can't connect xp desktop to Suse 10 server

[garbow2007]

I'm VERY new to SUSE LINUX. I have installed SUSE 10 SLES version on a
server box.
I want to connect XP and W2K stations to this server simply to give them
file storeage.
I can ping the server from the xp workstation but I can not login.
I'm sure I've missed some steps.
Aside from the basic install of the SUSE server, what have I NOT done?
I believe I've started SAMBA on the server?

HELP!! HA
Thanks
G.B.

[kahoona]

If you do have samba already running, you need to open the firewall so that external servers can access it. I think you can enable it like this:

YaST --> Security --> Firewall --> Allowed Services --> Choose samba server in the drop down list --> Enable --> Accept

I did that from memory so it may be a little off. You also need to setup your smb.conf file to setup the shares. Lastly, you need to use smbpasswd to create user IDs for your windows machines to use to authenticate. I setup my smb password file to use the same user ID and password that I use to authenticate on my Windows AD domain so I'm not prompted for a password.

There may be a way to create a share without needing a user/pass, but I have never done that as I don't want anyone but me putting stuff out there.

[garbow2007]

Thanks for the info. I'll check it out. Sorry for the late reply, I was
on vacation and didn't look the postings!

[siliconheart]

Hi guys: heres the meat


SAMBA FILE SERVER FOR FINE GRAIN USER ACCESS

Files shared with CIFS gives top-to-bottom security restrictions typical of windows security paradigm. Xnix provide bottom-to-top security model. In order to get best of both worlds, we decided to go for samba as windows CIFS interface while implementing unix permissions.

Samba implementation:
1- install samba rpm using, rpm -ivh samba-x.rpm
2- Share the directories with
[global]

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
workgroup = operations-2
server string = Samba Server

idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
template shell = /bin/false
password server = None
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
winbind use default domain = no
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writeable = yes
[SambaShare]
Path = {/Path/to/folder}
writable = {yes/no} #readonly or read/write access
create mask = 0xxx # assing umask for samba users

3- create group used to provide group level access:
groupadd operations

4- Create Linux users to be mapped to virtual windows users
useradd -g operations xxx -M -s /sbin/nologin

5- Samba virtual users mapped to linux users
root = administrator admin
azfar = azfar.hussain


6- Turn the stick bit on the shared folder:
chmod u+s /folder/to/be/shared

7- now you are read to roll:
service smb start