Or you could go to the share tab and create a new share. :-)
On Thu, 2003-03-06 at 15:29, Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On Thu, 06 Mar 2003 14:56, you wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I have installed samba and it all went smoothly. This is on my work box. > > I am using swat to configure it (unless someone can recommend something > > better/easier). > I know you'r going to hate this, but honestly you are much better off editing > the samba config file by hand using your text editor of choice. Swat produces > mangled files. By mangled I mean that they havn't everything correct, and it > removes the very useful comments out of the file. > > > This is the situation. I am on a small LAN running off > > of our main adsl modem/router. I want to be able to browse the Windows > > clients and for them to be able to browse me. One is a Win98 box, 2 are > > Win2K boxes, with 4 various apple boxes just for good measure. What I > > want to know is, (the shorthand version please) how do I set samba so > > that my /home directory is viewable/usable by the other clients on the > > network?? > > Mention it as the PUCLIC directory in the config file, and ensure the > permissions are correct so that Samba daemon can read your files. > Total madness imho, but you did ask. > > > SMBD is running as is NMBD. I need the other clients to be able to copy > > data from my home directory to their drives and visa versa. > Make sure you have both the daemons running. > > > Any help appreciated. At the moment, the error on the the win boxen says > > that they do not have permission to access the resource, though they can > > see my group, which by default is Mdkgroup. > > > > I also would like to be able to easily modify my shares in konqueror if > > possible on the fly so that if I need to temporarily make other > > drives/directories available on the network, I can do so. > > It'll do that as soon as you get the permissions correct. > > OTTOMH / IIRC > Provided the daemons are running: > http://localhost:901/ > will give you a beautiful manual for Samba. > > -- > C. S. > -- Zane Gilmore, Analyst / Programmer Information Services Section, Information Technology Dept, University of Canterbury - Te Whare Waananga o Waitaha Private Bag 4800, Christchurch New Zealand Phone +64-3-364 2987 extn 7895
