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volume vuid wdel logon listconnect | volume vuid wdel logon listconnect | ||
showconnect .. ! | showconnect .. ! | ||
- | smb: \> | + | smb: \> quit |
+ | # | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
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- | If there is no access-denied-message in reply to the password, it means the share is mounted and can be accesssed from your box. That's basically it! | + | If there is no access-denied-message in reply to the password, it means the share is mounted and can be accessed from your box. That's basically it! |
<note tip>The password must be the admin password for your storage device. This may not work when you have enabled user-based security. In some cases the mount may be read-only. </note> | <note tip>The password must be the admin password for your storage device. This may not work when you have enabled user-based security. In some cases the mount may be read-only. </note> | ||
Many of the problems with Samba are caused by a lack of understanding the Windows security mechanism. In its basic version, which is still used most of the time, this is user-based security so you will need a **valid windows user account** to access the file share. When in trouble, verify the access is working from a windows machine and use the same credentials under Linux. | Many of the problems with Samba are caused by a lack of understanding the Windows security mechanism. In its basic version, which is still used most of the time, this is user-based security so you will need a **valid windows user account** to access the file share. When in trouble, verify the access is working from a windows machine and use the same credentials under Linux. | ||
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The procedure to add a user to your samba server: | The procedure to add a user to your samba server: | ||
- | <code> | ||
- | [a] First add Linux user using the adduser command. | ||
- | [b] Then add the same user name to Samba using: smbpasswd -a | + | First add Linux user using the adduser command. |
+ | <code># adduser smbuser01 | ||
+ | Changing password for smbuser01 | ||
+ | New password: | ||
+ | Retype password: | ||
+ | Password for smbuser01 changed by root | ||
+ | </code> | ||
- | Use: smbpasswd --help to view the options. | + | Then add the same user name to Samba using: smbpasswd -a |
+ | <code> | ||
+ | # smbpasswd -a smbuser01 | ||
+ | New SMB password: | ||
+ | Retype new SMB password: | ||
+ | Added user smbuser01. | ||
+ | # | ||
</code> | </code> | ||
+ | Use: smbpasswd -h to view the options. | ||
The file shares and printers you want to allow your Windows clients access to can be defined in the Samba configuration file which is: **/etc/samba/smb.conf** | The file shares and printers you want to allow your Windows clients access to can be defined in the Samba configuration file which is: **/etc/samba/smb.conf** |