[buug] Redhat 9 to XP

[Skip Evans]

Hey all,

I got a Redhat 9 install going, and so far things look good. I'm using
the OpenOffice stuff, and a Wine install to run a couple of MS apps
I need as well.

The only problem I'm having is when I try and write through Samba
to an XP machine we use as a central respository. Going through
some discussion threads of similar problems have not given me the
answer.

I have set up a user on the XP machine with the same user name
and password on the XP machine, and have an entry in fstab:

//server/c /mnt/XPserver smbfs   username=skip,password=****

But I cannot write to the XP machine. I typically get an error message
that says the directory I am trying to write to is set to read only.
However, I have changed all the settings I can find in the XP's
control panel to allow full access to this user, but to no avail.

I can write to the XP machine if I sign into the Linux machine
as root, but this was just a test; obviously I don't want to log in as
root all the time. However, I guess it's a clue of sorts, but not one that
rings my bell.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks!

-- 
Skip Evans
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