Prince Tokunbo, Suggest you download and read:
http://www.samba.org/samba/docs/Samba-Guide.pdf Chapters 2 through 4 should get you started. Cheers, John T. On Monday 22 November 2004 07:10, Prince Tokunbo wrote: > hello Dirk, > > thanks for the info. Sorry, im new to the Linux World. > I just wanted to ask, will the samba2.....that comes with my RedHat9.2 > installation work for what I want to achieve(to connect my LinuxPC to my > Windows PC so that I can exchange files between the two?) - im asking so > that I dont uninstall Samba2 and begin to have problems installing the new > version. > > Also, you said "it has to be configured via command line, swat or webmin" > how do I configure it? > > thanks > Toks > > > > Hi, > > at first, use the default samba mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > second, you have to uninstall samba first, before installing the new > release. rpm -e samba-2..... > rpm -ivh samba-3..... > or use the redhat package manager or kde packagemanager (kpackage) > > third, you won't find any samba icon, it has to be configured via command > line, swat or webmin. hope this helps.... > > > Mit freundlichem Gruß, > > > > Dirk Laurenz > Systems Engineer > > Fujitsu Siemens Computers > Sales Central Europe Deutschland > Professional Service Organisation Nord / Ost > > Hildesheimer Strasse 25 > 30880 Laatzen > Germany > > Telephone: +49 (511) 84 89 - 18 08 > Telefax: +49 (511) 84 89 - 25 18 08 > Mobile: +49 (170) 22 10 781 > Email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Internet: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com > http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/rl/servicesupport/itdienstleistungen/competen >cecenter.html > *************************************************************************** >**************************************** > > > -| -----Original Message----- > -| From: > -| [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ts.samba.org [mailto:samba-technical--| > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -| On Behalf Of > Prince Tokunbo > -| Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2004 3:51 PM > -| To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -| Subject: Samba installation error > -| > -| hello, > -| > -| WHAT I WANT TO DO: > -| I have 2Pcs, one running on Windows, and the other on > -| RedHat Linux 9. I > -| want to be able to copy files(documents) from my Windows PC > -| to the Linux > -| and viceversa. > -| > -| A friend informed me about the SAMBA software - that > -| it(samba-3.0.9-1_rh9.i386.rpm) can accomplish the task I > -| mentioned above, > -| and Ive downloaded it on my Linux PC. > -| > -| I followed instructions "How to Install and Test SAMBA" on > -| http://www.bibsyst.no/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ > install.html > -| > -| issuing the command rpm -i samba-3.0.9-1_rh9.i386.rpm, I > -| get the following > -| errors: > -| > -| [EMAIL PROTECTED] john]# rpm -i samba-3.0.9-1_rh9.i386.rpm > -| warning: samba-3.0.9-1_rh9.i386.rpm: V3 DSA signature: NOKEY, key ID > -| f17f9772 > -| file /etc/rc.d/init.d/winbind from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /etc/samba/smb.conf from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /lib/libnss_winbind.so.2 from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /lib/libnss_wins.so.2 from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /lib/security/pam_winbind.so from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from > -| package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbpasswd from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file > -| from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/testparm from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/testprns from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/wbinfo from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/sbin/winbindd from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/testparm.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/testprns.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/wbinfo.1.gz from install > -| of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man5/lmhosts.5.gz from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man5/smb.conf.5.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbpasswd.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package > -| samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/winbindd.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-common-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /etc/logrotate.d/samba from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /etc/pam.d/samba from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /etc/rc.d/init.d/smb from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package > -| samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /lib/security/pam_smbpass.so from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from > -| package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/mksmbpasswd.sh from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbcontrol from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbstatus from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/tdbbackup from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/include/libsmbclient.h from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/lib/libsmbclient.a from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/lib/samba/vfs/recycle.so from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/sbin/nmbd from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/sbin/smbd from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/smbcontrol.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/smbstatus.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man5/smbpasswd.5.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man7/samba.7.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/nmbd.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/pdbedit.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbd.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /sbin/mount.smb from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file > -| from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /sbin/mount.smbfs from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/nmblookup from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/rpcclient from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbcacls from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbclient from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbmnt from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbprint from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbspool from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts > -| with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/bin/smbtar from install of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with > -| file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/nmblookup.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package > -| samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/rpcclient.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package > -| samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/smbcacls.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/smbclient.1.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package > -| samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man1/smbtar.1.gz from install > -| of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbmnt.8.gz from install > -| of samba-3.0.9-1 > -| conflicts with file from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbmount.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbspool.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file > -| from package samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| file /usr/share/man/man8/smbumount.8.gz from install of > -| samba-3.0.9-1 conflicts with file from package > -| samba-client-2.2.7a-7.9.0 > -| [EMAIL PROTECTED] john]# > -| > -| > -| so I thought that maybe the RedHat9 installation I got comes with a > -| version of SAMBA? am I right? > -| > -| If so, how do i "activate/configure" it, coz it doesnt no > -| icon of SAMBA > -| shows up in my startup menu. > -| > -| Thanks > -| Toks > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| > -| __________________________________ > -| Do you Yahoo!? > -| The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > -| http://my.yahoo.com > -| > -| > -| > > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Meet the all-new My Yahoo! – Try it today! -- John H Terpstra Samba-Team Member Phone: +1 (650) 580-8668 Author: The Official Samba-3 HOWTO & Reference Guide, ISBN: 0131453556 Samba-3 by Example, ISBN: 0131472216 Hardening Linux, ISBN: 0072254971 Other books in production. -- To 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