[ale] accessing my linux box from a windows machine

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Fri Jan 28 06:32:06 EST 2005


Mark Wright wrote:
> You have to add your windows id to your smbpassword file.  I think the 
> command was (as root) smbpasswd -a username

You need the id in both the smbpassword file and the /etc/passwd file. 
You are correct in how you add it above.  You'll then want to set the 
password.

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Until later, Geoffrey



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