summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/docs/faq
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorJelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>2002-10-04 18:18:45 +0000
committerJelmer Vernooij <jelmer@samba.org>2002-10-04 18:18:45 +0000
commit972336ebecd8690ea26830e08770507f5849311b (patch)
tree20be456e3cd471648899624bceb530db505e7f5b /docs/faq
parent7f58076bf7d723e2d65e642a4cdafa09bd9dc3f2 (diff)
downloadsamba-972336ebecd8690ea26830e08770507f5849311b.tar.gz
samba-972336ebecd8690ea26830e08770507f5849311b.tar.bz2
samba-972336ebecd8690ea26830e08770507f5849311b.zip
Convert even more text docs
(This used to be commit cde5cd455ca48fde7eeb7cea84b061ef3be58e23)
Diffstat (limited to 'docs/faq')
-rw-r--r--docs/faq/clientapp.html38
-rw-r--r--docs/faq/errors.html80
-rw-r--r--docs/faq/samba-faq.html42
3 files changed, 146 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/docs/faq/clientapp.html b/docs/faq/clientapp.html
index fd120f90cd..3196fd285e 100644
--- a/docs/faq/clientapp.html
+++ b/docs/faq/clientapp.html
@@ -155,6 +155,44 @@ CLASS="COMMAND"
></LI
></UL
></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN190"
+></A
+>3.3. Microsoft Access database opening errors</H1
+><P
+>Here are some notes on running MS-Access on a Samba drive from <A
+HREF="stefank@esi.com.au"
+TARGET="_top"
+>Stefan Kjellberg</A
+></P
+><P
+><P
+></P
+><TABLE
+BORDER="0"
+><TBODY
+><TR
+><TD
+>Opening a database in 'exclusive' mode does NOT work. Samba ignores r/w/share modes on file open.</TD
+></TR
+><TR
+><TD
+>Make sure that you open the database as 'shared' and to 'lock modified records'</TD
+></TR
+><TR
+><TD
+>Of course locking must be enabled for the particular share (smb.conf)</TD
+></TR
+></TBODY
+></TABLE
+><P
+></P
+></P
+></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
diff --git a/docs/faq/errors.html b/docs/faq/errors.html
index 49f68e4991..b36251ec13 100644
--- a/docs/faq/errors.html
+++ b/docs/faq/errors.html
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN192"
+NAME="AEN201"
></A
>4.1. Not listening for calling name</H1
><P
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN199"
+NAME="AEN208"
></A
>4.2. System Error 1240</H1
><P
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ CLASS="SECT1"
><H1
CLASS="SECT1"
><A
-NAME="AEN206"
+NAME="AEN215"
></A
>4.3. smbclient ignores -N !</H1
><P
@@ -169,6 +169,80 @@ an anonymous login for SMB. Using -N would only set the password
to null, and this is not accepted as an anonymous login for most
SMB servers.</P
></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN224"
+></A
+>4.4. The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</H1
+><P
+>Some OSes (notably Linux) default to auto detection of file type on
+cdroms and do cr/lf translation. This is a very bad idea when use with
+Samba. It causes all sorts of stuff ups.</P
+><P
+>To overcome this problem use conv=binary when mounting the cdrom
+before exporting it with Samba.</P
+></DIV
+><DIV
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><H1
+CLASS="SECT1"
+><A
+NAME="AEN228"
+></A
+>4.5. Why can users access home directories of other users?</H1
+><P
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"We are unable to keep individual users from mapping to any other user's
+home directory once they have supplied a valid password! They only need
+to enter their own password. I have not found *any* method that I can
+use to configure samba to enforce that only a user may map their own
+home directory."</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+><SPAN
+CLASS="QUOTE"
+>"User xyzzy can map his home directory. Once mapped user xyzzy can also map
+*anyone* elses home directory!"</SPAN
+></P
+><P
+>This is not a security flaw, it is by design. Samba allows
+users to have *exactly* the same access to the UNIX filesystem
+as they would if they were logged onto the UNIX box, except
+that it only allows such views onto the file system as are
+allowed by the defined shares.</P
+><P
+>This means that if your UNIX home directories are set up
+such that one user can happily cd into another users
+directory and do an ls, the UNIX security solution is to
+change the UNIX file permissions on the users home directories
+such that the cd and ls would be denied.</P
+><P
+>Samba tries very hard not to second guess the UNIX administrators
+security policies, and trusts the UNIX admin to set
+the policies and permissions he or she desires.</P
+><P
+>Samba does allow the setup you require when you have set the
+"only user = yes" option on the share, is that you have not set the
+valid users list for the share.</P
+><P
+>Note that only user works in conjunction with the users= list,
+so to get the behavior you require, add the line :
+<PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>users = %S</PRE
+>
+this is equivalent to:
+<PRE
+CLASS="PROGRAMLISTING"
+>valid users = %S</PRE
+>
+to the definition of the [homes] share, as recommended in
+the smb.conf man page.</P
+></DIV
></DIV
><DIV
CLASS="NAVFOOTER"
diff --git a/docs/faq/samba-faq.html b/docs/faq/samba-faq.html
index 8d9265d2a0..ed74a3be31 100644
--- a/docs/faq/samba-faq.html
+++ b/docs/faq/samba-faq.html
@@ -171,6 +171,11 @@ HREF="clientapp.html#AEN170"
HREF="clientapp.html#AEN175"
>How to use a Samba share as an administrative share for MS Office, etc.</A
></DT
+><DT
+>3.3. <A
+HREF="clientapp.html#AEN190"
+>Microsoft Access database opening errors</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
@@ -182,19 +187,29 @@ HREF="errors.html"
><DL
><DT
>4.1. <A
-HREF="errors.html#AEN192"
+HREF="errors.html#AEN201"
>Not listening for calling name</A
></DT
><DT
>4.2. <A
-HREF="errors.html#AEN199"
+HREF="errors.html#AEN208"
>System Error 1240</A
></DT
><DT
>4.3. <A
-HREF="errors.html#AEN206"
+HREF="errors.html#AEN215"
>smbclient ignores -N !</A
></DT
+><DT
+>4.4. <A
+HREF="errors.html#AEN224"
+>The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!</A
+></DT
+><DT
+>4.5. <A
+HREF="errors.html#AEN228"
+>Why can users access home directories of other users?</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
@@ -206,48 +221,53 @@ HREF="features.html"
><DL
><DT
>5.1. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN217"
+HREF="features.html#AEN243"
>How can I prevent my samba server from being used to distribute the Nimda worm?</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN231"
+HREF="features.html#AEN257"
>How can I use samba as a fax server?</A
></DT
><DD
><DL
><DT
>5.2.1. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN242"
+HREF="features.html#AEN268"
>Tools for printing faxes</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2.2. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN252"
+HREF="features.html#AEN278"
>Making the fax-server</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2.3. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN268"
+HREF="features.html#AEN294"
>Installing the client drivers</A
></DT
><DT
>5.2.4. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN282"
+HREF="features.html#AEN308"
>Example smb.conf</A
></DT
></DL
></DD
><DT
>5.3. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN286"
+HREF="features.html#AEN312"
>Samba doesn't work well together with DHCP!</A
></DT
><DT
>5.4. <A
-HREF="features.html#AEN299"
+HREF="features.html#AEN325"
>How can I assign NetBIOS names to clients with DHCP?</A
></DT
+><DT
+>5.5. <A
+HREF="features.html#AEN332"
+>How do I convert between unix and dos text formats?</A
+></DT
></DL
></DD
></DL