Ubuntu 8.10 Install

[xly15]

I just need to know how to set up permissions to change the smb.conf file. then I should be all set. How do I do this?

Edited December 22, 2008 by xly15

[CheeseMan42]

I just need to know how to set up permissions to change the smb.conf file. then I should be all set. How do I do this?

 

You can't change the permissions on that file. You need to edit it as root.

 

Open a terminal and type this.

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

I'm pretty sure that is the location of the file. gedit is just a text editor, so if you are more comfortable with something else then feel free to use that. gedit is very similar to notepad so you should be fine.

[road-runner]

Well using Ubuntu 8.04 helped with the driver problem. Now I just need to be able to network it with my windows network. Anyone here know how to do that?

Here is what I used to set mine up for folding to share with windows... http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202605

[xly15]

Thanks for the help. I have figured it out.

[xly15]

Ok I have networked Ubuntu with my windows network. Now how do I configure the shared folder on Ubuntu to never require a password to access it?

[CheeseMan42]

Ok I have networked Ubuntu with my windows network. Now how do I configure the shared folder on Ubuntu to never require a password to access it?

 

Here is the generic profile share as an example. Make sure the line that is bold is yes on whatever drive you want.

 

EDIT: you can't see a difference but the bold tags are there.

 

;[profiles]
;   comment = Users profiles
;   path = /home/samba/profiles
;   [b]guest ok = yes[/b]
;   browseable = no
;   create mask = 0600
;   directory mask = 0700

[xly15]

where do you find that at?

[CheeseMan42]

where do you find that at?

 

That is in the smb.conf file. Remember to change it for whatever drive you are sharing, and not the profiles tab.

 

EDIT: Well, actually I found a better way.

 

In the smb.conf file, look for a line that probably will currently say

security = user

Change user to share and that should be it.

[xly15]

Thanks cheeseman. That helped alot.

[xly15]

You can't change the permissions on that file. You need to edit it as root.

 

Open a terminal and type this.

sudo gedit /etc/samba/smb.conf

I'm pretty sure that is the location of the file. gedit is just a text editor, so if you are more comfortable with something else then feel free to use that. gedit is very similar to notepad so you should be fine.

 

 

I was able to change the permissions on that file with:

 

sudo chgrp admin /path/to/file/or/folder or
sudo chmod --- /path/to/file/or/folder

 

in place of the dashes in the second one I used 775 to set permissions

you use this on any file or directory in linux.

[CheeseMan42]

I was able to change the permissions on that file with:

 

sudo chgrp admin /path/to/file/or/folder or
sudo chmod --- /path/to/file/or/folder

 

in place of the dashes in the second one I used 775 to set permissions

you use this on any file or directory in linux.

 

Well I was technically right. You had to change the permissions as root. As long as you got it to work that is all that really matters.

[xly15]

I think someone should make a guide on this forum for ubuntu.