samba wont work

[somebitch]

I can't get samba to work.

I have a network called link that consists of 2 windows XP computers and a few Macs. I set up my smb.conf to allow everyone to be able to write to a directory I created called /data. I believe my smb.conf is correct but for some reason I still can't connect to this computer.

I went through a checklist online, the testparam was fine... I can see the computer from the windows computers but I can't connect to it. I know the permissions on the data folder are correct. I can also connect to all the network computers from the linux computer without a problem.


various errors appear in my syslog:

Apr 21 23:53:05 localhost smbd[1831]: create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
Apr 21 23:53:05 localhost smbd[1831]: [2007/04/21 23:53:05, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(751)
Apr 21 23:53:05 localhost smbd[1831]: create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
Apr 22 00:03:29 localhost nmbd[1834]: [2007/04/22 00:03:29, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_reque st(1
72)

Apr 22 00:13:32 localhost nmbd[1834]: [2007/04/22 00:13:32, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_reque st(1
72)
Apr 22 00:13:32 localhost nmbd[1834]: process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received for name
LOVEBUG<00> from IP 192.168.0.178 on subnet UNICAST_SUBNET.
Apr 22 00:13:32 localhost nmbd[1834]: [2007/04/22 00:13:32, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_reque st(1
73)
Apr 22 00:13:32 localhost nmbd[1834]: Error - should be sent to WINS server

they probably provide clues but I have no idea what any of it means.

please help

[the_batman]

Could you post you config file?

[je_fro]

did you set up the users with smbpasswd?

[somebitch]

my smb.conf looks like this:

# Global Parameters

workgroup = link
netbios name = ****box
printcap name = cups
disable spoolss = Yes
show add printer wizard = No
printing = cups
security = share
encrypt passwords = yes

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
writeable = no
browseable = yes
write list = videodoll, root

[data]
path = /data
writeable = yes
browseable = yes
write list = videodoll, root
guest ok = yes


[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printer admin = root, maryo
create mask = 0600
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
use client driver = Yes
browseable = No

[happybunny]

and videodoll has an account in linux and you smbpasswd'd them an account?

[somebitch]

yes. It is the main account.

i still get the same errors

May 1 10:36:07 localhost nmbd[2621]: [2007/05/01 10:36:07, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_reque st(173)
May 1 10:36:07 localhost nmbd[2621]: Error - should be sent to WINS server
May 1 10:46:12 localhost nmbd[2621]: [2007/05/01 10:46:12, 0] nmbd/nmbd_incomingrequests.c:process_name_refresh_reque st(172)
May 1 10:46:12 localhost nmbd[2621]: process_name_refresh_request: unicast name registration request received for name LOVEBUG<20> from IP 192.168.0.178 on subnet UNICAST_SUB
NET.


I set up an FTP now so I can access this computer from the other one.