Long Time Samba No Work-Need Expert Help On Samba/Networking-Ahhh, Some Success

[Bruce Marshall]

On Tuesday 31 July 2007, Leonard Chatagnier wrote:
> Hello Jurgen,
> Thanks for joining my bandwagon.  Maybe if enough
> people agree something will be done. It's satisfying
> to hear that I'm not the only one.  I intended to add
> my smb.conf file on this post but after thinking about
> what to say and composing it, I just overlooked adding
> it. It's copied at the end of this post. Maybe it'll
> be of some help to you getting Samba to work, hope so.
> To make it clear, my ubuntu computer's name is ubuntu
> and that's what I added the netbios name as.  Don't
> give up, if I can get samba fully working anybody can
> with effort, of course.
> I do agree with you on the goodness of Ubuntu and it's
> user groups and will eventually rid my other computer
> of windows but there is room for improvement.  Good
> luck to you on Samba. Also, see my comment on DHCP
> below.

I haven't joined this thread because I know little about Samba etc except that 
I have had it working for several distros for the past 7 years.   I don't 
think it is that tough an issue.  I have a 4 linux box system along with 3 
WinXP boxes and have not had any trouble having them talk to each other.

I will include the smb.conf that I have been using all this time and will put 
+++  IN FRONT of the lines I believe I have changed/added.   Not very many 
lines.

Note that this file gives me access to the ENTIRE machine, not just a 
user /home or other setup.  This is the way I want it.  There is still file 
write protection for those files not belonging to the user being used.

Note also, this file does not include a lot of things that the feisty smb.conf 
includes because I always copy this file over from the last install and it 
just works.

=================   /etc/samba/smb.conf


# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2006-05-02
[global]
	
+++	interfaces = 192.168.0.3 eth0
	bind interfaces only = true
	printing = cups
	printcap name = cups
	printcap cache time = 750
	cups options = raw
	map to guest = Bad User
	include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
	logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
	logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
	logon drive = P:


[homes]
	comment = Home Directories
	valid users = %S, %D%w%S
	browseable = No
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes

[profiles]
	comment = Network Profiles Service
	path = %H
+++?	read only = No
	store dos attributes = Yes
	create mask = 0600
	directory mask = 0700

[users]
	comment = All users
	path = /home
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes
	veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/

[groups]
	comment = All groups
	path = /home/groups
	read only = No
	inherit acls = Yes

[printers]
	comment = All Printers
	path = /var/tmp
	printable = Yes
	create mask = 0600
	browseable = No

[print$]
	comment = Printer Drivers
	path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
	write list = @ntadmin root
	force group = ntadmin
	create mask = 0664
	directory mask = 0775


[root]    +++  added all of the below
	path = /
	force group = users
	writable = yes
	public = yes
	force user = bmarsh
	guest ok = yes
	read only = No