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I am a complete newbie! I dont know how to write scripts....
Perhaps I could manually edit the SMB.CONF file if I knew what exactly I
have to change....but since I dont know much about configuring things in
linux I installe WEBMIN that gives a web based interface for changing
various parameters.
I have installed mandrake 9.1 and enabled the samba server, using WEBMIN I
was able to create a shared folder so that my WINDOWS computer can see and
read files. However I cannot WRITE files from the windows machine into that
folder. I think I have enabled WRITE by using WEBMIN... but its not working.

I have no clue on what to do next.....



I think I can log in as guest... can guest write files? Perhaps that is the
problem....



PLEASE HELP!

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Kenny S
http://www.computerboom.net
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 12:07:05 +0300, Kenny <> wrote:
> I am a complete newbie! I dont know how to write scripts....
> Perhaps I could manually edit the SMB.CONF file if I knew what exactly I
> have to change....but since I dont know much about configuring things in
> linux I installe WEBMIN that gives a web based interface for changing
> various parameters.
> I have installed mandrake 9.1 and enabled the samba server, using WEBMIN I
> was able to create a shared folder so that my WINDOWS computer can see and
> read files. However I cannot WRITE files from the windows machine into that
> folder. I think I have enabled WRITE by using WEBMIN... but its not working.
>
> I have no clue on what to do next.....
>

With Linux you need to read the fine manual. You will get better help in
the comp.os.linux. newswgroups or email lists for Samba.

Keith

Kenny wrote:
> I am a complete newbie! I dont know how to write scripts....
> Perhaps I could manually edit the SMB.CONF file if I knew what exactly I
> have to change....but since I dont know much about configuring things in
> linux I installe WEBMIN that gives a web based interface for changing
> various parameters.
> I have installed mandrake 9.1 and enabled the samba server, using WEBMIN I
> was able to create a shared folder so that my WINDOWS computer can see and
> read files. However I cannot WRITE files from the windows machine into that
> folder. I think I have enabled WRITE by using WEBMIN... but its not working.
>
> I have no clue on what to do next.....
>
>
>
> I think I can log in as guest... can guest write files? Perhaps that is the
> problem....
>
>
>
> PLEASE HELP!
>
> _____________
> Kenny S
> http://www.computerboom.net
> FREE programs and MORE!
>
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>
>
I hope your shared folder is on a FAT32 partition, not NTFS, and
certainly not Ext3FS. If your shared folder is in /home your not going
to get very far.
http://au1.samba.org/samba/support/
http://au1.samba.org/samba/docs/
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Registered Linux User #339345
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