-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 20-May-2002/12:34 -0400, Dave Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi.... I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with Samba.... here's my >issue.. > >Linux server and win98 client > >I would like to have 2 shares that are readable by everyone. >one of the two shares is writable by everyone and one is only writable by a >specific user. > >I believe I should be using the > >security = share
I've never used that. I actually found it simpler to create and manage user accounts and groups on the Linux box that match the user accounts on the Winboxes. If I have a PDC, I pass off the authentication by using "security = server". Otherwise I use "security = user". The first share should be "guest ok = yes" and "writeable = yes". The second share should also be "guest ok = yes", but writing should be restricted with "write list = OneSpecificUser". With "security = user" it's best to setup encrypted passwords (see ENCRYPTION.txt in the Samba docs) and create Linux user accounts where the username matches the Windows login name. Win95 and early Win98 actually used plain text passwords. You can set later Windows versions to use plain text too, but life will be simpler (and more secure) if you just setup encrypted passwords from the beginning. If you have a PDC handy, things get even simpler because you don't have to manage passwords on the Linux box. The user accounts can be created without specifying a password (an invalid password placeholder keeps people from logging in) and let the PDC handle authentication. This system also transparently handles encrypted passwords, giving you one less thing to worry about. Tony - -- Anthony E. Greene <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D AOL/Yahoo Chat: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> Linux: the choice of a GNU Generation. <http://www.linux.org/> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Anthony E. Greene 0x6C94239D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> iD8DBQE86VvhpCpg3WyUI50RAnqfAKCiwLPZhwYSgalekb83oJmQmE5VMQCfSsru OgiMnCF1GzRxvS9CMe226Zk= =5klp -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
