You might want to consider switching the localhost.localdomain and localhost around on the 127 line of your /etc/hosts file. /etc/hosts should define the 127.0.0.1 address with the short name of localhost first, and all other aliases to it after. Any other IP should be listed with its FULL internet name, then any aliases or short names after. If you do not have a FULL name on the IP line first, sendmail can take a very long time to start. You may have to do a lot of tweaking to get sendmail running without complaining. Considering you are not running DNS on your linux or windows machines, you should also populate the "hosts" file on the windows machine to match the "hosts" file on you linux box. In windows 98, you will need to copy the HOSTS.SAM file to hosts and then edit hosts. Stephen Liu wrote: > Hi Gregory, > > Lot of thanks for your advice. My Samba server works now with following > adjustment made to > > 1) > /etc/samba/smb.conf > [global] > > workgroup = SEC > guest account = satimis > encrypt passwords = yes > security = user > > [homes] > comment = Home Directories > read only = No > guest ok = Yes > > 2) Delete IPX/SPX on Win98 > > 3) New /etc/hosts > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 192.168.0.1 SCW98 > 192.168.0.2 M40G > > > I still have following problems and expected to be advised. > > 1) # umount /mnt/Win98 could not dismount the directory. I have to > stop Samba server with "service smb stop" first. > > 2) If I don't add "192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts, the computer-name of > Samba server appears as "localhost" under the workgroup on Win98. If I > add ""192.168.0.2 M40G" in /etc/hosts",at starting RH8.0 it takes quite > long time to detect > > a) Starting sendmail [OK] > b) Starting sm-client [OK] > > > Kindly advise. Thanks > > > > On Wed, 2002-10-23 at 07:02, Gregory Malsack wrote: > >>1. is there a linux user account for the user account used to log into the >>win98 machine? >> >>2. is there an smb user account mapped to the linux user account i.e. >>smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name > > > The Win98 login name and password are same as Samba server user, only > one user for this test, but root is different. I login in as root for > all tests because if I login as user "satimis" I am not allowed to start > Samba server even with "su" on command line. What do you mean > "smbadduser linux_user_name:win_user_name" > > - snip - > > But one thing amazes me is > > "The Windows boxes, WinME and Win98, used for this test have been used > previously to test another Samba server. The setup on the latter was > standard and went through without much difficulty. There are nothing > changed made to the WinME and Win98 mentioned but I have been struggling > for a week to setup this new Samba Server" > > B.Regards > Stephen Liu > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com >>[mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com]On Behalf Of Stephen Liu >>Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 11:18 AM >>To: psyche-list@redhat.com >>Subject: Samba server and Win98 connection problem >> >> >>Hi All Guys, >> >>The problem is as follows: >> >>ipchains and iptables stopped >># service smb start >> >>Win98 is connected to Samba server via a crossover cable >> >>On Win98 >>- 2 members found in the workgroup "Scw98"(Win98) and "M40G". >>(Samba server) >>- Clicking "M40G" popup a warning "permission not allowed" >>- Searching computer with the name of Samba server "M40G" found it there >>but searching with its IP address could not find it >>- Ping "M40G" and IP address of Samba server showed connected >> >>On Samba server >>"as root" >>- "# mount" could not mount Samba server >>- Ping SCW98 and IP address of Win98 showed connecting >> >> >>INFORMATION >>=========== >> >>Both Win98 and Samba server need password to login >> >>Samba server >>OS - RH8.0 >>2 NICs - one for broadband connection another for connecting Win98 via a >>crossover cable >>IP address - 192.168.0.2 >>Computer name - M40G >>Login : root >> user = satimis with same password as Win98 login >> >>/etc/samba/smb.conf (basic configure) >> >>[global] >> >>workgroup = SEC >>guest account = satimis >>encrypt passwords = no >>hosts allow = yes >>security = share >> >>[test] >>comment = share >>path = /home >>browseable = yes >>read only = no >>guest only = no >>guest ok = yes >> >>/etc/hosts >>127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost >>192.168.0.1 SCW98 >>192.168.0.2 M40G >> >> >>Win98 >>IP address - 192.168.0.1 >>Computer name - SCW98 >>Login - satimis >>password - same as user of Samba server >> >>Components >>.... >>- IPX/SPX >>- Net BEUI >>- NetBIOS support for IPX/SPX >>- TCP/IP >>.... >> >> >>Kindly advise. Thanks in advance. >> >>Stephen Liu > > > > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
