RE: [SLUG] Basic SAMBA Configuration

From: Robert Snyder (res03q8w@gte.net)
Date: Tue Feb 14 2006 - 16:22:17 EST


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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Craig Zeigler
Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 3:34 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Basic SAMBA Configuration

SOTL wrote:
> Hi All
>
> I am trying to make a Samba between two SuSE 10.0 boxes.
>
> Unfortunately I still get an error message:
>
> Can not find slp:/ in the tree Internal Error
>
> It believe that the source of the problem may be my smppasswd file are
> incorrect.
>
> I would appreciate suggestion as to the validity of the following files:
>
> ____
> SERVER smppasswd
> # This file is the authentication source for Samba if 'passdb backend' is
set
> # to 'smbpasswd' and 'encrypt passwords' is 'Yes' in the [global] section
of
> # /etc/samba/smb.conf
> #
> # See section 'passdb backend' and 'encrypt passwords' in the manual page
of
> # smb.conf for more information.
> root:0:7AFFBB23C42095FE1841B9F02226DD3D:CDA6A2FA4891C12AD967B90778206005:
> [U ]:LCT-43EED964:
> _____
> CLIENT smbpasswd
> # This file is the authentication source for Samba if 'passdb backend' is
set
> # to 'smbpasswd' and 'encrypt passwords' is 'Yes' in the [global] section
of
> # /etc/samba/smb.conf
> #
> # See section 'passdb backend' and 'encrypt passwords' in the manual page
of
> # smb.conf for more information.
> _____
>
> The user name for the CLIENT is "trunk" with password "Clienttestpw"
> The user name for the SERVER is "office" with password "Servertestpw"
> _____
>
> Thanks
> SOTL
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Why would you bother using Samba between Linux boxen when something like
rsync, scp, or NFS would be a much better solution.

Now I am not an expert but maybe he is using samba as the rest of his
network is of windows boxes. And figure it was just easy to connect to the
other linux box via samba. Not saying it is like that but you never know.
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