Morse wrote:
>
> I am a linux newbie. I have a new Red Hat 6.2 install. I installed
> everything so SAMBA is installed. The NIC works...I can ping in from my MS LAN
> workgroup to the linux box and I can ping from the Linux box to Linux. I can
> FTP in.
>
> I want to set this up so it works with my MS Workgroup LAN.
> I have gone into linuxconfig...network...Samba Server Setup...
>
> I see where I put the workgroup name but...
>
> this will be a client on the workgroup not a server so am I in the right place
> ?
I have never used LinuxConf but the example /ets/smb.conf file should have
good defaults in it. Just put in the correct WorkGroup setting and
uncomment the [homes] section. You'll have to create users but for Samba
use, you can authenticate them from an NT server on the network if you
have one. In smb.conf that's the "security = server" option. You'll need
to know the name of the NT box.
If you don't have a domain server, you can authenticate users with the
"security = user" option. That only requires that their Linux
username/password match their Windows username/password. With Win98 and
NT/SP3 and later, if you use "security = user" you will have to setup
Samba to use encrypted passwords. I've never done that so I can't help.
Using "security = server" will avoid this since the encrypted password is
passed as-is to the NT box for authentication.
Tony
--
Anthony E. Greene <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Homepage & PGP Key <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/>
Linux: The choice of a GNU Generation.
--
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe"
as the Subject.
