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 # chmod o-rwx,g+s /export/home/segoli/ICIPE</code> # chmod o-rwx,g+s /export/home/segoli/ICIPE</code>
 ===== Add users ===== ===== Add users =====
-Add users in two steps: +To use Samba a user must also have a Unix account.  Create the Unix account and add the user to any required groups before you attempt to create the Samba account.
-  * Unix account (using ''useradd'') +
-  * Samba account (using swat or ''smbpasswd'') +
- +
-<note important>It is important that you add the Unix account and set the password first, or else Samba will complain!</note>+
  
 +Add the user:
 <code># useradd mkyalo</code> <code># useradd mkyalo</code>
 In ''/etc/passwd'', add the real name and group to the user's entry.  See before and after: In ''/etc/passwd'', add the real name and group to the user's entry.  See before and after:
samba.txt · Last modified: 2010/05/22 14:19 by 127.0.0.1