You have to set security level in samba or if you want simple sharing without authentication then ....backup original smb.conf. Create new smb.conf with minimal configuration just for sharing... with the following contents... ##server configuration for peer to peer file sharing## [global] workgroup = MYGROUP server string = Samba Server printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = yes cups options = raw log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 50 security = share socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192 dns proxy = no ##==== Share Definitions ==================## [homes] PATH = /home comment = Home Directories browseable = yes writable = no [printers] comment = All Printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = no guest ok = no writable = no printable = yes [new_share] PATH = /tmp/share public = yes browseable = yes writeable = yes # if you want writeable permissions. # service smb restart regards IAK --- "Boyd, Ronnie" <Ronnie.Boyd@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi folks > > Wonder if anyone could advise me on a red > hat/windows 2000 network issue? I have a single red > hat 9 box, which has a directory I would like shared > to 6 windows 2000 pro workstations. > > > Samba has been installed already. > > > When I testparm the smb.conf file, it passes > ok. > > > If I search for the linux box via windows > network neighborhood, it finds it quickly enough, > and states that it is a samba server. > > But I cannot access anything on the red hat box, > nothing at all, the usual message is No network path > found > > When I try to map to a share i.e. net use l: > \\LinuxServer\Share I also get this error message: > No service is operating at the destination network > endpoint on the remote system > > I can't even net view redhat box > > I know there are loads of samba trouble-shooting > sites, as I've been to a whole bunch of them,. but > none have helped so far. > > On the linux box, if I run smbclient > /root/files/alias it comes up with something like > this: > > Password: > session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE > > Which I think means that samba is working ok on the > box, but there is a user account issue somewhere. > That doesn't bother me too much, I can search out a > resolution for that. > > But when I do this from a command line on my windows > box: telnet redhatbox 139 it says that connection > was refused. That means I think that samba is NOT > working ok. > > The smb.conf file is fairly simple, nothing fancy in > it. There is an encrypt passwords = yes entry to > suit the windows boxes > > I have the necessary samba users, copied over from > the existing linux user accounts using this: cat > /etc/passwd | mksmbpasswd.sh > /etc/samba/smbpasswd > > All I want to do is make a single folder on red hat > box accesible by the windows 2000 boxes. > > The samba service is started using service smb start > > Any advice? > > Much appreciated > > RB > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This email and any files transmitted with it are > confidential and intended solely for the use of the > individual or entity to which they are addressed. > If you have received this email in error please > notify the Diageo Servicedesk on +44 (0) 131 319 > 6000 > > This footnote also confirms that this email has been > scanned for all viruses by the Messagelabs SkyScan > service. > > http://www.diageo.com > > ________________________________________________________________________ > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > ===== -- ________________ Imtiaz Ahmed Khan Sr. System Consultant ANTS Consultiing Org: ANTS Consulting URL: http://ants.com.pk/ Eml: sendtoimtiaz@xxxxxxxxx Mob: +92300-2128278 ___________________________________ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Send holiday email and support a worthy cause. Do good. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list