[brianguy]

Hopefully someone can help as this is really getting frustrating. I’ve always been a WinBlows guy and was recently convinced to forego buying Windows Home Server and install Ubuntu 8.04 Server on an old system instead. The price was right and a good opportunity to pick up some Linux, so I agreed and loaded it as my new file server. Problem so far has been that none of the disparate Guides/Docs I’ve run across fixes my problem. (I have one XP system (thru LinkSys router) and just want to use the Linux box to store mp3s/images/photos for local and remote access and php web development).

The Ubuntu 8.04 Server load went well enough but I cannot map the drive in XP. The XP box runs Zone Alarm and all the necessary IPs have been “trusted.” I can ping the Linux box in Windows and vice versa so they do see each other. From XP, I can SSH into the Linux box (using Tunnelier) and copy files over with no problem, etc., so they are talking to one another. My XP box & Linux box both share the same Username/Password.

The problem comes when I try to actually map the drive in XP so I can just drag/drop files into the Linux share. I select “Map Network Drive” in XP, assign drive letter, etc and then get prompted for my username/pswd. I put it in but it doesn’t connect and won’t create the mapped drive. Can anyone tell me what to do next? Have been working on it for about two weeks now and am obviously missing something. Including my “smb.conf” file below.

Thanks!



[global]

workgroup = MYNET
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
; wins support = no
; wins server = w.x.y.z
dns proxy = no
; name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast

#### Networking ####

; interfaces = 127.0.0.0/8 eth0
; bind interfaces only = true

#### Debugging/Accounting ####

log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
; syslog only = no
syslog = 0
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d


####### Authentication #######

; security = user
encrypt passwords = true
passdb backend = tdbsam
obey pam restrictions = yes
; guest account = nobody
invalid users = root
unix password sync = yes
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
pam password change = yes
map to guest = bad user

########## Domains ###########

; domain logons = yes
; logon path = \\%N\profiles\%U
; logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
; logon drive = H:
; logon home = \\%N\%U
; logon script = logon.cmd
; add user script = /usr/sbin/adduser --quiet --disabled-password --gecos "" %u

########## Printing ##########

; load printers = yes
; printing = bsd
; printcap name = /etc/printcap
; printing = cups
; printcap name = cups

############ Misc ############

; include = /home/samba/etc/smb.conf.%m
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
; message command = /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/linpopup "%f" "%m" %s; rm %s' &
; domain master = auto
; idmap uid = 10000-20000
; idmap gid = 10000-20000
; template shell = /bin/bash
; winbind enum groups = yes
; winbind enum users = yes
; usershare max shares = 100
usershare allow guests = yes

#======================= Share Definitions =======================

;[homes]
; comment = Home Directories
; browseable = no
; read only = yes
; create mask = 0700
; directory mask = 0700
; valid users = %S
;[netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /home/samba/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
; read only = yes
; share modes = no

;[profiles]
; comment = Users profiles
; path = /home/samba/profiles
; guest ok = no
; browseable = no
; create mask = 0600
; directory mask = 0700

[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
create mask = 0700

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no
; write list = root, @ntadmin

;[cdrom]
; comment = Samba server's CD-ROM
; read only = yes
; locking = no
; path = /cdrom
; guest ok = yes

; preexec = /bin/mount /cdrom
; postexec = /bin/umount /cdrom

[mp3s]
path = /home/MP3
writable = yes

[coopstah13]

did you add the user you are trying to use for mapping as a samba user? you need to use smbpasswd and assign the user a samba password to use for authentication

[brianguy]

Yes, I added my username & password (it's identical to the xp box and lowercase). When I attempt to map the Linux drive in XP it asks for UN/Pswd but just never authenticates. I know it must be something minor since the boxes both see each other, but I haven't really found any comprehensive guides that cover 8.04...Hoping for a guru so I can stay away from Uncle Bill & Windows Home Server...

Thanks

[brianguy]

Nobody has used 8.04 as a simple file server with XP before? Should I reload the Linux box with an older version? Anybody run into this issue?

[brianguy]

LOL...OK...Now I see why Bill Gates is the richest man in America...

[coopstah13]

8.04 has been out for 2 weeks...

you could try installing webmin, it will give you an easy to use web interface to configure it, sometimes its much easier to get things going that way, also, i'm not sure that you actually registered as a samba user, not just as a linux user, you need to link the linux user account to a samba user account using smbpasswd, is this what you did?

[secondmouse]

What's the error message(s) showing in your /var/log/samba/log.smbd and /var/log/samba/log.nmbd when the authentication failed? Also what's the group name on your xp box? Is it the same as you specified in your smb.conf - MYNET?