[brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba

[Joe Fruchey]

Sorry...

I *did* create a samba user, and I can log in with those credentials,
I just don't see any shares after doing so.

As for ftp, sftp sounds like the way to go. I have ssh running on the
server, and I can login with it from home... what more do I need for
sftp?

Thanks.



On 11/9/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Joe,
>
> I think you are leaving out a few important details.
>
> First, I assume you mean you have a Linux server at work, correct? And that you also have a Windows XP workstation at work that you use to connect to your Linux server at work. Do you have Windows XP Pro or Windows XP Home. They are different.
>
> Finally, you want to get to your Linux server from a PC at your home.
>
> Is this all correct?
>
> If this is true, then you also need to tell us if you are using a router/firewall in between your work and home computers and your respective Internet connections at each location. If not, you should be.
>
> I don't recommend that you use FTP over the Internet, as FTP sends passwords in clear text and can be intercepted. It is more secure to use SFTP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_file_transfer_protocol).
>
> Also, concerning your Samba configuration; you probably just need to create the Samba accounts. Samba has its own password database in addition to your local server password database.
>
> Do this:
> 'smbpasswd -a username' where username is your Linux username and is also the same username on your Windows XP workstation. You may need to create a new user on your Linux server to match your Windows XP box. Make sure the passwords match exactly.
>
> Then, restart samba, and try accessing your Linux server from your Windows XP box again.
>
> Good luck!
>
> John Hebert
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com>
> To: general at brlug.net
> Sent: Thursday, November 9, 2006 9:14:47 PM
> Subject: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba
>
> okay, I've done the following...
>
> aptitude install samba smbfs proftpd
>
> I edited the smb.conf like some site told me to to allow access to my
> home dir, but it didn't work. If I type \\wiki from my XP box at work,
> I get a login prompt, I log in, but all I see is a 'Printers and
> Faxes' share. What gives?
>
> And while Samba is great for at work, I'd like ftp for when I'm at
> home. What more do I have to do with proftpd beyond the install? If I
> try to ftp from work, I get an 'unknown error,' and from home, I
> get...
>
> Connected to wiki.lafourche.k12.la.us.
> Connection closed by remote host.
>
> Any thoughts?
>
> Joe
>
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