Vague, general questions will receive vague, general answers. On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, eXt wrote: > I'm trying to use my Linux box as a PDC for my LAN, but Im having problems > getting samba to even share files. Samba as a PDC is a fairly advanced step in Samba land. You have to create machine accounts for the actual Windows PCs: smbpasswd -a -m Then you have to create user accounts: smbpasswd -a
I feel Workgroup mode is the way to go in a home setup. You want to generally create samba user accounts with the same name and password as they log into the Windows PC. Samba user/machine accounts are kept in a separate file from /etc/passwd. Look for the smbpasswd file in /etc/samba/ There are two smbpasswd files. The program and the user account file. > I'm also not able to share my WAN connection; my PCs get an IP from the Linux > boxs DHCP but no Internet... I tried using the "Server Wizard" included in > mandrake 9 but its not working... What errors do your PCs get when they discover "no Internet"? Do your PCs get a DNS server or a gateway address through DHCP? Run either "ipconfig /all" or "winipcfg" depending on the Windows OS. > And to keep asking questions, I cant get postfix to work!!! Im using WEBMIN > to try and set it up, but it aunt helping much... Look in /var/log/* for error messages and try to post some relevant logs. > I need help fast, because every time a user registers on my site the > confirmation e-mail is not being sent, so I have to manually e-mail them and > make their password, this is a hassle and really unnecessary Look in /var/log/* for error messages and try to post some relevant logs.
