On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 14:09, Ricardo (Tru64 User) wrote:
> Samba?
>
> i have a default smb.conf that i take with me
> everywhere i have a job....it works all the time!!,
> All i have to change is workgroup name and share name,
> thats it. Since the 2.2, works ok.
Post that sucker in the TWiki if you would... specially if it works with
XP (windows Xtreme Pain)
> --- Jack Coates <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > trying to figure out why Samba isn't working... two
> > hours
> > looking for alternatives network transfer
> > mechanisms... one hour
> > sneaker-netting the data with removable media... six
> > hours
> >
> > downloading pscp.exe and simply transferring the
> > files... priceless
> >
> > :-)
> >
> > I mean, honestly. I've got nearly ten years of
> > earning a living with
> > computers under my belt, I'm MCSE and LPIC-2
> > certified, and I've spent
> > over half my career working with networks and
> > firewalls. I still can't
> > configure Samba properly on the first try, and
> > usually not on the second
> > or third either. I know a couple of admins who are
> > comfortable with
> > Samba, but most admins in my circle fight for hours
> > and days to get it
> > set up and then stay the hell away from it.
> >
> > Recommending that a newbie jump in and start hacking
> > smb.conf and
> > smbpasswd is like asking Jack Black to win an
> > Ironman :-)
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 12:08, Ricardo (Tru64 User)
> > wrote:
> > > samba then?
> > > Mount a linux filesystem via samba to the
> > inferrior
> > > breed.
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> > > --- David Rankin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > Good point, but it presupposes that the "other
> > > > comuputer" is a Linux box and
> > > > not some inferrior breed that doesn't understand
> > scp
> > > > ;-)
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E.
> > > > RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC
> > > > 510 Ochiltree Street
> > > > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
> > > > (936) 715-9333
> > > > (936) 715-9339 fax
> > > > --
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Jack Coates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: "Mandrake Expert List"
> > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 10:16 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [expert] All I want to do is FTP
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > you know what I do when I want to transfer a
> > big
> > > > bunch of files?
> > > > > scp -r big-buncha-files
> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/new/home/of/files
> > > > >
> > > > > You can also use:
> > > > >
> > > > > scp -r [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/big/buncha/files
> > > > /new/home/of/files
> > > > >
> > > > > It's a little more CPU-intensive than FTP'ing
> > > > them, but who cares? It's
> > > > > also a lot easier than installing a temporary
> > FTP
> > > > server, especially
> > > > > since you've probably already got sshd up and
> > > > running on at least one of
> > > > > the boxes.
> > > > >
> > > > > IMHO the FTP protocol is dying the slow and
> > > > painful death that it so
> > > > > richly deserves. It won't be missed.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jack
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, 2003-10-08 at 07:27, David Rankin
> > wrote:
> > > > > > Worse comes to worse, try:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # vi /etc/xinetd.d/wu-ftpd
> > > > > >
> > > > > > service ftp
> > > > > > {
> > > > > > disable = yes
> > > > > > socket_type = stream
> > > > > > wait = no
> > > > > > user = root
> > > > > > server =
> > > > /usr/sbin/in.ftpd
> > > > > > server_args = -l -a
> > > > > > log_on_success += DURATION
> > > > USERID
> > > > > > log_on_failure += USERID
> > > > > > nice = 10
> > > > > > }
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ** Change disable to = no
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Then
> > > > > >
> > > > > > # /etc/rc.d/init.d/xinetd restart
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ftp away.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > THEN DISABLE wu-ftpd and restart xinetd. You
> > > > don't want to leave wu-ftpd
> > > > up.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > David C. Rankin, J.D., P.E.
> > > > > > RANKIN * BERTIN, PLLC
> > > > > > 510 Ochiltree Street
> > > > > > Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
> > > > > > (936) 715-9333
> > > > > > (936) 715-9339 fax
> > > > > > --
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 3:12 AM
> > > > > > Subject: [expert] All I want to do is FTP
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I finally got my 9.1 Mandrake working
> > > > wonderfully as a server. All my
> > > > > > > virtual web pages work wonderfully.. and
> > now I
> > > > am ready to open an FTP
> > > > > > > connection so I can finish uploading a ton
> > of
> > > > files from a different
> > > > > > > computer.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Only problem is, I don't know how to get
> > FTP
> > > > to work in this version.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I've downloaded PROFTPD and tried to get
> > that
> > > > to work, but after a few
> > > > > > > questions to the PROFTPD mail list, and a
> > few
> > > > days of searching Google
> > > > for
> > > > > > > help, and reading the PROFTPD faq, I still
> > > > can't FTP to my new server.
> > > > > > > The people on the PROFTPD mail list won't
> > even
> > > > reply to my questions.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Should I even be using PROFTP? What can I
> > do,
> > > > if even for a basic FTP
> > > > > > > setup, to get FTP to work on my server?
> > I'll
> > > > be glad to remove
> > > > PROFTPD
> > > > > > > and use whatever works.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Any suggestions will be happily
> > appreciated.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > James
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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