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<p>[[How to setup Samba with two workgroups?]]</p>
[[Category: Tutorials]]
<p>[[How to setup Samba to follow symbolic links?]]</p>
 
[[How to setup Samba with two workgroups?]]
[[How to setup Samba to follow symbolic links?]]


Problem: we have shares for each users. if I want to access it from Windows, I have to enter password. if I don't this on first access, windows won't ask my anymore to enter password and just denies access. How can I force windows, to reenter password for share ???
Problem: we have shares for each users. if I want to access it from Windows, I have to enter password. if I don't this on first access, windows won't ask my anymore to enter password and just denies access. How can I force windows, to reenter password for share ???
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where USER is your username. For instance to change john's password run sudo smbpasswd pluto_john
where USER is your username. For instance to change john's password run sudo smbpasswd pluto_john


 
== Adding fileserver on the external network ==
[[Category: Tutorials]]
The external network does not get scanned for Samba servers. You can easily add a new server by going into the web admin
* Click Show Device Tree
* Click CORE
* On the right hand side, click Create Child Device
* Click Pick Device Template
* In the popup select File Server from the drop down box, it should be ID 1837
* Now, it is important to fill out 2 fields
** The IP address
** '''and''' the MAC address
* The username and password are only needed if the file server requires them.

Revision as of 16:36, 29 August 2008


How to setup Samba with two workgroups? How to setup Samba to follow symbolic links?

Problem: we have shares for each users. if I want to access it from Windows, I have to enter password. if I don't this on first access, windows won't ask my anymore to enter password and just denies access. How can I force windows, to reenter password for share ???

If your samba password doesn't work then run this on core to update your samba password:

sudo smbpasswd pluto_USER

where USER is your username. For instance to change john's password run sudo smbpasswd pluto_john

Adding fileserver on the external network

The external network does not get scanned for Samba servers. You can easily add a new server by going into the web admin

  • Click Show Device Tree
  • Click CORE
  • On the right hand side, click Create Child Device
  • Click Pick Device Template
  • In the popup select File Server from the drop down box, it should be ID 1837
  • Now, it is important to fill out 2 fields
    • The IP address
    • and the MAC address
  • The username and password are only needed if the file server requires them.