[CS-FSLUG] Kubuntu Samba and Windows

[Warren Sanders]

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Tim Young wrote:
> Windows will try to send your Windows username and password across,
> regardless. To get it to connect seamlessly, there are a few options.
> The simplest is to have your Linux share set up to allow guest access.
> The more complex, but more secure, is to have a username on the Linux
> box that has the same password as is on your windows box. At least, that
> is more secure if you have a password on your windows box. :)
You can add the user by the command 'smbpasswd -a <username>' then it
prompts you to set this new user's password.  I am a big fan of using
Swat or samba-swat.  It's a nice web interface to setting Samba up on
port 901. Never have used the control panel for this before.  Then you
also have the option to just to edit the flat file.

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Warren Sanders
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