MY Smb.conf file contiains following lines which are enabled - _ - _ - Workgroup=jjmmc server string = samba server host allow = 192.168.0. 172.16.0(Int & ext) printcap name = /etc/printcap load printers = Yes printing = cups guest account = pcguest log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log max log size = 0 encrypt passwords = yes smb passwd file = /etc/samba/sambpasswd unix password sync = Yes passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u passwd char = *New*password* %n\n socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNBUF=8192 local master = yes dns proxy = no [homes] comment = Home Directories browseable = yes writeable = yes create mode = 0664 directory mode = 0775 [netlogon] comment= Network Logon Service path = /usr/local/lib/netlogon guest ok = yes writable = yes share modes = yes [printer] comment = All printers path = /var/spool/samba browseable = yes pintable = yes [public] comment = Public Stuff path = /home/samba public = yes writable = yes pritable = yes wirte list = @staff [fredsdir] comment = Fred's Service path = /usr/somewhere/private valid users = root public = yes writable = yes pritable = no [pchome] commetn = PC Directories path = /usr/local/pc/%m public = yes writable = yes [root] path = /root invalid users = %S #The file end here - _ - _ - _ again if i tried using root user to browse samab,When i tried open the root home directory it again ask for user and password for that directory . i want to know whether user is authinicated in Wndows or in Linux? My Network contain one linux pc , one windows 2000 server in work group . Is it need to create Linux users in Windows 2000 server ? Thanking you for your kind help

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When connecting from a windoze machine to a samba server, the computer tries sending the currently logged on win user and password for access. If that user has not been added to linux and also to the samba users database, or if that user tries to access a share without having the correct permission then a username and password box should appear. Have you added root to the samba users database? # smbpasswd -a root Next time it prompts you for a username and password try root's account on the linux box. Although you shouldn't really be logging on as root it may help to find the problem. One thing I did notice about your smb.conf file is that you have now security level set! In the global section of the file (ie at the top before the shares are listed) add the line: security = user Other options are share, server, domain and ads. "share" might be another alternative you may want to try. Also your hosts allow entry is not quite right. It should read hosts and not host and 172.16.0 should really be 172.16. as it is a class B network and should have a trailing "." I am not sure quite what you mean by (Int & Ext) as they are both private address ranges and should both be for internal use. have you tried with the hosts allow line commented out? Don't forget that after each change to the config file you must restart the samba service, depending on your distro it could be: # /etc/init.d/smb restart # service smb restart or maybe # /etc/rc.d/rc.samba restart

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I had already add the root user samba database,i don't given permission to user administrator so because of that it is giving popup message error " \\linux \admin -istrator is not accessible. The network name can't be found " in Windows. Now i add the line secrity = user at Global. I have two IP one private and one Public so i chagned the line host allow line to hosts allow= 172.16.0. 61.246.173. i restarts the smb service whenever i edit the file. Please tell me at last dave how to give share Permission to user administrator to read and write in linux. Thanking You Dave, You have given very fine explatination which is i needed.

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I take it that there is actually a linux user called administrator and that they have a home directory under /home? Are you able to log on to the linux box locally as user administrator?

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i am able to login to linux server locally using user name administrator but unable to create any folder or file it gives error access denied. home direcoty is /administrator

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How did you create /home/administrator? Check the local permissions on that directory and contents: $ ls -l /home It should be owned by administrator with the permisions similar to drwx--x--x. You can change the owner with chown and the permissions with chmod. You may also want to pass the -R switch with those two commands to change the permissions recursively.

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