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

Fri Nov 10 21:21:09 CST 2006

I was under the impression that nothing in Linux grabs hold of a file
like in Windows, that every file that's in use has a live copy in RAM
or swap, so it has no idea the changes were made until you tell it, by
restarting the service, app, or whatever.

No file in use errors though... nice.

On 11/10/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Yes. Anytime you make a change to smb.conf, you have to restart the service, as that configuration file is read when samba starts. That same procedure to most of the configuration files in /etc.
>
> Anybody which services don't need restarting when a change is made to a configuration file somewhere under /etc?
>
> John Hebert
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com>
> To: general at brlug.net
> Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 5:22:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba
>
> I can't believe I didn't read the beginning of the file... I was a bit
> confused by the double-character commenting scheme, but it makes sense
> to me now.
>
> I don't have vpn access at work, so I'll have to wait to test any of
> the settings until Monday. Some of those things i _did_ uncomment,
> with no effect. Unless... do I have to restart samba to reload the
> smb.conf? Well, of course I do, silly me.
>
> sudo /etc/init.d/samba restart should do the trick, right?
>
> On 11/10/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Joe,
> >
> > There is one thing you will learn about Linux: always read the docs, etc. ;)
> >
> > # Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
> > # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
> > # for commentary and a ; for parts of the config file that you
> > # may wish to enable
> >
> > ...
> >
> > ;[homes]
> > ;   comment = Home Directories
> > ;   browseable = yes
> > ...
> > ;   valid users = %S
> > ...
> > ;   writable = yes
> >
> > Take out the semi-colons and try again. There are lots of other settings you can enable in that file.
> >
> > Good luck!
> >
> > John Hebert
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----
> > From: Joe Fruchey <ignavia at gmail.com>
> > To: general at brlug.net
> > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 1:31:53 PM
> > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba
> >
> > I'm good for tools... I've been using PuTTY from the get-go for SSH,
> > and I've been using WinSCP for SFTP today. I wish I had known about
> > that before...
> >
> > I'm attaching my smb.conf. Like I said, I got the configuration
> > instructions from some site, so I don't really know what I did...
> >
> > On 11/10/06, John Hebert <johnahebert at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > Good point, Petri.
> > >
> > > Another great little set of SSH tools is Putty:
> > > http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html
> > >
> > > It provides the psftp.exe and pscp.exe command line tools, as well as a nice little GUI SSH client. They do a great job, are small and require no install.
> > >
> > > John Hebert
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > From: Petri Laihonen <pietu at weblizards.net>
> > > To: general at brlug.net
> > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 10:45:15 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba
> > >
> > > There is no need to install cygwin in order to get unix tools in windows.
> > > There are several packages of most needed ones ported to winblows.
> > >
> > > here is one package.
> > > http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
> > >
> > > www.sysinternals.com had a very good collection of unix tools. However
> > > it seems like they are not as easy to get anymore as microsoft bought
> > > the company and spread the collection into multiple single programs.
> > > (not convenient to acquire anymore....)
> > >
> > > Petri
> > >
> > > John Hebert wrote:
> > > > You can also install CygWin (http://www.cygwin.com) to get Unix tools on Windows.
> > > >
> > > > Send us your smb.conf if it is not too big so we can take a look at it.
> > > >
> > > > John Hebert
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----
> > > > From: Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com>
> > > > To: Joe Fruchey <general at brlug.net>
> > > > Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 8:45:49 AM
> > > > Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Help my Ubuntu LAMP server with FTP and Samba
> > > >
> > > > That's it.
> > > >
> > > > If you are using Windows at home use WinSCP. Otherwise, use scp or
> > > > sftp from the Linux or UNIX command-line.
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> > > > Friday, November 10, 2006, 8:22:17 AM, you wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >> 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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