Ok, I beg you dont flame me! - I know I have posted problems on this before.
I just felt that I might get a better response if I post a more detailed description.
Here goes!
I am trying to share files between my Ubuntu Linux and Mac OS X.
Ubuntu is running on VMWARE - (Virtual Machine).
I have installed Samba -
Created a samba password using:
The username I used was Shane. So I typed:
I then added this user to the smbusers file:
This is the format I entered it in:
I assume the above maps the ubuntu user "administrator" to the samba user Shane?
For testing purposes I am using the password "support"
I have configured the shared home directories as expected.
On the mac:
Finder -> GO -> Connect to server
I enter the details in the image below.
Then there is a pause when connecting like so:
I am then presented with this window:
I change the fields (using the password "support") like so:
I click connect and this is what I get :
If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate hearing them.
If anyone has spotted that I have done something wrong it would be a great help to point it out.
I think I should add that I am using Ubuntu Server with no GUI (Command Line Only).
I just felt that I might get a better response if I post a more detailed description.
Here goes!
I am trying to share files between my Ubuntu Linux and Mac OS X.
Ubuntu is running on VMWARE - (Virtual Machine).
I have installed Samba -
Created a samba password using:
Code:
sudo smbpasswd -a <username>
The username I used was Shane. So I typed:
Code:
sudo smbpasswd -a shane
I then added this user to the smbusers file:
Code:
sudo vi /etc/samba/smbusers
This is the format I entered it in:
Code:
administrator = "shane"
I assume the above maps the ubuntu user "administrator" to the samba user Shane?
For testing purposes I am using the password "support"
I have configured the shared home directories as expected.
On the mac:
Finder -> GO -> Connect to server
I enter the details in the image below.
Then there is a pause when connecting like so:
I am then presented with this window:
I change the fields (using the password "support") like so:
I click connect and this is what I get :
If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate hearing them.
If anyone has spotted that I have done something wrong it would be a great help to point it out.
I think I should add that I am using Ubuntu Server with no GUI (Command Line Only).