[Discuss] network admin (in-progress) needs help

[Tim Holloway]

hi bill.

the server i'm going to temporarily replace works fine. it's the dell.

what i'm going to be doing in a few minutes is replacing it with a compaq on
which i've installed centOS 5.2 (with gnome, kde, server, and the server -
gui items added during install).

i was hoping to get this compaq to appear on the network of xp boxes from
where it is before switching the dell for it.

it seems, according to an article in linuxquestions.org (
http://www.linuxquestions.org/linux/answers/Networking/Samba_up_and_running_NOW)
that i "*must* add users to your Samba server before they will be able to
access the shares."

unfortunately, when i try to add a same user as on the dell server to this
compaq, i get a message that the user already exists.

oo-kay. should i try to create a new user or two on the windows computer
(the one right beside the dell server) so i can add it to samba? i'm
assuming this is so that i can connect to the dell server (which is running
white box linux, by the way).

does anyone know what i'm talking about? i thought this would be (slightly)
easier using the gui.

thanks for the reply, bill.

tim






On Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Bill Leuze <billeuze at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Timm
>
> What exact problem are you having with the new server? Is it that your
> windows workstations can't connect? what is the symptom?
>
> Bill
>
> At 04:25 PM 2008-07-23, Tim Holloway wrote:
> >hello everyone!
> >
> >it's been quite a while since i've posted, and it's to ask for a favour.
> >
> >i'm trying to hook up a replacement server so i can work on the current
> >server, basically to install larger hard drives.
> >
> >i don't especially think it makes a difference what machine i'm running (a
> >compaq amd 3000+ with 768 MB of ram) to replace the dell server.
> >
> >the server is running samba, but everything seems labeled and networked
> >through windows.
> >
> >just over 20 windows xp workstations are hooked up to the network, and
> >there's one particular xp box right next to the dell server.
> >
> >i've been trying to use the gui for samba, just so i can get things done,
> >and i've been mimicking the configuration on the server, even the users in
> >windows.
> >
> >the compaq (replacement) computer is running centOS 5.2 (stable), and i've
> >looked at the little help pages from redhat. i've also googled it (of
> >course) but keep running into ways to share WINDOWS folders TO linux
> instead
> >of the other way around.
> >
> >if anyone has any clue what i'm talking about, please send something up.
> >
> >i'd better take a closer look at linuxquestions.org
> >
> >cheers,
> >
> >tim
> >
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