Ah, it may be important to know that on the Windows machine, I login as 
"edski" -- that's the reason for the corresponding /etc/samba/smbusers entry.
Note that I have not idea about security in this area. This works on my little 
network sitting behind a firewall but, outside of that, I have no idea if 
this configuration is a good or a really, really bad one.


On Wednesday 23 June 2004 12:02, Ed Skinner wrote:
> Here are my "quick and dirty" notes on setting up Samba. Note that your
> mileage may vary depending on both the Linux and the Windows variants.
> In the following, my systems are "gort" and "marvin" (two great SciFi
> robots).
>
> Server-side (Linux, on system "gort")
> 	Create a directory: /home/eskinner/samba
> 	As root:
> 		Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and add:
> 			[eskinner]
> 			    comment = Ed Skinner's Samba Directory
> 			    path = /home/eskinner/samba
> 			    guest account = eskinner
> 			    read only = No
> 		mksmbpasswd.sh < /etc/passwd > /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> 		gvim /etc/samba/smbpasswd # Trim for security
> 		smbpasswd root # Set root user's password
> 		smbpasswd edski # Set edski user's password
> 		Edit /etc/samba/smbusers so it contains:
> 			root = administrator admin
> 			nobody = guest pcguest smbguest
> 			eskinner = edski
> 		/sbin/service smb start
> 		/sbin/chkconfig smb on
> Client-side (Windows XP, on system "marvin")
> 	Login as a user with administrative permissions
> 	Edit \I386\HOSTS
> 		Give it same contents as /etc/hosts on Linux
> 	Launch "My Network Places" (it's on the Desktop)
> 		Should see "eskinner Samba Server (Gort)"
> 			May need to drill-down "Entire Network" first
> 		Open (double-click) it
> 			Tools -> Map Network Drive
> 			Drive: Z:
> 			Folder: \\Gort\eskinner
> 			Check: Reconnect at logon
> 				(The reconnect doesn't always work?)
> 	Windows-key + E (launches Explorer)
> 		Double-click the "Disconnected Network Drive"
> 		Username: MARVIN\eskinner, Password: whatever
>
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