From: Mark Hull-Richter [mailto:mhull-richter@datallegro.com] Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:15 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: [CentOS] Samba config for Windows on VMWare

I know this is a little off topic (not as usual, dammit!), but I figure at least one of y'all can handle this one.

I have tried to configure my CentOS4.4 Plus desktop for samba sharing with the VMWare Windows that runs on it. However, no matter what I've done so far, I can't get the Windows to recognize this machine as a legitimate network destination.

Here's my samba config file:

[root@mhullrichter shared]# cat /etc/samba/smb.conf

# Global parameters

[global]

server string = Samba Server

security = SHARE

log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log

max log size = 50

socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

printcap name = /etc/printcap

dns proxy = No

idmap uid = 16777216-33554431

idmap gid = 16777216-33554431

cups options = raw

[homes]

comment = Home Directories

read only = No

browseable = No

[public]

comment = Data

path = /home/mark

force user = mark

force group = users

read only = No

guest ok = Yes

[printers]

comment = All Printers

path = /var/spool/samba

printable = Yes

browseable = No

It passes testparm, the smb daemons are up and running:

[root@mhullrichter shared]# psg smbd

root 2751 1 0 11:44 ? 00:00:00 smbd -D

root 2752 2751 0 11:44 ? 00:00:00 smbd -D

I noticed that neither the nmbd nor winbindd daemons are running - dunno why, the startup showed [ OK ].

But in the Windows, it can see my machine but can't connect to it - what am I missing?

Mark Hull-Richter Linux Kernel Engineer (949) 680-3082 - Office (949) 680-3001 - Fax (949) 632-8403 - Mobile mailto:mhull-richter@datallegro.com mhull-richter@datallegro.com http://www.datallegro.com www.datallegro.com

Mark,

Have you added the samba workstation to your domain/workgroup?? I don't see any security settings in your conf file.

HTH

Thanks!

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