Background: I have a WinXP Pro machine and a Red Hat 8 machine.
Goal: Write from the PC to the linux machine
So far:
I can access and modify shared files on the PC from the linux machine. I can see the linux machine from the PC
Problem: I can't open the linux machine from the PC - when I click the + sign I don't see anything; if I try to click and make a new folder I am told the linux machine doesn't allow remote users.
Etc:
both systems are plugged into an SMC router
The PC is in the workgroup MSHOME the linux machine is in the workgroup MYGROUP
post your smb.conf file here and I'll see if I can help you out.
Too many questions to ask you about that file
Just better to see it.
Thanks
Samba_man
If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends are all watching you fall, I think a funny gag would be to pretend you were swimming.
-Jack Handey
Is there a chance you could post it again. For some reason the one you just attached is all in one big long sentense. It looks nothing like what smb.conf usually looks like
I'll still try to give ya a hand
Later,
Samba_man
If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends are all watching you fall, I think a funny gag would be to pretend you were swimming.
-Jack Handey
I've attached a copy of smb.conf that I've changed.
Notice that at the bottom of the file, where it says "Public"
I've uncommented the stuff under it (taken away the ";")
I also notice that at the top of the file, you don't have an area that says "Workgroup" or anything like that.
See what happens when you make that public stuff uncommented at the bottom, and also create a test folder and a public folder like this:
cd /usr
mkdir test
cd /test
mkdir public
then just for kicks do a :
cd ..
chmod 777 public
then do:
smb restart
and see what happens....
Hit me back if ya need more info
If you go parachuting, and your parachute doesn't open, and your friends are all watching you fall, I think a funny gag would be to pretend you were swimming.
-Jack Handey
Hey Samba Man,
Thanks for the tips - I'm getting closer. No cigar yet, but closer.
I think I modified the smb.conf file as you suggested.
Is there a syntax for adding Workgroup to the head of the file?
I removed the ";"s everyplace that it looked like might apply to my situation.
I made the test and public directories inside the /usr directory - changed the permissions to 777 for the public folder.
I still get the not authorised to login from here when I try to open "workgroup" from the XP machine. (The XP machine is in a group called MSHOME - the default name)
Now, when I view smb:/// I see both groups as before, but I also see a tmp folder inside the LOCALHOST (linux machine). The tmp folder contains 6 items - two orbit folders one for root one for john as well as a folder called ssh-XXv8WHnR - even though the permissions for these 3 folders are 777 I am not allowed to view their contents (even as root). The other items in this tmp folder are a samba folder (empty) and two scrollkeeper tmp files 0 and 1
Hey Samba Man,
Thanks for all of the help - I played around with this some more last night. Between your advice and some blessings from Tux the Linux God, I have the share working.