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    Question Problem with samba on wl500gx

    My knowledge of Linix is rather low. It seems as if, I cannot find the right answer on the net, so please help me out here.

    I configured the 500gx with samba as described on macsat.com. I can see the share on my workstations, but I can not create a new folder or upload files to the share.

    The log files says:

    [2005/07/05 19:51:02, 0] passdb/smbpass.c:startsmbfilepwent_internal(87)
    startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file /etc/smbpasswd. Error was No such file or directory
    [2005/07/05 19:51:02, 0] passdb/passdb.c:iterate_getsmbpwnam(149)
    unable to open smb password database.
    [2005/07/05 20:07:39, 0] passdb/smbpass.c:startsmbfilepwent_internal(87)
    startsmbfilepwent_internal: unable to open file /etc/smbpasswd. Error was No such file or directory
    [2005/07/05 20:07:39, 0] passdb/passdb.c:iterate_getsmbpwnam(149)
    unable to open smb password database.

    The config file is:

    [admin@wl500g root]$ cat /opt/etc/samba/smb.conf

    [global]
    workgroup = Hjemme
    guest account = nobody
    security = share
    browseable = yes
    guest ok = yes
    guest only = no
    log level = 1
    max log size = 100
    encrypt passwords = yes
    dns proxy =no

    [USBshare]
    path=/opt/USBdisk/
    writable = yes
    browsable = yes

    How to get on with this?

    Michael

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    Perhaps guide should be updated. Works fine with built-in config:
    Code:
    [global]
            interfaces = br0
            bind interfaces only = yes
            workgroup = WORKGROUP
            guest account = nobody
            security = share
            browseable = yes
            guest ok = yes
            guest only = yes
            log level = 1
            max log size = 100
            encrypt passwords = no
            preserve case = yes
            short preserve case = yes
    
    [share]
            path = /tmp/harddisk
    
    [share$]
            path = /tmp/harddisk
            writable = yes
            force user = root
            browseable = no
    P.S. Why don't you use default config?

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    it seems that the error message is clear.
    Why don't you create the smbpasswd file?
    this file contains the account encrypted passwords
    the linux instruction is
    smbpasswd [user]

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