You might want to consider switching the localhost.localdomain
and localhost around on the 127 line of your /etc/hosts file.
/etc/hosts should define the 127.0.0.1 address with the short
name of localhost first, and all other aliases to it after.
Any other IP should be listed with its FULL internet name, then
any aliases or short names after. If you do not have a FULL
name on the IP line first, sendmail can take a very long time
to start. You may have to do a lot of tweaking to get sendmail
running without complaining.
Considering you are not running DNS on your linux or windows
machines, you should also populate the "hosts" file on the
windows machine to match the "hosts" file on you linux box.
In windows 98, you will need to copy the HOSTS.SAM file to hosts
and then edit hosts.
Stephen Liu wrote:
Hi Gregory,
Lot of thanks for your advice. My Samba server works now with following
adjustment made to
1)
/etc/samba/smb.conf
[global]
workgroup = SEC
guest account = satimis
encrypt passwords = yes
security = user
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
read only = No
guest ok = Yes
2) Delete IPX/SPX on Win98
3) New /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.1 SCW98
192.168.0.2 M40G
I still have following problems and expected to be advised.
1) # umount /mnt/Win98 could not dismount the directory. I have to
stop Samba server with "service smb stop" first.
2) If I don't add "192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts, the computer-name of
Samba server appears as "localhost" under the workgroup on Win98. If I
add ""192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts",at starting RH8.0 it takes quite
long time to detect
a) Starting sendmail [OK]
b) Starting sm-client [OK]
Kindly advise. Thanks
On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 07:02, Gregory Malsack wrote:
1. is there a linux user account for the user account used to log into the
win98 machine?
2. is there an smb user account mapped to the linux user account i.e.
smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name
The Win98 login name and password are same as Samba server user, only
one user for this test, but root is different. I login in as root for
all tests because if I login as user "satimis" I am not allowed to start
Samba server even with "su" on command line. What do you mean
"smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name"
- snip -
But one thing amazes me is
"The Windows boxes, WinME and Win98, used for this test have been used
previously to test another Samba server. The setup on the latter was
standard and went through without much difficulty. There are nothing
changed made to the WinME and Win98 mentioned but I have been struggling
for a week to setup this new Samba Server"
B.Regards
Stephen Liu
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:psyche-list-admin@;redhat.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Liu
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:18 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Samba server and Win98 connection problem
Hi All Guys,
The problem is as follows:
ipchains and iptables stopped
# service smb start
Win98 is connected to Samba server via a crossover cable
On Win98
- 2 members found in the workgroup "Scw98"(Win98) and "M40G".
(Samba server)
- Clicking "M40G" popup a warning "permission not allowed"
- Searching computer with the name of Samba server "M40G" found it there
but searching with its IP address could not find it
- Ping "M40G" and IP address of Samba server showed connected
On Samba server
"as root"
- "# mount" could not mount Samba server
- Ping SCW98 and IP address of Win98 showed connecting
INFORMATION
===========
Both Win98 and Samba server need password to login
Samba server
OS - RH8.0
2 NICs - one for broadband connection another for connecting Win98 via a
crossover cable
IP address - 192.168.0.2
Computer name - M40G
Login : root
user = satimis with same password as Win98 login
/etc/samba/smb.conf (basic configure)
[global]
workgroup = SEC
guest account = satimis
encrypt passwords = no
hosts allow = yes
security = share
[test]
comment = share
path = /home
browseable = yes
read only = no
guest only = no
guest ok = yes
/etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
192.168.0.1 SCW98
192.168.0.2 M40G
Win98
IP address - 192.168.0.1
Computer name - SCW98
Login - satimis
password - same as user of Samba server
Components
....
- IPX/SPX
- Net BEUI
- NetBIOS support for IPX/SPX
- TCP/IP
....
Kindly advise. Thanks in advance.
Stephen Liu
