Hello.
I am not entirely new to Linux and UNIX in general, but I am to Samba.
I have about 100 users roughly and currently have a fileserver that is drastically wasted on a Windows Server 2008 R2 platform, which I would eventually like to migrate to a Linux platform to reduce the amount of programs unnecessary for the purpose of a fileserver, and also set up my server as a primary domain controller as well as user access if possible.
I'm reading and sifting through the forum on the current information, but if anyone has additional thoughts they would like to add, I will probably need something from A to Z if possible that will produce the least pain as possible, as well as reduce maintenance downtime when I actually go to implement this, as I will have to have a means to either backup what is currently on our file server, and then move toward a new fileserver on a simplified platform and perhaps regain my Windows server license for another application down the road.
Sorry so long, and thanks for any advice that would be given. I'm an IT Manager for a small corporation. However, I have worked for Fortune 500 companies, but not in this capacity.
Thanks.
Richard
Hello
I want to share a folder on my Fedora linux pc with a Windows 8 pc in the same network.
I have followed this guide : http://www.labtestproject.com/config...rver_on_fedora
but I am not able to see my share on my Fedora linux pc from the other Windows 8 PC.
This is my /etc/samba/smb.conf :
Code:
[global]
workgroup = mygroup
server string = HP Samba
; netbios name = MYSERVER
; interfaces = lo eth0 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
; hosts allow = 127. 192.168.12. 192.168.13.
; max protocol = SMB2
[My-Documents]
path = /home/Jonas/Desktop/My-Documents
read only = no
; browseable = yes
guest ok = yes
The workgroup name is the same as the workgroup name on the Windows PC.
Firewall on Fedora linux pc is down.
I do get the following output when restarting smb :
Code:
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local systemd[1]: Starting Samba SMB Daemon...
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: [2015/04/27 12:27:49.686796, 0] ../source3/param/loadparm.c:3034(lp_set_enum_parm)
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: WARNING: Ignoring invalid value 'share' for parameter 'security'
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: [2015/04/27 12:27:49.687187, 0] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1286(main)
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local smbd[4324]: standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option
apr 27 12:27:49 jonashp.domain.local systemd[1]: Started Samba SMB Daemon.
I thought it would be that simple...
I'm extremely new to the Unix platform. I'm looking to find good documentation to get me started on this platform so I can perform general Administrative tasks and install and maintain software the same way I would on a Windows server. Can anyone recommend any good resources?
Thanks,
RB
OK this is kinda long, so I will shorten it as much as I can, as to not be long-winded.
My current network at home:
1 - CentOS 7 desktop (server)
1 - Ubuntu 14.04 desktop
1 - Fedora 21 laptop
2 - Windows 7 desktops
some other various windows boxes also that don't get used regularly, but are on the network.
My 2 Linux desktops (which I use as servers, but they really aren't) have shared folders on them, which I share to the network via Samba (CIFS). I use Samba because Linux is smarter than Windows and Windows won't read NFS, so I share them as Samba so all devices can see them.
Generally speaking, if I share the folders on each box as 0777, I have no issues. But lately I have been wanting to implement some better security, so I wanted to SETGID and chown the shared folders from the local machine to a specific group, then change the folders to 2774.
My problem is that I keep getting permissions errors when trying to connect from the other Linux machines, and sometimes the Windows machines also. My main question is: do I CHMOD 2774 the local mount-point before mounting it? Or so I CHMOD 2774 the shared folder on the other server, then mount it locally to a folder whose permissions are different? Or do I CHMOD both of them the same?
basically the uis and gid ownerships change on a local folder when I mount a shared drive to that folder, so when I try to write or sometimes read that local folder, I get permissions errors.
I can provide any additional info needed.
hey folks,
I always wonder why many programs from these operating systems are not cross platform? I mean, all three are using a linux kernel.
Sometimes I would like to run a gnu/linux program on an android/chromebook device and an android/chromebook program on gnu/linux. There are a few cross platform programs that I can think of like: Firefox, google chrome browser, and Netflix.
I know very little about android's and the chromebook os's inner workings, but I do know that both have many close source apps and proprietary software and drivers.
What else is on android and the chromebook os that makes it different from gnu/linux? And why do certain companies prefer to port programs to android and the chromebook os over gnu/linux?
I'm struggling with Samba with a new NAS/Media server I am trying to build. I have created some shares on my Unbuntu server with Samba that are visible and browseable from my home Windows 8.1 clients but when I try to write to any of them I receive a "try again" error.
I want to be able to copy files from my PC to my new Unbuntu server's shares. For now I have one user only on my Unbuntu server that's in the sudo group. From Windows I have tried to map network drive with "different credentials" but no matter what I try from Windows I still can't copy or move files from Windows to the shares.
Thank you
Linux 14.04 server set up following instructions on http://www.havetheknowhow.com
I have been trying to connect to the samba shares from two windows machines. The server is visible but when I try to connect it requests a logon and no matter what I enter it fails. I have been using webmin to set this up and the samba version is 4.1.6-ubuntu.
One note, webmin did not show any samba user groups.
all systems show "WORKGROUP" as the workgroup
Dear All
I need your help.
I want to get a file from windows server using ftp.
Below is the script I have created but the connection is not established:
#!/bin/sh
lcd "directory in linux server"
USER="username of windows server"
PASS="password"
ftp -n "ip of windows server" <<EOF
user $USER $PASS
cd "C:\Users... directory in windows server where file is located"
bin
get test1234.txt
bye
EOF
I hope somebody can help me!
BR,
Hello Guys,
I am an newbie, just started with linux, I have installed centos 6.6 and learning it. But I got stuck in some user controls,
Now In my company I wanted to have an Linux Server and need to do the user authentication and wanted to create domain, But also wanted that my Client OS would be MAC and Windows..
Can anybody Help ??
Please reply here or in my email :- Yerunkar11@gmail.com
Once again thanks Again for reading, really appreciated
- I have samba server and ldap server both on different machine. I want to authenticate all the ldap user on samba share to giving access permission for user's on share. I have refer too many document for that but I am unable to access share with ldap user's username and password. I have referred below link
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_&_LDAP
http://www.unixmen.com/setup-samba-d...-ubuntu-13-04/
How to troubleshoot for user authentication on samba share?
Ugh - been working on this for days
I have a SAMBA server running on a Raspberry Pi. Should be pretty much up to date - retrieved today.
Want to get Windows 7 and Android smartphones to be able to access, but neither can. Ideally, I would like to generate no password challenge, but that does not seem to be on the agenda. Windows 7 cannot seem to send the account name in a way SAMBA understands. The Android phones similarly have no luck getting credentials to SAMBA.
Tried many, many variations, read many, many pieces of advice. Most recent smb.conf attached.
FYI
1) I have tried with and without SECURITY=USER
2) did smbpasswd -an nobody
3) the share has CHMOD 775
4) testparm seems happy
Any help appreciated.
Jonathan