To access a samba share with user level access there must be a user added to the system. Edit /etc/passwd and add a line for the new user. Choose a user id (the first number in the line) of 1000 or higher that does not exist yet.

Dec 10, 2002 19.6. Samba Server Types and the smb.conf File Samba configuration is straightforward. All modifications to Samba are done in the /etc/samba/smb.conf configuration file. Although the default smb.conf file is well documented, it does not address complex topics such as LDAP, Active Directory, and the numerous domain controller implementations.. The following sections describe the different ways a Samba server can be configured. Change or add a NetBIOS Domain Name Feb 12, 2014 OpenWrt Project: Samba (smb) The config section type samba determines values and options relevant to the overall operation of samba. The following table lists all available options, their default value and respectively a short characterization. See smb.conf man page for further details.. These are the default settings for the common options:

networking - Resolve NetBIOS Names via Samba >= 4.4 - Unix

Dec 10, 2002 · I have setup a samba server on the IP 192.168.1.101 When I go to \\192.168.1.101 on my win2k machine it pulls up the shares, when i go to \\FILESERVER it says network path not foundin my smb.conf FILESERVER is the netbios name of the samba server. The netbios name is set to the same value as the linux hostname for the box, but it's still not showing on the network whether we set the netbios name in samba or not. What else do I need to set so that the machine shows up on the network?

PfSense and connecting by Samba netbios names PfSense and connecting by Samba netbios names. This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it. Strange thing is that I'm able to reach netbios name of the server and bridged VPN clients from WLAN interface, but not from LAN interface.

[ubuntu] [SOLVED] Change NetBios Name Dec 14, 2008