Samba Problem

[Fajar Priyanto]

On Wednesday 24 October 2007 03:14:54 Jim Byers wrote:
> I failed to make a backup of my Samba configuration before I upgraded to
>  Gutsy.  Now I am able to see Ubuntu Samba in Network Places on an XP
> client, but I am unable to access Ubuntu Samba server and get message
> that I do not have permission.  I have added users to smbpasswd, but do
> no know if those users must match XP client logon.  I have  security =
> share.  Can anyone help me get past this issue?  I had it working under
> Feisty and would like to get back to a workable situation.

Hello Jim,
'security = share' means that the shares will be accessible without password.  
To make a share, here's the option:
[Global]
workgroup = ubuntulinux 
domain logons = No
domain master = No
security = share
netbios name = yourpcname

[Public] <--- the share name
comment = For everyone's eyes
path = /data/share
read only = yes
browseable = yes
public = yes

Then:
mkdir -p /data/share
chown -R yourusername /data/share


If you want it to be password protected, then use: 'security = user'
You then make a user (prefereably the same as in XP): smbpasswd -a joe

Then the share options:
[SecretPlace] <--- the share name
comment = For buddy
path = /data/secret
read only = yes
browseable = yes
public = no <--- important

Don't forget to restart samba everytime you apply new settings.
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