[NTLUG:Discuss] samba problem

[severian@pobox.com]

Howdy,
   The version of SAMBA included with Mandrake 9 is a significantly 
different version.  When I upgraded from 8.0 to 8.2(Mandrake 9.0 has a 
version that is only a minor upgrade from what was in 8.2), I could not 
access any of my Linux SAMBA shares on my Windows machines.  I bet there 
are numerous ways to solve the problem.  I fixed my problem by creating 
accounts on the Linux machines for every user id that needed access to the 
SAMBA shares and gave them access to the shares by editing the smb.conf 
file.  I think you need to look at the security of the shares and do what 
is best for you.
Good day,
Ralph

In response to the welcome remarks of Fred at 01:59 PM 4/24/03 -0700:
>I have a mixed Win9x/Linux LAN and have noticed that SAMBA doesn't work
>anymore. I spend most of my time on the Linux box, so I rarely try to use the
>shared folder or Linux printer access from Windows. I suspect that the problem
>has to do with the ipchains ruleset, but I am just not sure.