Larry Gagnon wrote:
>
> 2) on the WinXP box I have shared another folder "LarryStuff", but
> LinNeighbourhood cannot see this folder. What do I do to get this working?
>
i don't really use LinNeighbourhood, but i think if you right click on
the computer with shares (the XP box) and choose 'scan as user' and then
use the username and password of the person who has permissions to this
share (or an admin account on the XP box) you should now see the
'larrystuff' share. (check the permissions on the 'larrystuff' -
possibly it's not available to everyone, maybe you don't want it to be)
you should try to 'scan as user' and use an admin user on the XP box and
you should see the shares c$ and d$ (if you have a d-drive). those are
essentially your entire C and D drives. shared for 'administrative'
purposes, only for admins.
try using the commandline - in a terminal window type:
'smbclient -U admin_name_onXP_box -L IP_address_ofXP_box'
it'll then prompt you for a password.
this is essentially what LinNeighbourhood does. it'll show all shares
available to an admin user.
or
'smbclient -U % -L IP_address_ofXP_box'. that'll show all shares
avaialable to 'guest'.
> 3) I now want the WinXP box to see and share one directory under my Linux
> $HOME directory. How do I go about that?
by default if you haven't messed with your /etc/samba/smb.conf file you
should be able to see the home directories of users on your Linux box
from the XP box. but first - on the linux box - as root, you must run
the 'smbpasswd -a username' command, for each or any user on your linux
box that you want access to from your XP box. 'man smbpasswd'.
after setting up smbpasswd for users, you should be able to log in from
XP to your linux box as the users you've created passwords for, and
they'll be able to see their home directories.
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