Network problem

brummie

brummie

brummie

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Have a small network here and all the machines use windows apart from one which is ubuntu. They all share files except one xp machine which has two drives but will only share one of them. The other asks for a password and user name as they all did to start with but it refuses you access to the drive from the ubuntu machine. Any ideas? it's doing my head in :(
 
Net share is right and they should all be using the same names and passwords. Some other xp machine connects but another dont. So going to back up all the data and go for a format to reset permissions. Taking ownership and copying the permissions from another drive didnt help.
 
OH BTW i know it works but does it matter Windows machines being on "MSHOME" and ubuntu being on "WORKGROUP"?
 
Well i have formatted and they are working fine on different work groups - always thought like you say they ought to be on the same. I can now access the drive but cant access the files. Its got to be file permissions.

smb.conf is where? i cant find it :(
 
Sorted! Was permissions as you said ta.
Spent ages trying to redo all permissions with no luck so
Backed up the drive - formatted it installed everything back
set up the shares and away it went!! :D
i'm happy again LOL
 
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