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446136 2006-04-14 01:18:00 I am trying to use samba to access a drive on my computer

Whenever i try to access it i get asked for a password which shouldnt happen as i (think) i have guest access setup.

Here is the part of my smb.conf:




[win]
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
invalid users =
path = /media/files
comment = Movies etc
public = yes
available = yes
Dannz (1668)
446137 2006-04-14 03:12:00 I dont want to sound mean but a forum search using samba as search term will reveal a great deal on this there was thread on this very subject about a Month ago

BTW
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beama (111)
446138 2006-04-14 06:42:00 Here is part of a SAMBA file that I use that might be helpful. I can't remember why but for things to work well, I had to use the line "force group = "

#Setup for LIBRARY
[LIBRARY]
comment = Shared directory for allocated users
path = /home/shares/library
valid users = @staff
public = no
writable = yes
browseable = yes
create mask = 0770
force group = staff
johnd (85)
446139 2006-04-14 07:16:00 from vauge memory of mine..
have to set some samba user accounts..make them the same as one on ur window machine.. then something might work..

..there should be lots of info about stuff like this online.. should be able to find it
um...here's my config ..might help..might not


[global]
workgroup = workworksigh
server string = bleh
interfaces = lo eth0
bind interfaces only = Yes
security = user
log level = 0
log file = /var/log/samba3/log.%m
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=16384 SO_SNDBUF=16384 IPTOS_LOWDELAY
read raw = yes
write raw = yes
dead time = 15

[XP Share]
path = /mnt/xp
comment = xp share
read only = no
public = yes
browseable = yes
heni72847 (1166)
446140 2006-04-14 07:50:00 This is all I've got..

[blah]
path = /home/blah
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
guest ok = yesYou say you are using Samba to mount a share on your computer. Is your computer Linux? Is the other computer Linux. If both are Linux I would look at using NFS and not Samba
Myth (110)
446141 2006-04-14 23:09:00 I found guest access to be a pain, so i set it up to use users.

I still couldnt access it ... silly me had forgotten to run smbpasswd to setup the user...

Anyway problem solved, thanks all
Dannz (1668)
446142 2006-04-14 23:38:00 Samba, reminds me of yummy curry :D Renmoo (66)
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