Configuring and Managing MPE/iX Internet Services (August 2002)

Chapter 7

Samba for MPE/iX Services

Samba for MPE/iX Configuration File Options

Configuring the Shares for File Sharing

The PCs can access the server side filespaces using Samba for MPE/iX. Whenever the clients want to connect

to the server, the server side validates the username and password, which are sent by the client, and grants

access to the requests share if it is appropriate.

You can configure the file service with guest access and the Samba for MPE/iX server can grant to the guest

users without a validated user ID and password.

Share level security is the default security level in Samba for MPE/iX. The following example shows the

configuration steps you can use to configure with

[global] and [service] section with security = share:

1. Add in the

[global] section the following parameter: security = share

2. To add a share, the entries can be given in the example below:

[sample shares]

comment = shared space

guest ok = no

write ok = yes

path = /sample/test

3. Add a username mapping in “user.map” file. For example: mgr.sample = pcusername

4. When you connect a share from a PC, the password format that you enter from a PC should be

userpassword, acctpassword.

NOTE For accessing share/user security modes, both SAMBA account and MGR.SAMBA user should have

PM capabilities.