Try: sudo service smb restart ________________________________ From: Michael Havens To: John ; Main PLUG discussion list Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 4:06 PM Subject: Re: attach XP computer to network. so I got to:      service smb restart and the reply was:      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo service smb restart      smb: unrecognized service      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /etc/init.d/smb reload      bash: /etc/init.d/smb: No such file or directory      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ so I guess this means samba isn't started? so I googled starting samba with these results:      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo /etc/init.d/samba start      sudo: /etc/init.d/samba: command not found      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo start /etc/init.d/samba start      start: Unknown job: /etc/init.d/samba      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ sudo start /etc/init.d/samba      start: Unknown job: /etc/init.d/samba      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ I don't know what to say now! How does one start samba: What stat up file do I place this command in so I don't need to restart it every time I restart my computer? After scouring the internet I finally found the  right commands (I think)! (at least it didn't complain when I issued them)        bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/smbd -D      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ /usr/sbin/nmbd -D      bmike1@Michaels-PC:~$ yipee! Now will it print?.... and NO. It doesn't. So I ran the previous two commands again but added the word start  after the 'D's but that didn't help either. As for the instructions to add modify the user I'm not sure how you mean to do that. The user name that I deleted wasn't in the file so I don't know what to modify. The new user name is 'MarksPlace'. so would I just add these lines?      [MarksPlace]      comment = ????      path = ????      valid users = MarksPlace      public = yes      writable = yes is comment whatever I want to say? Is path the path on the ubuntu machine where I want it to store or write whatever it needs to store or write? -- >>:-)~MIKE~(-: >> >> >> ># sudo useradd $name ># sudo smbpasswd -a $name ># sudo service smb restart >  >You might also want to verify your configuration (we are using a share called accounts below): > > >Open /etc/samba/smb.conf file and add/modify share called [accounts]: >[accounts] comment = Accounts data directory path = /data/accounts valid users = vivek raj joe public = no writable = yes >If you edit anything, BE SURE TO SAVE ORIGINAL TO BACKUP FIRST, and of course reload the service with 'sudo service smb restart' after. > > >And of course if any of these steps fails, please read and apply this link: > Reference: http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/adding-a-user-to-a-samba-smb-share/ > > >-- > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: