On Sunday 03 March 2002 16:04, you wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Erylon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2002 11:28 PM > Subject: Re: [newbie] permissions on the network > > > as root: #chmod 2777 /the_location_of_your/public_directory > > OK - my tutorial must have had a typo as it left the 2 out of 2777! > > > You must have the same username and password on your XP and your Mandrake > > accounts > > OK :-)) > > > encrypt passwords = Yes #in samba.conf > > I don't have a password for the windows account, and not for the mandrake > account either - I wonder if i need to change that?
I don't know--I've always used passwords and have never tried to setup samba without one. > > > Unix_name = SMB_yourusername #in /etc/smbusers > > I don't seem able to modify the file - I am logged in as root, but get an > error message 'you don't have permission to write to this file'. DOH!!!!! Hmmm, you should be able to do so--replacing the #Unix_name = SMB_name1 with your username. the root = administrator admin line exists, doesn't it. Try this tutorial--it may help http://dennis_caparas.tripod.com/samba_test.html > > > Thanks - any suggestions about the above? > Heather ---------------------------------------- Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"; name="message.footer" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Content-Description: ----------------------------------------
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