Samba with WinXP and Suse 9.2

**klacombe** · 03-16-2005

With all the traffic on this topic, seems like there should be a separate forum.

I have two WinXP PCs networked thru a router and cable modem. I added a box with SUSE 9.2. Everything works as far as connecting to the internet. The SUSE box can browse files on the two PCs.

After reading several posts on these forums, I have Samba Server installed and can now see three samba folders from my PCs:

"groups on Samba", "users on Samba", and "profiles on Samba."

When I click on any of these I get a "Connecting to Linux" dialog box for User Name and Password.

What I have not been able to figure out is how to set up the proper accounts on the WinXP PCs and on the SUSE box. I guess I'm too new to linux but am trying to learn as I go. Someone mentioned the book "SUSE Bible" or something like that.

My goal like many of the new posts here is to set the SUSE box as a file and printer server for my PCs.

Any detailed help for completing my setup would be very appreciated ans sorry if this answer has already been posted here but I have been searching like mad on these forums for detailed help on setting up the prpoer user accounts. Please don't assume I know anything yet about SUSE or any other distr. Thanks in advance.

Also, my two printers on the SUSE box are found by the WinXP PCs but are tagged as "Access denied - unable to connect"

**cvia7503** · 03-17-2005

On the Linux box with Samba try adding a Samba user like this:

Code:

# smbpasswd -a chris

You will then enter the password twice and this new Samba user will be added. When connecting to the Samba shares from Windows, use this account! Voila!

**Flatline** · 03-17-2005

Don't forget to go into the Security and Users section of YaST and enter the Firewall module so you can set your machine to accept samba connections.

**marklawford** · 03-17-2005

Originally Posted by Flatline

Don't forget to go into the Security and Users section of YaST and enter the Firewall module so you can set your machine to accept samba connections.

I did that but found I still couldn't connect until my firewall was switched off. I'm still trying to work out how to have the firewall on and use samba...

Mark

**Flatline** · 03-17-2005

Did you open the ports in the Firewall setup? I discovered that not all the relevant ports for Windows are opened when you allow samba (it works wonderfully for linux clients, though) and in expert mode you have to additionally open the following:

TCP: 137,138,139
UDP: 137

**klacombe** · 03-18-2005

I understand I need to setup samba accounts using the smdpasswd command but how do I do that? Like I said, assume I don't know anything. I'm in the process of getting a book on SUSE networking but it's not here yet.

**Flatline** · 03-18-2005

smbpasswd -a <username>

**klacombe** · 03-18-2005

Thanks Flatline. I quess I should have asked "Where?" do I enter the command. Sorry for my ignorance but I'm learning. Could you take me through this from the desktop? I tried a couple of times and got a few error messages. I'll post the messages tonight from home if I can't get this working. Thanks again for the help.

**cvia7503** · 03-18-2005

My question now is as to how you got this far without knowing how to get to the command line>?

FYI: My original post was "# smbpasswd -a <username>", where the hash denotes a command prompt.

**Flatline** · 03-18-2005

In Suse 9.2, you can open a terminal by using Start --> System --> Terminals --> Konsole. When you're in there, you can become root by typing

Code:

su

and then entering your administrator password. Then you can run the command we gave you.

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