as root: #chmod 2777 /the_location_of_your/public_directory You must have the same username and password on your XP and your Mandrake accounts
encrypt passwords = Yes #in samba.conf Unix_name = SMB_yourusername #in /etc/smbusers You're making really good progress. It took me 3 days to get samba going the first time I did it! e. On Sunday 03 March 2002 13:29, you wrote: > OK - coming thick and fast now! I have Samba running, and can see the linux > box from windows. However, I can't access it, as it gives me the message > 'your account is not authorised to log in from this station'. I am > following a tutorial in which I have created a public directory that should > be accessible as guest. However, I can't get as far as that, as I am being > told I do not have the necessary permissions to access the linux computer - > this is from windows XP. How do I give myself permission? Thanks > Heather ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="Attachment: 1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Description: ----------------------------------------
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