[TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share

[Mike Kelley]

Thanks Roy but somehow I just fixed it.  I recreated the directory structure
and put the directory in another location and for whatever reason it worked.
I'm soooooo glad.  I've been screwing with this thing for hours now.  Thanks
to the members for their help

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy Vestal" <rvestal at trilug.org>
To: <trilug at trilug.org>
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share


> can you send me your smb.conf and log file? I've got a little experience
> in samba.
> rvestal at trilug.org
>
> Mike Kelley wrote:
>
> >I appreciate the suggestion.  I looked at the log file and I was able to
see
> >what the problem is but I don't understand why it's happening.  The last
2
> >lines look something like:
> >
> >smbd/service.c:make_connection(599)
> >mike2 (192.168.0.4) Can't change directory to /export/samba/uplddir  no
such
> >file or directory exist
> >
> >I've checked and I haven't mistyped anything and the directory clearly
> >exist.  Just make sure it isn't a problem with permissions, I've set the
> >directory to all permissions and made nobody the owner (it was root) and
> >users the group (it was root as well)
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Jon Carnes" <jonc at nc.rr.com>
> >To: <trilug at trilug.org>
> >Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 2:23 PM
> >Subject: Re: [TriLUG] samba configuration -- can't get to share
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>The logs should tell you exactly what is going on.  The logs for Samba
> >>on a RH system are in /var/log/samba/.. and they are quite often named
> >>after the machine that attempted the login.
> >>
> >>The fact that your broswer sees the share means that the nmb portion is
> >>working fine - the problem is in the smb side of samba.
> >>
> >>Good Luck - Jon Carnes
> >>
> >>On Fri, 2003-01-10 at 12:59, Mike Kelley wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I'm new to Linux and I don't know much about it yet so if you respond
> >>>
> >>>
> >please
> >
> >
> >>>assume I know almost nothing.  I've installed Samba it works great for
> >>>printing but I cannot get to the share I've created on the Linux box
> >>>
> >>>
> >from my
> >
> >
> >>>Win2000 PC.  It seems to be set-up ok in Samba and I can see the share
> >>>
> >>>
> >from
> >
> >
> >>>the Win2000 PC but when I click on it I get an error message that says
> >>>"\\Linux\data is not accessible....The network name cannot be found."
> >>>
> >>>
> >Any
> >
> >
> >>>help would be appreciated.  I've checked to make sure that the share
has
> >>>
> >>>
> >the
> >
> >
> >>>appropriate permissions and I've even made sure that there is an
account
> >>>
> >>>
> >on
> >
> >
> >>>the Linux box for the user with the same username and password, though
> >>>
> >>>
> >I'm
> >
> >
> >>>not sure that this was neccessary.
> >>>
> >>>Mike
> >>>
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