all you need to do is type: #smbpasswd root
-mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Cenir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:57 PM Subject: [Samba] Domain Root Password > Hi! > > How do we provide a password for the domain root? > I am using Samba 3.0.3-5 and openldap-2.1.29-1 on a Fedora Core 2 > > Following the steps found in > http://samba.idealx.org/smbldap-howto.en.html I issued to command: > > # smbldap-populate > > In the howto after executing the command, the entries were added and > it asked to provide a password for the domain root. But in my case, it did > not ask for a password. > > Regards, > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Rory Erickson > Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 10:27 AM > To: 'Shawn Henderson' > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Samba] Browsing through a tunnelled VPN connection > > Hi there, > > > > This issue appears to have resolved itself after each of the > workstations on the local network rebooted and got the current WINS > server from the router(the Linksys router had an option to push this to > them via DHCP). They were being pushed an old IP address that did not > exist. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Rory Erickson > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Henderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 7:19 PM > To: Rory Erickson > Subject: Re: [Samba] Browsing through a tunnelled VPN connection > > > > I had this problem with winxp/2k until I maded the local workstation a > workgroup member of the domain. > > Rory Erickson wrote: > > Thanks Craig, I'll send this to the OpenVPN list. I wasn't quite sure > where to send it since it's the interaction between the two packages > where the problem appears to be, or I just don't see where it is which > is definitely possible. > > Two final questions, if someone perhaps has an answer as my knowledge of > WINS is severally limited. > > 1) Is there any simple way to determine if WINS is functioning? The > fact that over a tunneled connection where bcast is not supported yet > names do resolve if I run them via start (ie: \\SERVER) may indicate > this. But is there any other way to determine this from a client > machine? > > 2) Does a WINS server allow you to browse computers via My Network > Places in an instance when bcast is not supported? > > > - > Rory Erickson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Craig White > Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2005 1:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Samba] Browsing through a tunnelled VPN connection > > On Mon, 2005-04-04 at 22:34 -0700, Rory Erickson wrote: > > > Hi there, > > I am trying to determine the best way for this to be done. > > I'm currently using a VPN software package called OpenVPN, which I > connect to through a tunneled connection. > > When I connect to the VPN I am given an IP address of 192.168.3.6, and > > > a > > > subnet mask of 255.255.255.252. The Samba server has an IP address of > 192.168.2.101 and has a subnet mask of 255.255.255.128. A WINS server > address of 192.168.2.101 is pushed to my VPN client when I connect. > > Once I connect to the VPN I can access each computer on the network, > including the Samba server by typing their netbios name pre-pended by > > > a > > > \\. However, I am unable to browse to these computers via Network > Neighborhood on my Windows 98 machine, nor My Network Places on any of > my Windows XP machines. I believe I had enabled WINS on the Samba > server, which I was under the impression it would enable this even > though the computers do not broadcast like on a local network or > > > bridged > > > VPN connection. > > Was I incorrect in this assumption? If so, are there any potential > options that I may have available to accomplish this--the cosmetic > > > issue > > > of being able to see the computers on the network via My Network > > > Places > > > even when connected via a tunneled VPN connection? > > > ---- > openvpn offers several modes of use. > > this question might be better handles by openvpn list. > > assuming that other machines are capable of browsing the network and > locating other systems on the LAN via WINS, it would stand to reason > that a remote computer via VPN should be also able to browse the network > via WINS - if the connection permitted and the remote computer had been > set up with the same WINS settings. > > Craig > > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1049 (20050406) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.nod32.com > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
