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(newbie) Mandrake Help!
Name: k Date: December 2, 2003 at 17:00:29 Pacific OS: mandrake 9.2 CPU/Ram: 300/192
Comment:
Hi,
I recently switched from E-Smith linux (easy) to mandrake linux for my server os.
I have all the server options set up, enabled, in mandrake enabled thru Mandrake control center. But I have several problems:
1- I can't see the server hostname in the windows workgroup. (or type in \\IP) 2- I can't ftp to it or SSH it 3- nothing will work booted into 'linux-secure' (default in menu). Only 'linux'. Am I insecure using 'linux' instead of 'linux-secure'???
Name: 3Dave Date: December 3, 2003 at 04:03:03 Pacific
Reply:
1) Check /etc/samba/smb.conf for any errors (eg wrong workgroup name). Make sure that the samba service is actually running: # /etc/init.d/smbd start
2) Check your firewall settings.
3) When you say nothing will work....what exactly? Does it boot at all? Can you start X? Do you get a login prompt? Is it just daemons that don't start?
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Response Number 2
Name: k Date: December 4, 2003 at 14:15:43 Pacific
Reply:
never mind, I'm back to e-smith linux (tried redhat too - ugh, worse!)
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