Samba Setup Problem

[scewing]

I'm setting up a fresh install of opensuse 11.2 and run into a problem setting up Samba. I've setup (using smb4k)the workgroup and set the firewall to allow samba client and server, and now I can click on the workgroup and see all the other machines but I can't view their shared files. When I click on any of them I get the hourglass for a few seconds then nothing. I'm guessing theres more I need to setup?

[MikeTbob]

In my experience this is almost always a user error....you just missed something simple somewhere. You do have files in the shared folders right? No password login? Are the Win machines setup for file/print sharing? Yes, these are obvious questions, but like I said, I think you are close but just missed something small. Can you post your smb.conf file? Maybe someone will spot something.

[gogalthorp]

I've always found the the config file generated by Yast setup and other tools are too complicated and have never worked for me. I always do the config by hand.

Here is a good place to start.
Samba and Suse: HowTo Set up an openSUSE-Windows Home Office LAN/Network. Versions 11.x

Pay attention to the firewall configuration.

[scewing]

# smb.conf is the main Samba configuration file. You find a full commented
# version at /usr/share/doc/packages/samba/examples/smb.conf.SUSE if the
# samba-doc package is installed.
# Date: 2009-10-27
[global]
workgroup = MSHOME
passdb backend = tdbsam
printing = cups
printcap name = cups
printcap cache time = 750
cups options = raw
map to guest = Bad User
include = /etc/samba/dhcp.conf
logon path = \\%L\profiles\.msprofile
logon home = \\%L\%U\.9xprofile
logon drive = P:
usershare allow guests = No
idmap gid = 10000-20000
idmap uid = 10000-20000
security = domain
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S, %D%w%S
browseable = No
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[profiles]
comment = Network Profiles Service
path = %H
read only = No
store dos attributes = Yes
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700
[users]
comment = All users
path = /home
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
veto files = /aquota.user/groups/shares/
[groups]
comment = All groups
path = /home/groups
read only = No
inherit acls = Yes
[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes
create mask = 0600
browseable = No
[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/drivers
write list = @ntadmin root
force group = ntadmin
create mask = 0664
directory mask = 0775

[scewing]

I found it....I was missing the following 2 lines in smb.conf:

netbios name = linuxbox
name resolve order = bcast host lmhosts wins

[gogalthorp]

Good show.