Samba Server Configuration Tool 1.1.4 troubles

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On Friday 30 April 2004 07:11, Chadley Wilson wrote:
> On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 14:05, Alexander Dalloz wrote:
> > Am Fr, den 30.04.2004 schrieb Chadley Wilson um 13:50:
> > > Hi
> > > All of a sudden this tool starts is troubles.
> > > This is what happens. On the file server open the tool and select
> > > preferences and then security.
> >
> > What is that tool you are using?
>
> The default samba server tool for FC1.
>
> Thanks for the help
>
> > > If you set the option  to "user" click OK then add a user and click OK.
> >
> > Hopefully that "clicking" creates the Samba user _and_ activates him.
> > And hopefully you know that the Samba user must exist as a system user
> > too.
> >
> > > Now you go to the workstation and browse the network. No server to be
> > > found? OK so I type in smb:///chadlin and press enter. It comes up but
> > > keep asking for the username and password over and over again.
> > > Then I finally get to see all the files and guess what it seems to be
> > > working.
> > > I then try to copy and paste file from the server to the home dir on
> > > the wkstation but it asks for the username twice and the does nothing.
> > > I tried to reboot the server (foolish I know) but still the prob
> > > persists. Is there something that is forcing the share made on samba. I
> > > have looked through the smb.conf file but cant find where to set the
> > > security.
> >
> > If it is not there the "tool" did delete the original smb.conf.
> >
> > # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
> > # security_level.txt for details.
> >    security = user
> >
> > > can anyone help me please
> >
> > Please read the Samba documentation. It contains a lot of needed and
> > helpful information.
> >
> > > Chadley - Linux Rocks
> >
> > Alexander
>
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