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

[Terry Stockdale]

Another good choice besides WinSCP is FileZilla -- and, it's open 
source from SourceForge.  I use it routinely.

FileZilla will/can install its data files in the program directory, 
so you can copy everything to your flash drive.  I've found that to 
be  handly when I've been travelling.

Here's a quick link to the homepage:
http://terryscomputertips.com/FileZilla

Terry
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At 01:31 PM 11/10/2006, you wrote:
>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