I am trying to share a folder with everybody
I think I have everything setup like it should be but I can’t connect to it from windows XP if I do a smbclient -L 192.168.10.10 I get connection refused. What do I look for next???
On Wed July 29 2009 05:06 pm, twdavis wrote:
>
> I am trying to share a folder with everybody
> I think I have everything setup like it should be but I can’t connect
> to it from windows XP if I do a smbclient -L 192.168.10.10 I get
> connection refused. What do I look for next???
>
>
twdavis:
Go over these HowTos:
http://opensuse.swerdna.org/suselanprimer.html
http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susesambaserver.html
I suspect that a firewall may be blocking this ( on XP or Suse) or that you
have not created users with:
su
smbpasswd -a <username>
Note: “username” must be a valid linux user.
If this does not sort out your problem, it would help if you posted the
contents of /etc/samba/smb.conf. You might also try to clarify your problem;
is the share on XP or OpenSuse. In your post you note that you can NOT
connect from XP but then give an error from smbclient.
P. V.
“We’re all in this together, I’m pulling for you.” Red Green
smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
samba-doc package is installed.
Date: 2007-06-29
[global]
workgroup = harden
printcap name = cups
cups options = raw
null passwords = Yes
guest account = guest
comment = samba server
domain master = No
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -c Machine -d /var/lib/nobody -s /bin/false %m$
winbind gid = 10000-20000
winbind uid = 10000-20000
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
browseable = No
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = No
store dos attributes = Yes
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
[users]
comment = All users
path = /home
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775
[Public]
path = /srv/www/
public =yes
only guest = yes
writeable = yes
hide files = cgi-bin/htdig/perl-lib/
case sensitive = no
msdfs proxy = no
hosts allow = 192.168.10., 127.
Here’s a guide for configuring smb.conf for windows comms: Enhance Browsing with a Local Master Browser
I suggest you change the [global] stanza to this:
[global]
workgroup = workgroup = harden
netbios name = network_name_for_this_workstation <== adjust this
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins
server string = ""
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
use client driver = yes
map to guest = Bad User
local master = yes
preferred master = yes
os level = 33
usershare allow guests = Yes
usershare max shares = 100
usershare owner only = False
Then reboot SuSE
Then reboot windows
Then run your code:
smbclient -L 192.168.10.10
If that doesn’t give the correct result, temporarily turn off the firewall as a diagnostic test (to see if the firewall is blocking Samba). Tempoarry turn off is done with this command:
sudo /sbin/rcSuSEfirewall2 stop
and run smbclient again.
If it turns out that the firewall is a problem, open it for samba using this guide:
Opening the Firewall for Samba