Networking (LAN) Imac + linux box

**Posh Tourer :P** · 20th January 2006, 08:35

Originally Posted by Skunk

My guess would be a user id below 500 so it's not a real user.
Then the Mac can connect via smb://192.x.x.x and use that user and password.

I'll have a look at a server here and see if I can't work it out. Don't hold your breath.

hmmm low user ID eh..... interesting....

**Skunk** · 20th January 2006, 08:39

Just what I do here - 25 odd users - don't want them logging into the machine, just sharing a directory.
Unfortunately (for you) it's a Mac so I do stuff though GUI and shareware.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 20th January 2006, 08:41

Tried the low user ID no, but didnt work.....

**Skunk** · 20th January 2006, 08:44

What didn't work? Did the linux box create the user and share?
Can the Mac see the Linux box?

**Posh Tourer :P** · 20th January 2006, 12:58

Originally Posted by Skunk

What didn't work? Did the linux box create the user and share?
Can the Mac see the Linux box?

Yes to both working, but it still tells me I have an incorrect password or user name when I try and connect.

**Skunk** · 20th January 2006, 13:39

I believe the Linux box is not sharing that directory for that user. :slap:

It looks as though the Mac is fine (it's got the easy part), it's the Linux box that's not. We need this working before I can show you how to get the Mac to connect at start-up.

Sorry - where's our Linux pro?

limbimtimwim! Where are you?

**Posh Tourer :P** · 23rd January 2006, 07:32

This:

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

iMac:~ caracol$ mount_smbfs //guest@linuxmusic/casacaracol /users
mount_smbfs: spnego blob2principal error 1
Password:
mount_smbfs: tree connect phase failed: syserr = Permission denied
iMac:~ caracol$

same if I remove guest@

now becomes this, after I added the user casa to the linux box with a low user ID as above

iMac:~ caracol$ mount_smbfs //casa@linuxmusic/casacaracol /users
mount_smbfs: 2 failures to open smb device: syserr = Resource busy
mount_smbfs: spnego blob2principal error 1
mount_smbfs: 2 failures to open smb device: syserr = Resource busy
Password:
mount_smbfs: tree connect phase failed: syserr = Permission denied
iMac:~ caracol$

Also, I had to return the guest user to unknown in smb.conf in linux, because otherwise finder would just freeze or refuse to recognise the linux box.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 24th January 2006, 07:06

[2006/01/23 19:56:10, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:10, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:23, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:23, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??

Is the latest log.imac with logging set at level 3.

**Skunk** · 24th January 2006, 07:24

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

This:

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P
iMac:~ caracol$ mount_smbfs //guest@linuxmusic/casacaracol /users
mount_smbfs: spnego blob2principal error 1
Password:
mount_smbfs: tree connect phase failed: syserr = Permission denied
iMac:~ caracol$

same if I remove guest@

now becomes this, after I added the user casa to the linux box with a low user ID as above

iMac:~ caracol$ mount_smbfs //casa@linuxmusic/casacaracol /users
mount_smbfs: 2 failures to open smb device: syserr = Resource busy
mount_smbfs: spnego blob2principal error 1
mount_smbfs: 2 failures to open smb device: syserr = Resource busy
Password:
mount_smbfs: tree connect phase failed: syserr = Permission denied
iMac:~ caracol$

Also, I had to return the guest user to unknown in smb.conf in linux, because otherwise finder would just freeze or refuse to recognise the linux box.

There's no password entered above is there? When you tried from the Finder what feedback did you get (after you fixed the guest account?

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

[2006/01/23 19:56:10, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:10, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:23, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??
[2006/01/23 19:56:23, 0] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(567)
authorise_login: Invalid guest account unknown??

Is the latest log.imac with logging set at level 3.

That doesn't look like it's connecting as a known user and unknown user is not authorised...

**Posh Tourer :P** · 24th January 2006, 07:34

Originally Posted by Skunk

There's no password entered above is there? When you tried from the Finder what feedback did you get (after you fixed the guest account?

That doesn't look like it's connecting as a known user and unknown user is not authorised...

1. I do enter a password, otherwise it tells me unknown password. Finder feedback is "Username or password is not correct. Try Again?" or something similar

2. Yes, that was my conclusion. Perhaps I can add "unknown" as a user on the linux box??

**Skunk** · 24th January 2006, 07:46

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

Perhaps I can add "unknown" as a user on the linux box??

That is something I would never do...

Is there any way you can be sure sharing is working on the Linux box?
I don't think it is but I don't know Linux well enough.
Can you tell me the full path you want share and what username you want to share it as. Also what flavour of Linux it is.
I have contacts I can ask for instruction.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 24th January 2006, 08:04

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...5&postcount=45

sharing is working, just not for the right folders or in a GUI that I can use with Itunes (ie Finder). I cant connect to server through the GUI, but I get a smb prompt in terminal, and can dir. Also, I can use sharing fully from the Linux box - all folders on the Imac are accessible.

I want to share (mostly) /media/hdb3/ as any of casacaracol, casa (ID sub 500) Cara (ID sub 500), or caracol. But casacaracol has access to hdb3, so I dont see why i cant cd to it in terminal used as above (for more info read some of my earlier posts).

It is on Ubuntu, the Breezy Badger install (no, really)

**Skunk** · 24th January 2006, 09:07

Originally Posted by Posh Tourer :P

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...5&postcount=45

sharing is working, just not for the right folders or in a GUI that I can use with Itunes (ie Finder). I cant connect to server through the GUI, but I get a smb prompt in terminal, and can dir. Also, I can use sharing fully from the Linux box - all folders on the Imac are accessible.

I want to share (mostly) /media/hdb3/ as any of casacaracol, casa (ID sub 500) Cara (ID sub 500), or caracol. But casacaracol has access to hdb3, so I dont see why i cant cd to it in terminal used as above (for more info read some of my earlier posts).

It is on Ubuntu, the Breezy Badger install (no, really)

I'm lazy and this computer is old and slow so I didn't read all the old posts. My bad. Sort of got a summary now though as to where we are now.

The fact you can see the iMac only means the iMac is sharing ok - it is not affected by the Linux sharing of course.

In summary (after re-reading the earlier posts quickly) the iMac can't see any of the Linux shares using any user?

Rather than hacking any conf files I'd like to troubleshoot the problem.

Have you got a Windows or second Linux box to check/test the shares?
Are the directory permissions correct? I don't know if that is set by Linux automatically when the share is created. I know Windows Server 2000 (when I had to use it) could be a pain with this at times if things were done in the wrong order.

A complete guess but has Ubuntu got a SMB server or is it just a client?

I'll query an 'expert' tonight (don't have the email address here) and post the response.

**Posh Tourer :P** · 24th January 2006, 09:33

Originally Posted by Skunk

In summary (after re-reading the earlier posts quickly) the iMac can't see any of the Linux shares using any user?

err, no it can see shares for casacaracol user on the linux box. But only the root dir, not any of the other shares, and only via terminal, not via a GUI (finder)

Rather than hacking any conf files I'd like to troubleshoot the problem.

Have you got a Windows or second Linux box to check/test the shares?
Are the directory permissions correct? I don't know if that is set by Linux automatically when the share is created. I know Windows Server 2000 (when I had to use it) could be a pain with this at times if things were done in the wrong order.

no, yes, dont know

A complete guess but has Ubuntu got a SMB server or is it just a client?

It is listed as a master browser. Shouldnt be a problem.

I'll query an 'expert' tonight (don't have the email address here) and post the response.

Cool thanks.

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**Skunk** · 25th January 2006, 18:20

This is all I have at the moment; starting from the basics so they know were we are at. I don't recall anything in the above posts about the right click question.

Is the samba package installed on the machine?

I'm using Kubuntu Breezy.

When I right click on a folder, I can select 'properties'. One of the tabs is
labelled 'sharing;. It informs me I'm not set up for sharing, and offers a
button to let me set sharing up.

If something else happens for you, tell us what.

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