Changes between Version 16 and Version 17 of WikiStart

Timestamp:

May 16, 2007, 6:24:58 PM (18 years ago)

Author:

guest

Comment:

Just did some clarifications. HerwigB.

WikiStart

@@ -5 +5 @@
 URL for Samba Netdrive plugin based on 3.0.25rc3 code is ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/incoming/ndpsmb-3.0.25-b15.ZIP
 
-As mentioned - this doesn't currently rely on Security/2
+The 3.0.24/25 builds do not currently rely on Security/2, instead they use libc's user/group functions to determine if a user is valid or not.
 
-Instead - it uses libc's user/group functions to determine if a user is
-valid or not.
+'''How to get going:'''
 
 1) set unixroot=x: where x: is the drive that has a /etc/ path
-2) Unzip ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/alpha/baselayout.zip to the unixroot drive, then editing \etc\master.passwd and add the users that you need.
+
+2) Unzip ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/alpha/baselayout.zip to the unixroot drive, then editing \etc\master.passwd and add the users that you need. You might want to add user pcguest.
 
 Note the syntax of master.passwd - first field before the colon is username, second is password (leave this blank), third is usernumber which much be unique - others aren't important right now.
@@ -19 +19 @@
 
 4) Edit smb.conf which should be put into %ETC%\samba\* 
-    Note that the default config file smb.conf has provision for a guest account pcguest this user must be either added to master.passwd, the guest access commented out of smb.conf; or the user changed to a user that does exist in master.passwd
 
-5) Note that Samba expects the users to be added using smbpasswd.exe too.  To add a user called 'psmedley'
+Note that the default config file smb.conf has provision for a guest account pcguest this user must be either added to master.passwd, the guest access commented out of smb.conf; or the user changed to a user that does exist in master.passwd
+
+5) Note that Samba expects the users to be added using smbpasswd.exe, too.  To add a user called 'psmedley' run:
+
 smbpasswd -a psmedley (enter password).
 
-Currently tested clients:
-- eCS v2 beta with Netdrive 3.04 and Samba Client v3.0.9 (EA's partially work with builds later than 20070226 build)
-- Windows 2000 running in Svista
-- Windows XP Home
-- Mandrake Linux 2006
-- eCS v1.2 with IBM LAN Client (EA's work correctly with builds >= 20070226)
+'''Currently tested clients:'''
 
-Known Issues
+- Windows 2000 running in Svista[[BR]]
+- Windows XP Home[[BR]]
+- Windows XP Pro (in VPC guest and natively)[[BR]]
+- Mandrake Linux 2006[[BR]]
+- eCS v1.2 with IBM LAN Client (EA's work correctly with builds >= 20070226)[[BR]]
+- eCS v2 beta with Netdrive 3.04 and Samba Client v3.0.9 (EA's partially work with builds later than 20070226 build)[[BR]]
+
+'''Known Issues'''
    1. EA's not working correctly with Netlabs Samba client v3.0.9 (Bug in Samba client not Samba server)