Samba Shares

[NoOp]

On 01/03/2008 09:33 AM, NoOp wrote:
> On 01/02/2008 05:40 PM, Derek Broughton wrote:
>> NoOp wrote:
> 
>>> 
>>> System|Administration|Network|General|Domain name:
>> 
>> I'm a Kubuntu user, not Gnome, but that doesn't look right - surely that's
>> the Internet Domain (DNS) name, not the Samba Workgroup name.
>> 
>> I'll bet P�r's method is correct, but if you feel the need to do it in the
>> config file (which apparently I have to do in KDE) it's "workgroup = NAME"
>> in /etc/samba/smb.conf (did it just the other day),
> 
> Works just fine in Gnome for me. I can browse my Ubuntu machines just
> fine on the workgroup/domain that I set just that way. I purposely
> change from the standard MS "Workgroup" to a different name so I know
> it's not using a default. From the Network Help regarding the General tab:
> 
> <quote>
> General
>     Allows you to modify your system host name and domain name.
> </quote>
> 
> However, I'll give P�r's method a try today; I wonder if you can have
> multiple workgroup/domain's and assign a different one for each shared
> folder.  Also, if you use that method, the wording on the shared folders
> tab is:
> 
> Windows sharing
>  Domain/Workgroup:
> 
> So I think it's pretty much the same & probably modifies the same conf
> files.
> 
> 

I stand corrected; I just tested and my method does not work.
I guess the reason why my suggestion had worked for me previously is
because I'd manually modified the hosts and the smb.conf file with the
same domain/workgroup name. P�r's advise is 100% correct!

Thanks P�r & Thanks Derek for the good catch :-)

Gary