[TriLUG] XP and Samba

Tomm Lorenzin tomm at 1000plus.com
Tue Feb 24 11:42:39 EST 2004 

Yes, on the username.  I, too, found XP to be quite persnickety
regarding username composition and case.  Just one of the many hurdles
overcome. But, as you have prolly discovered, it CAN be done regardless
of the "wizzdom" of M$ tech support arschlochs.

As for the quality of M$ tech support, I was a one of those for nearly
ten years (in Charlotte) starting in the very early nineties when we
actually knew what we were doing and helped customers with accurate and
timely information and procedures. Our customers loved us, way back
then, and the work was VERY satisfying.  We just LOVED being heroes. 

I was there during the major bouts of outsourcing tech support first to
U.S. firms like Keene and Wang (where they appeared to "hire the
homeless"), and then offshore to non-english speakers that even we
couldn't understand while attempting to train them.  The deterioration
of M$ tech support by these manglement shenanigans - ostensibly to cut
costs - was extremely disheartening.  Getting painted undeservedly with
the broad brush of the self-engendered "M$ tech support sux" attitude of
customers in the later (and present) years, was my main reason for
leaving two years ago.  I was far from alone.  I am now, in my 56th
year, "self-unemployed," doing a bit of consulting now and then, but
VERY HAPPY to be no longer involved in "Dilbertiana."

I know this was WAY more than you bargained-for, but thanx for your
patience and understanding in tolerating my rant. 

7;^)
Tomm "Aha!" Lorenzin
Mooresville (Lake Norman), NC
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
       An epiphany:
A chicken crosses the road -
   "Poultry in motion."
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Visit me at: http://www.1000plus.com/ 



-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Frye, Matthew
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:47
To: 'SkyTomm at 1000plus.com'; 'Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list'
Subject: RE: [TriLUG] XP and Samba


I had problems seeing (but mostly accessing) smb shares from XP.  I
found that my primary issue was usernames.  I had to force XP to call me
'mfrye' instead of 'Matt Frye,' because when XP presented my credentials
to SMB (at that time it was on RH 7.3), it presented me as 'Matt Frye'
for which my SMB server had no record.  
Ironically, I discovered this after Microsoft support informed me that
by upgrading my one single Windows box from 98 to XP (home), I had
actually lost functionality.  Specifically, the ability to log into a
domain. Microsoft support insisted that I couldn't use a Linux smb
server with XP at all.  I also searched high and low on google groups,
etc, but mostly found that people either bought Microsoft's story or
didn't answer.  I have since abandoned Windows altogether at home.  

MPF

> ----------
> From: 	Tomm Lorenzin[SMTP:tomm at 1000plus.com]
> Reply To: 	SkyTomm at 1000plus.com;Triangle Linux Users Group
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> list
> Sent: 	Monday, February 23, 2004 5:00 PM
> To: 	'Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list'
> Subject: 	RE: [TriLUG] XP and Samba
> 
> <<File: ATT275834.txt>>
> Sorry for the delay.  Just got to my e-mail from this past weekend.
> 
> I spent HOURS accompanied by much weeping and gnashing of teeth, and a

> much bloodied (keyboard-struck) forehead before I got this to work. 
> Unfortunately, I tried so many things that - finally - when I could 
> see my Samba shares on XP and vice-versa, I was unable to say what - 
> specifically - did the trick..
> 
> May you habe better success.
> 
> For what it's worth and on the off-chance that you may still find it 
> helpful, I enclose MY smb.conf for my "1000plus" network/workgroup:
> 
> 7;^)
> Tomm "Aha!" Lorenzin
> Mooresville (Lake Norman), NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>        An epiphany:
> A chicken crosses the road -
>    "Poultry in motion."
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Visit me at: http://www.1000plus.com/ 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On 
> Behalf Of Roy Vestal
> Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2004 21:24
> To: Triangle Linux Users Group discussion list
> Subject: Re: [TriLUG] XP and Samba
> 
> 
> To add to Jason's suggestion, create a username map with a user(i.e.
> smbuser) that has access to the share ONLY. chown someuser(NOT 
> root):smbuser. Then set it chmod 775.
> 
> In the smb.conf:
> 
> In the [Globals] add:
> 
> username map = /path/to/username.map
> map to guest = bad user
> security = server (as per Jason)
> 
> In the [Share] add:
> write list = smbuser
> guest ok = yes
> read only = no (as per Jason)
> 
> Next, create the username.map file and add the line:
> 
> smbuser = guest
> Finally, restart the smb service
> 
> This will secure your box from most of the samba hacks but still allow

> read/write access to the share.
> 
> The biggest rule with Samba, keep the smb.conf file as simple as 
> possible. K.I.S.S. is the best rule.
> 
> HTH
> 
> On Sat, 2004-02-21 at 13:17, Jason Tower wrote:
> > it sounds like you should be using share level security, not user.
> > make
> > sure your smb.conf says 'security = share', make sure the shares you

> > defined are 'read only = no' and chown them to nobody or chmod them
to
> 
> > 777, either way should work.  restart smbd/nmbd and the other 
> > network
> > hosts should have full access to them.
> > 
> > On Saturday 21 February 2004 12:53, hsc-linux at nc.rr.com wrote:
> > > I have googled this and come up with tons of "stuff", none of it
> > > completely clear or concise. I am trying to connect a XP Pro box
to 
> > > a Samba file share using "user" level security. The Samba server
is 
> > > not a domain controller. All I need it to do is serve up this
share 
> > > so that the XP box can read and write to it. I can see the samba
box
> 
> > > from the XP station but when I click on it I get an error.
> > >
> > > Could someone point me to a link where these challenges specific 
> > > to
> > > XP have been documented? Also, some example smb.conf files would 
> > > also be helpful. Thanks for all the help.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Hugh
> 
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