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Title: sme server and windows xp
Post by: mabalela on January 09, 2007, 02:42:54 PM

I am working for an institution of higher learning and we recently changed to sme server from microsoft due to finacial constraints. The server is working but we are not able to access users folders on the server as administrators. Our workstations use windows xp and windows 2000. Only the serveris in linux. Coul you please help me?   :(

Title: Re: sme server and windows xp
Post by: raem on January 09, 2007, 05:16:31 PM

mabalela

> ...we are not able to access users folders on the server as administrators.

Try using search next time. There should be references to this howto in varous places. It should work on sme7.0/7.1 OK.

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/User%20Home%20directories%20access%20by%20Administrator%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

Title: Re: sme server and windows xp
Post by: cactus on January 09, 2007, 11:03:05 PM

Quote from: "RayMitchell"

mabalela

> ...we are not able to access users folders on the server as administrators.

Try using search next time. There should be references to this howto in varous places. It should work on sme7.0/7.1 OK.

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/rmitchell/smeserver/howto/User%20Home%20directories%20access%20by%20Administrator%20HOWTO%20for%20sme%20server.htm

One question though... you say that we can add as many usernames as we want to have administrative rights for user home directories?

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[userhomes]
comment = Users home directories
path = /home/e-smith/files/users/
valid users = admin root username1 username2
admin users = admin root username1 username2
write list = admin root username1 username2
browseable = yes
guest ok = no
public = no
read only = no
writable = yes
printable = no
create mode = 0660
force create mode = 0660
directory mode = 0770
force directory mode = 0770

Note: You can add as many usernames as required but they must be separated by a space

Is it also possible to assign groups? For instance:

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admin users = @domain.admins
AFAIK the admin and root user are by default added to any group so no need to specify them explicitly (if my presumption is right of course).

Title: Re: sme server and windows xp
Post by: raem on January 10, 2007, 02:49:31 AM

cactus

> Is it also possible to assign groups? For instance:
> admin users = @domain.admins

I don't know, can you try it and let us know the result of your tests, and the Howto can be updated as required.

Title: sme server and windows xp
Post by: mabalela on January 10, 2007, 09:44:57 AM

thanks, could you please explain the lines  
valid users = admin root username 1 username 2
admin users = admin root username 1 username 2
 what should be written as username 1 and username 2?

Title: sme server and windows xp
Post by: raem on January 10, 2007, 10:50:26 AM

mabalela

>... what should be written as username 1 and username 2

The login name/id of valid users on your sme server other than admin & root who you want to be "power users" who are able to access the userhomes share that can read all users home folders.
username1 and username2 are just generic examples.