Subject: Re: Samba help
To: David Albert <david_albert@comcast.net>
From: Glyn Astill <glynastill@yahoo.co.uk>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 10/15/2006 14:01:09
Fantastic!
Thanks David!
--- David Albert <david_albert@comcast.net> wrote:
> Try changing
>
> /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd -D
> /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D
>
> to use /usr/local/samba/sbin
> instead of .../bin
>
>
> Glyn Astill wrote:
> > Okay people, thanks for the help with my previous issue, now the
> next
> > one!
> >
> > I'm trying to setup samba, heres what I have done so far
> >
> > downloaded the latest source, done make, make install - I didn't
> see
> > any errors and now I have a samba directory "/usr/local/samba"
> >
> > Once again following pete rushmeres guide here
> > http://www.teraqube.co.uk/software/#s2.3
> >
> > I've created /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf (it did not exist) as
> > follows:
> >
> > ---------------------------
> > [global]
> > ; Uncomment this if you want a guest account
> > ; guest account = nobody
> > workgroup = WORKGROUP
> > netbios name = Qube
> > log file = /var/log/samba-log.%m
> > lock directory = /usr/local/samba/var/locks
> > share modes = yes
> > interfaces = 192.168.0.2/24
> >
> > [homes]
> > comment = Home Directories
> > browseable = no
> > read only = no
> > create mode = 0750
> > [tmp]
> > comment = Temporary file space
> > path = /tmp
> > read only = no
> > public = yes
> >
> > [shared]
> > comment = shared
> > path = /shared
> > valid users = qube glyn
> > public = no
> > writable = yes
> > printable = no
> > create mask = 0755
> > ---------------------------
> >
> > Set up the users with smbpasswd
> >
> > then added the following lies to rc.local
> >
> > /usr/local/samba/bin/nmbd -D
> > /usr/local/samba/bin/smbd -D
> >
> > then I went and added a line for swat in inetd.conf
> >
> > However no luck so far. If I go into the directory where testparm
> is
> > and try to do
> >
> > testparm /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf
> >
> > I just get "testparm: Command not found"
> >
> > and the same if I try to do smbd.
> >
> > I'm assuming I've omitted something, or not set something up
> > properly, does anyone have and ideas?
> >
> > Cheers
> > Glyn
> >
> >
> > Glyn Astill
> >
> >
> >
> >
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