From 9125d5edcf62b504cb876afb8e70fd25ee01d157 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthias Hentges Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 15:53:23 +0000 Subject: samba: Add samba-essential, a cut-down bare-bone samba server --- packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+) create mode 100644 packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt (limited to 'packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt') diff --git a/packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt b/packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..079cf34e4b --- /dev/null +++ b/packages/samba/files/Managing-Samba.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +This device is running a bare-bone Samba server which allows easy +transfer of files and directories between any networked desktop PC and +your networked PDA. + +Since it is generally a bad idea to allow everyone read and write access +to your PDA, you will have to configure at least one user to get access to +any shared folder but "tmp" (tmp is read-write for everyone). + +How to create a Samba user with password: + +- If you haven't already created a non-root user, do so now: + root@poodle:/usr/bin# adduser testuser + Changing password for testuser + Enter the new password (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 characters) + Please use a combination of upper and lower case letters and numbers. + Enter new password: + Bad password: too short. + + Warning: weak password (continuing). + Re-enter new password: + Password changed. + root@poodle:/usr/bin# + +- Note that the password you entered will _not_ be your samba password. + Samba uses its own password database. + +- Add a Samba password for your user: + root@poodle:/usr/bin# smbpasswd -a testuser + New SMB password: + Retype new SMB password: + Added user testuser. + root@poodle:/usr/bin# + +- Done ;) -- cgit v1.2.3