OK Everyone;
I'm a 15 year N00B, I am in desperate need of help to get SAMBA working...
I have been having issues with LM based on Ubuntu for some time now(Kept getting ERRNO5) so I switched to LMDE and it's awesome!
I try to create a share but when I do it keeps telling me I dont have the permissions or something like that, I couldn't tell you off hand my HDD in my server just took a shit and im working on it.
I need help getting LMDE set up with SAMBA so I can get the other PCs in my house and all my XBOX's (Set up with XBMC) so that I can stream all my media.
I know this is a stupid question but I would appreciate it.
Thanks
Phil
I Need Help with SAMBA
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I Need Help with SAMBA
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Re: I Need Help with SAMBA
There are some preliminary steps to get Samba on LMDE working.
From Simple File Sharing in Mint: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=23169
From Simple File Sharing in Mint: http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=23169
BTW:For those of you that have installed Mint Debian you have probably noticed that Nautilus-share does not work. There are a few more steps required:
Step 1: "Guest Access" option is disabled by default. To enable it:
Open smb.conf as root:Add the following lines to the [global] section:Code: Select all
gksu gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf
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usershare allow guests = yes
And restart samba:Code: Select all
map to guest = Bad user
Step 2: You do not have permissions to create a usershare because you are not included in the correct group.Code: Select all
sudo service samba restart
Step 3: Add samba client packagesCode: Select all
sudo gpasswd -a your_user_name sambashare
Then add yourself to the fuse group:Code: Select all
sudo apt-get install gvfs-fuse sudo apt-get install libsmbclient sudo apt-get install smbclient sudo apt-get install python-smbc
Step 4: Logoff and Login again for all the group changes to take affectCode: Select all
sudo gpasswd -a your-user-name fuse
No questions concerning Samba are stupid. Samba was originally designed for UNIX servers 20 years ago. It's a miracle that mere mortals are able to get it to work on their home desktopsI know this is a stupid question but I would appreciate it.
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Re: I Need Help with SAMBA
As Soon as i get my Server Functional again I will try this
Thanks
Phil!
Thanks
Phil!
Re: I Need Help with SAMBA
I created a Samba Home File Server howto a while back when it was running on Mint-5. It is a little dated but the instructions should still work. I basically use the same setup on Ubuntu 10.04 now. The only thing that I do not do now is use the Samba GUI config app.
http://www.kwdesign-consulting.com/File ... How-To.zip
http://www.kwdesign-consulting.com/File ... How-To.zip
Re: I Need Help with SAMBA
Just as a note on the HowTo offered by kwisher. You will need to make the following modifications to the smb.conf suggested in order to allow guest shares:
To the global section add the following lines:
The first line is necessary to convert a remote unauthenticated user to the "guest account". Without that line the default "hard coded" samba option of "map to guest = Never" prevails and all guest access will be rejected.
The second line enables the "Guest Access" box in Usershare. Samba Usershare allows a user to create a samba share from Nautilus with a right click. Without that line the "Guest access" box is grayed out.
To the global section add the following lines:
Code: Select all
map to guest = Bad User
Code: Select all
usershare allow guests = yes
The second line enables the "Guest Access" box in Usershare. Samba Usershare allows a user to create a samba share from Nautilus with a right click. Without that line the "Guest access" box is grayed out.
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Re: I Need Help with SAMBA
altair4,
Thanks for the tip, I was not aware of that since I do not use guest shares on my network. If I get time I plan on updating my How-To to reflect the current version of Mint. I will also add your suggestion for guest shares.
Thanks for the tip, I was not aware of that since I do not use guest shares on my network. If I get time I plan on updating my How-To to reflect the current version of Mint. I will also add your suggestion for guest shares.