> --Luke > --Computer Science Sysadmin, MSU Bozeman > --admin(AT)cs.montana.edu 994-3931 > Back to the question at hand. I am not sure I understand your answer. > If I disable the smbpasswd using -d, does the user still have access to > the shared folder they are authorized to use? I could be wrong as I am > new, but it looks to me that the -d will prevent them from accessing the > shared folder on the server. No, They cannot access anything via samba. Bad solution. You can configure your samba server to use a PDC for emulation I think, to grab the users from the PDC. It's Friday so I'm not thinking straight about this. > > Just for clarification: The server is expected to be a file server, > possibly a printer server and it will have a minimum number of tools on > it for me to do a few things I need to do when I am at the site. The > users don't need to have access to the server from the keyboard, but > they do need to access the shared folders on it. > > It will be replacing a Windows 2000 Pro computer that has nothing > installed but the operating system, MSN Messenger, Internet Explorer and > a printer. Two groups have access to the computer right now: The > Processors and the Originators. The originators who have computers have > their "My Documents" folder on the server so their letters etc can be > backed up. The processors share two database programs on the server and > also have their My Documents stored on the drive. The originators do > not have access to the database at this time, but in the near future, > they will be required to enter their own accounts. When that happens, > there will be more than ten users on the server so 2kPro will no longer > handle the load. I am hoping to learn enough about Linux before then > not to have to buy a Micro$oft $erver product. > > If I can get a Linux server to replace the current server service, I'll > add other features as I learn them later. > > Thanks > > Buck > > > -----Original Message----- > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > On Behalf Of Lucas Albers > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 1:39 PM > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > Subject: RE: adduser -M > > Shouldn't you apply the same rules for acceptable network use to > yourself > that you apply to your users? > If they can't look at porn; you can't look at porn. > (Thanks to net-nanny.) > You can turn off the home share by disabling it via > smbpasswd -d > -d This option specifies that the username following should be > disabled > in the local smbpasswd file. This is done by writing a 'D' flag into > the > account control space in the smbpasswd file. Once this is done > all attempts to authenticate via SMB using this username will > fail. > > > > > --Luke > > --Computer Science Sysadmin, MSU Bozeman > > --admin(AT)cs.montana.edu 994-3931 > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > > On Behalf Of Buck > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 10:57 PM > > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > > Subject: RE: adduser -M > > > > What I have is an office of two groups of users, Processors and > > Originators. The processors need to have a private share without the > > originators having access. The Originators need a sharing area for > > themselves because they think they need to be on the server and no > other > > reason. They only get on to write letters, read email and surf the net > > looking for the latest porn. Won't they be surprised when I setup a > > firewall that has NetNanny? :^o > > > > Of course, I want access for me from where ever I happen to be. > > > > So, How do I turn off the [home] share? > > > > Buck > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > > On Behalf Of Stephen Carville > > Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:41 AM > > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > > Subject: Re: adduser -M > > > > On Thursday 23 January 2003 09:05 pm, Buck wrote: > > > Is that the answer I am looking for in my message Samba and Server > > > Access? I need to create users that can't log into the computer at > > the > > > keyboard but share a folder with a group of users that share files. > > > > Could be. All of my Samba users have a home directory but that is > > because their home drectory is on the Samba server :-) If you do > > not want home directories on the system make sure you turn off the > > [home] share. > > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > Buck > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: psyche-list-admin@redhat.com > > [mailto:psyche-list-admin@redhat.com] > > > On Behalf Of Stephen Carville > > > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 11:57 PM > > > To: psyche-list@redhat.com > > > Subject: Re: adduser -M > > > > > > On Thursday 23 January 2003 08:39 pm, Buck wrote: > > > > The command: adduser -M creates a new user without creating his > > home > > > > directory. What happens to a user that logs in and has no home > > > > directory? > > > > > > They will get dropped in / if possible. I use -M with -s > > /bin/nologin > > > or -s /bin/false to create accounts that cannot be logged onto. > > > > > > -- > > > Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt > > > Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only of the front > > > sight. > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Psyche-list mailing list > > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Psyche-list mailing list > > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Stephen Carville http://www.heronforge.net/~stephen/gnupgkey.txt > > Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only of the front > > sight. > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Psyche-list mailing list > > Psyche-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > > > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
