Changes between Version 17 and Version 18 of WikiStart

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May 18, 2007, 4:42:02 PM (18 years ago)

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WikiStart

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 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. You might want to add user pcguest.
+2) Unzip ftp://ftp.netlabs.org/pub/gcc/alpha/baselayout.zip to the unixroot drive.
 
-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.
+3) Edit \etc\master.passwd and add the users that you need. You might want to add user pcguest.
 
-3) Remove the old pwd.db and spwd.db files from \etc then run pwd_mkdb
-from \usr\sbin: pwd_mkdb \etc\master.passwd
+Note the syntax of master.passwd - first field before the colon is username, second is password (leave this blank), third is usernumber which must be unique - others aren't important right now.
 
-4) Edit smb.conf which should be put into %ETC%\samba\* 
+4) Remove the old pwd.db and spwd.db files from \etc 
+
+5) Run pwd_mkdb.exe from \usr\sbin: pwd_mkdb \etc\master.passwd
+
+6) 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' run:
+7) Now Samba '''requires the users to be added using smbpasswd.exe, too'''. You have to add all users twice: First to etc\master.passwd (see step 3), then using smbpasswd.exe.
+To add a user called 'psmedley' run:
 
 smbpasswd -a psmedley (enter password).