JB> you could try one of the linux netware servers... but seriously
JB> samba is quite easy to set up. there's a really good document
JB> in the examples(?) directory that takes you through the steps
JB> to identify the problems and fix a non-working setup.

 The problems come when you try to do something different.

 Do a testparm in a Linux shell and see the actual SMB settings.
There are hundreds, and most of them contradict each other if you only
change one. For instance "read only = no" and writeable = yes" mean
the same thing, but you can end up with both saying the opposite
thing, in which case the one that comes last rules okay. And they are
not in alphabetical order. 

 It's fine if you use a standard setup, but I prefer the road least
travelled...to work it out for myself.

 It works, Samba is fabulous, actually quite simple, but the setup is
a shambles and the documentation only makes it worse.

Regards,
Bob


--- BQWK Alpha 0.5