Userguide not working for me

[Leonard Chatagnier]

> On Friday 27 July 2007 17:07:47 Leonard Chatagnier
> wrote:
> > ...
> > lchata at ubuntu:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a system_username
> > New SMB password:
> > Retype new SMB password:
> > Failed to modify password entry for user
> > system_username
> > lchata at ubuntu:~$ sudo useradd lchata
> > useradd: user lchata exists
> > lchata at ubuntu:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a system_username
> > New SMB password:
> > Retype new SMB password:
> > Failed to modify password entry for user
> > system_username
> > lchata at ubuntu:~$
> >
> > Why doesn't this work if the commands are to be
> > entered literally as written in the guide????
> 
> You should be changing "system_username" to the
> username you wish to enable 
> SMB access for. In your case it appears to be
> "lchata". Using that, it should 
> be as follows:
> 
>   lchata at ubuntu:~$ sudo smbpasswd -a lchata
> 
> Enter your password of choice when prompted, and you
> should be all set. It's 
> returning errors because, I assume, there is no user
> on your system 
> named "system_username".
> 
> This is part of the problem with the *Unofficial*
> Ubuntu Guide (emphasis 
> added): it tells you what to do, but without any
> explanation as to why. I 
> would suggest reading up on the official Ubuntu
> documentation on Samba:
> 
>   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/SettingUpSamba
>  
>
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ComprehensiveSambaGuide
> 
> These links contain a lot of very good information
> on setting up and using 
> Samba, both as server and client, for Ubuntu and
> Windows.
Well, thanks for saying that. Don't feel so much the
dummy now. Added both links to my bookmarks as I'll
probably need them. Will check it all out tomorrow,
err, later today after I sleep some.  Appreciate your
comments. Thanks,
>

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net