Kelly Williams wrote: > _Installing Samba – Building Simple Workgroup server_ > > _ _ > > 1. After you installed your system > > 2. Login in to your system > > 3. Go to terminal In terminal type the following into terminal. The > rest of work will be done in terminal. > > 4. *sudo apt-get install swat* > > 5. *sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf /etc/samba/smb.conf~* > > 6. *sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf* > > 7. To setup your server for a network server. > [name of share] > path = /path/to/share > valid user = username > read only = no > browsable = yes > writable = yes > > 8. Restart samba > * sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart > > 9. *smbpasswd -a username > > > > > * > > 10. If server can't be seen on the network > *sudo testparm > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Joseph <ragweed@... > <mailto:ragweed@...>> wrote: > > > The first machine is an Ubuntu 9.1 The second is a Windows Vista... > > How do I network between the two? I may need all the details > possible, please. :) > > > Joseph > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY email message to > c_lug-unsubscribe@... > <mailto:c_lug-unsubscribe@...> > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send ANY email message to > c_lug-unsubscribe@... <mailto:c_lug-unsubscribe@...> > > After step 5, I get this: jlsnurr@jlsnurr-den:~$ sudo apt-get install swat [sudo] password for jlsnurr: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required: libopenal1 mozilla-traybiff-common linux-headers-2.6.31-14 amarok-common kdemultimedia-kio-plugins libkcddb4 libboost-thread1.38.0 libamrnb3 libboost-date-time1.38.0 libqtscript4-core blt libamrwb3 python-tk libqtscript4-gui libqtscript4-uitools tcl8.5 libqtscript4-sql libqtscript4-xml tk8.5 libtag-extras1 liblastfm0 gnash-common linux-headers-2.6.31-14-generic amarok-utils libqtscript4-network Use 'apt-get autoremove' to remove them. The following extra packages will be installed: openbsd-inetd samba samba-doc Suggested packages: smbldap-tools ldb-tools samba-doc-pdf The following NEW packages will be installed: openbsd-inetd samba samba-doc swat 0 upgraded, 4 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 16.2MB of archives. After this operation, 39.4MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]? y Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main samba 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5 [6,242kB] Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/main samba-doc 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5 [8,001kB] Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/main openbsd-inetd 0.20080125-2ubuntu1 [37.2kB] Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com karmic-updates/universe swat 2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5 [1,904kB] Fetched 16.2MB in 19s (844kB/s) Preconfiguring packages ... Selecting previously deselected package samba. (Reading database ... 318903 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking samba (from .../samba_2%3a3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package samba-doc. Unpacking samba-doc (from .../samba-doc_2%3a3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5_all.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package openbsd-inetd. Unpacking openbsd-inetd (from .../openbsd-inetd_0.20080125-2ubuntu1_i386.deb) ... Selecting previously deselected package swat. Unpacking swat (from .../swat_2%3a3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5_i386.deb) ... Processing triggers for man-db ... Processing triggers for ufw ... Processing triggers for ureadahead ... ureadahead will be reprofiled on next reboot Processing triggers for doc-base ... Processing 4 added doc-base file(s)... Registering documents with scrollkeeper... Setting up samba (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5) ... update-alternatives: using /usr/bin/smbstatus.samba3 to provide /usr/bin/smbstatus (smbstatus) in auto mode. Generating /etc/default/samba... tdbsam_open: Converting version 0.0 database to version 4.0. tdbsam_convert_backup: updated /var/lib/samba/passdb.tdb file. account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 1 (min password length), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 2 (password history), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 3 (user must logon to change password), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 4 (maximum password age), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 5 (minimum password age), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 6 (lockout duration), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 7 (reset count minutes), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 8 (bad lockout attempt), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 9 (disconnect time), returning 0 account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 10 (refuse machine password change), returning 0 Importing account for nobody...ok Importing account for jlsnurr...ok * Starting Samba daemons [ OK ] Setting up samba-doc (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5) ... Setting up openbsd-inetd (0.20080125-2ubuntu1) ... * Stopping internet superserver inetd [ OK ] * Not starting internet superserver: no services enabled Setting up swat (2:3.4.0-3ubuntu5.5) ... jlsnurr@jlsnurr-den:~$ sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf cp: missing destination file operand after `/etc/samba/smb.conf' Try `cp --help' for more information. jlsnurr@jlsnurr-den:~$ b4icur12 b4icur12: command not found jlsnurr@jlsnurr-den:~$ sudo cp /etc/samba/smb.conf~ cp: missing destination file operand after `/etc/samba/smb.conf~' Try `cp --help' for more information. jlsnurr@jlsnurr-den:~$ It appears that I need something more to that command line.