samba -> some problems

samba -> some problems

[Kurt Sys]

Hello,

I'm running Debian (kernel 2.4.16) now for some time, but I don't manage 
to configure samba (2.2.3a) like it should (I guess). I'll try to 
explain as good as possible what my problems are...
I want to get on a Windows NT intranetserver, to access some data but 
especially for the printers on the network. I have put in /etc/hosts the 
following line:

# 157.193.64.19		lmeserv.rug.ac.be	labmetserver

This works, since i can ping to 'labmetserver'.

Next, I'd like to connect to the server, so I do:

# mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/ /mnt/labmet/ -o 
username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx

(xxxxxxxxx to replace by password) and next message appaers:

# mount: only root can do that

I don't understand this, since I can mount other filesystems (floppy, 
cdrom, zip, etc), so I actually can mount, but anyway, I go on:

# su root
# passwd:
# mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/ /mnt/labmet/ -o 
username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx

# 1214: session request to LABMETSERVER failed (Called name not present)
# 1214: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an 
invalid share name)
# SMB connection failed


So apparently, I cannot connect to the server. But now, I can try 
something else:

# mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/information /mnt/labmet/information -o 
username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx

and this seems to work to some extend: the filesystem is mounted (so I 
can read the 'information' directory of the server), but I receive a 
message again (same as the first one above):

# 1222: session request to LABMETSERVER failed (Called name not present)

At this point, I'm already 'satisfied' that I can read the data, but I'm 
not able to find the printer yet since I cannot mount the complete 
filesystem properly (that's at least what I think...) I guess, I have to 
be able to mount the server (smb) filesystem, before I try to print!?

Anyway, I already tried some things with smbpasswd but I can't remember 
exactly what I did. Anyway, here's some more information for you :-):
as 'kurt', I run:

# smbpasswd -U kurts
(since kurts is my login name of the server)
# Old SMB password:
# New SMB password:
# Retype new SMB password:
# machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password: error was : RAP86: the 
specified password is invalid.
# Failed to change password for kurts


Finally, my smb.conf:

[global]

	workgroup=LMEDOM
	ecrypt password=True
	security = domain
	password server = *



I would like to be able to mount the filesystems when I'm not logged in 
as root (fakeroot doesn't help...), but I really would like to be able 
to mount the server filesystem (with printers etc). This is probably the 
last 'necessary' thing that has to be solved to go completely for Linux.



I really would appreciate any help,
tnx,
Kurt.

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Re: samba -> some problems

[Ray Olszewski]

I am new to running Samba too, so these comments may be a bit off the mark. 
Also, I use Debian SId, while I'm guessing you use Woody, so our app 
versions will differ a bit. With those warnings ...

1. Needing to be root to mount filesystems is the default behavior of 
"mount". Entries in /etc/fstab can change this to permit non-root users to 
mount particular filesystems (removable ones like floppy and cdrom are 
natural candidates for this treatment). Without knowing more about your 
setup, I cannot say for sure why you can mount some things as an ordinary 
user but not others. Read the man page for "fstab" to learn more about 
this, and then look over your "/etc/fstab" file.

2. The normal syntax of smbmount (which is what "mount -t smbfs" calls) is

         smbmount service location -o options

Your problem is with the "service" part. It needs to take the form
         //servername/servicename

where service name is a directory (for filesystem mounts) or a printer name 
(for printer connections ... but you don't use the smbmount command for 
printers - see next item). So the result you are getting looks right to me, 
and it is consistent with the behavior of Windows own file sharing 
interface (where you first click on a server icon, then a file-folder 
icon). See the man page for "smbclient" for more explanation of this format.

3. The only way I know of to connect to SMB-shared printers (and I haven't 
actually tried it here) is by using "smbclient" (a separate Debian 
package). This app can also give you a listing of the available shares 
("smbclient -L servername").

4. The error message you are getting with the *successful* smbmount is 
unclear to me too. How is the relevant share offered (does it require a 
password, or is it public)?

At 01:07 PM 1/18/03 +0100, Kurt Sys wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm running Debian (kernel 2.4.16) now for some time, but I don't manage 
>to configure samba (2.2.3a) like it should (I guess). I'll try to explain 
>as good as possible what my problems are...
>I want to get on a Windows NT intranetserver, to access some data but 
>especially for the printers on the network. I have put in /etc/hosts the 
>following line:
>
># 157.193.64.19         lmeserv.rug.ac.be       labmetserver
>
>This works, since i can ping to 'labmetserver'.
>
>Next, I'd like to connect to the server, so I do:
>
># mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/ /mnt/labmet/ -o 
>username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>(xxxxxxxxx to replace by password) and next message appaers:
>
># mount: only root can do that
>
>I don't understand this, since I can mount other filesystems (floppy, 
>cdrom, zip, etc), so I actually can mount, but anyway, I go on:
>
># su root
># passwd:
># mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/ /mnt/labmet/ -o 
>username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
># 1214: session request to LABMETSERVER failed (Called name not present)
># 1214: tree connect failed: ERRDOS - ERRnosuchshare (You specified an 
>invalid share name)
># SMB connection failed
>
>
>So apparently, I cannot connect to the server. But now, I can try 
>something else:
>
># mount -t smbfs //labmetserver/information /mnt/labmet/information -o 
>username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>and this seems to work to some extend: the filesystem is mounted (so I can 
>read the 'information' directory of the server), but I receive a message 
>again (same as the first one above):
>
># 1222: session request to LABMETSERVER failed (Called name not present)
>
>At this point, I'm already 'satisfied' that I can read the data, but I'm 
>not able to find the printer yet since I cannot mount the complete 
>filesystem properly (that's at least what I think...) I guess, I have to 
>be able to mount the server (smb) filesystem, before I try to print!?
>
>Anyway, I already tried some things with smbpasswd but I can't remember 
>exactly what I did. Anyway, here's some more information for you :-):
>as 'kurt', I run:
>
># smbpasswd -U kurts
>(since kurts is my login name of the server)
># Old SMB password:
># New SMB password:
># Retype new SMB password:
># machine 127.0.0.1 rejected the password: error was : RAP86: the 
>specified password is invalid.
># Failed to change password for kurts
>
>
>Finally, my smb.conf:
>
>[global]
>
>         workgroup=LMEDOM
>         ecrypt password=True
>         security = domain
>         password server = *
>
>
>
>I would like to be able to mount the filesystems when I'm not logged in as 
>root (fakeroot doesn't help...), but I really would like to be able to 
>mount the server filesystem (with printers etc). This is probably the last 
>'necessary' thing that has to be solved to go completely for Linux.



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Ray Olszewski					-- Han Solo
Palo Alto, California, USA			  ray@comarre.com
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Re: samba -> some problems

[Karl W. Weigel]

Hi Kurt,

as far as I can see, you just have to update your /etc/fstab, which translates 
the device to a mount point. This file holds already the configuration for 
your cdrom and floppy. In my configuration there is

/etc/fstab:
/dev/fd0		/media/floppy	auto	noauto,user,sync      0 0

which has the meaning: use /dev/fd0 als device, /media/floppy as mount point, 
auto: use any filesystem you can detect, noauto: do not mount at start, user: 
allow the user to do this.

To solve your problem, you have to create entries for the filesystems you want 
to mount.

/etc/fstab:
//labmetserver/information /mnt/labmet/information smbfs
	username=kurts/LMEDOM%xxxxxxxxxxxx 0 0

(This should be written in one line)


The second problem is, that you need to use the share-name for mounting, you 
can not mount "everything" on the smb-server. Maybe there is a way with 
automounting, but I am not shure about this.

For your remaining problems I can offer only little help. I have the 
impression, that you are setting up a samba server of your own, but I am not 
shure, whether you want or need to do this. For mounting remote filesystems 
this should not be necessary.

It would be nice to know, whether this answered some of your questions.


Kind regards
Karl

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