> The smbusers file as follows:- > >> > >> # Unix_name = SMB_name1 SMB_name2 ... > >> root = administrator admin > >> nobody = guest pcguest smbguest > >> > >> I'm still stumped, any more suggestions ?? > > > > > > It looks as though your windows users don't have accounts on your box? > > They > > need a user account, with password and username exactly matching their > > windows logon, and a samba user account, again with an exact match in > > username and password. > > > > I presume they also have MDKGROUP as their workgroup, remembering case > > sensitivity? > > > > Anne > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E. RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 (936) 715-9333 (936) 715-9339 fax
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