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[NMLUG] Couple of samba questions.
Tim,
Can you tell me what the error message is when you try
to connect to the windows share? Also have you added
the guest administrator account to the Samba smpasswd
file?
smpasswd -a Administrator
smpasswd -a guest
--- Tim Emerick <timothyemerick@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I've tried logging on to winxp using both guest and
> administrator from samba.
> I don't think it's a problem with the winxp boxes
> because I am able to
> access shares on the winxp box from another winxp
> box. I just can't access
> the share on the winxp box from samba or win9x.
>
> The text editing is to edit some ini type files on
> all the win boxes to
> reflect a server move that is coming up in a few
> weeks. I need to change all
> occurences of one IP address to another in all
> occurences of a config file on
> every win box. I can either script it if possible
> or walk around to each
> machine, locate the files, and hand edit with
> notepad.
>
> Thanks for the help.
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> --- Joseph Green <josephg1974@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Thanks for the clarification. It seems like there
> is a
> > permissions problem some where. What account are
> you
> > using to when you log in to your Linux Box. Does
> that
> > account exist on your winxp box? If so what
> > permissions does it have on the shares and printer
> on
> > you winxp system. Please let me know how it goes.
> If I
> > may ask why do you need to do the text editing in
> the
> > second part of your dilemma?
> >
> >
> > --- Tim Emerick <timothyemerick@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > sorry, Joe. I think you've got my dilemma
> > > backwards. I am not able to
> > > access a winxp share from linux/samba. Winxp
> can
> > > access samba shares just
> > > fine.
> > >
> > > for the record though,
> > >
> > > server=share
> > > no active directory
> > > all shares work on linux/samba box and can be
> > > accessed by all other os's.
> > >
> > > --- Joseph Green <josephg1974@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > Just a few thoughts.
> > > >
> > > > Are you using Active Directory?
> > > > What share level are you using on your Linux
> box.
> > > > Did the shares work before you upgraded the
> > > machines
> > > > to winxp.
> > > > Which account is accessing the share.
> > > > Does it have the correct permissions?
> > > > Have you created the samba accounts?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- Tim Emerick <timothyemerick@yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > > > > I have a couple of questions if anybody can
> help
> > > me
> > > > > with them.\
> > > > >
> > > > > 1. I've been upgrading some 70 pc's at work
> from
> > > > > win9x to winxp pro. My
> > > > > print/file server is redhat/samba. For some
> > > reason
> > > > > I am not able to access
> > > > > print and file shares that are on WinXP Pro
> > > machines
> > > > > from either Samba,
> > > > > Win9x, or DOS. All OS's other than WinXP
> can't
> > > seem
> > > > > to get past the password
> > > > > prompt. WinXP can see and use my Samba
> shares
> > > > > though. Anybody know if there
> > > > > is a WinXP setup that I am missing that will
> > > allow
> > > > > Samba (and other non xp
> > > > > os's) to access a WinXP share?
> > > > >
> > > > > 2. After converting all these machines I
> will
> > > need
> > > > > to write a short script to
> > > > > change some info in a text file on each
> machine.
> > >
> > > > > I'm not exactly sure how to
> > > > > write this as a bash script or as a DOS
> batch
> > > file
> > > > > so hopefully I'll get some
> > > > > good ideas here. Here are the step.
> > > > >
> > > > > a. Read a list of Win XP Pro machine names
> from
> > > a
> > > > > text file.
> > > > > b. Search the admin share (c$) for all
> > > occurences of
> > > > > a particular file
> > > > > (session1.wic).
> > > > > c. replace the text in each found file with
> > > another
> > > > > text. In this case I'll
> > > > > be looking for an IP address and
> substituting
> > > > > another IP address.
> > > > > d. log everything that was done, good or
> bad, to
> > > a
> > > > > log file.
> > > > >
> > > > > I was thinking of using sed to do the text
> > > > > replacement. I have a win32 port
> > > > > of sed that works on WinXP and I know that
> it
> > > exists
> > > > > on my linux box. Using
> > > > > linux over dos hinges on getting problem #1
> > > fixed.
> > > > > Here is a conceptualized
> > > > > dos batch file that will do what I want.
> I've
> > > not
> > > > > read up enough on sed to
> > > > > know if that is the tool I need or how to
> use
> > > it.
> > > > > That is my next step.
> > > > >
> > > > > net use x: \\machine1\c$ (supply
> > > userid/password.
> > > > > similar to mounting a smb
> > > > > share)
> > > > >
> > > > > dir x:\session1.wic /a /s /b >
> foundfiles.txt
> > > > > (equivalent of "find / -name
> > > > > session1.wic" but searching through hidden
> > > > > directories)
> > > > >
> > > > > use sed to read in foundfiles.txt and
> replace
> > > text
> > > > > in each file with
> > > > > something else.
> > > > >
> > > > > TIA for any help or pointers anybody can
> give
> > > me.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tim Emerick
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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> > > > =====
> > > >
> > > > Joseph Green
> > > >
> > > > "Network God"
> > > >
> > > > "Code Warrior"
>
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"Windows Smasher"
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