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Our Samba server is accessible from the Maths (internal) "wired" network
only.
See also the
network setup needed for internal laptops.
For people "upgrading" from School Windows7 PCs (in romegroup), the
Samba password may have been copied across, so maybe no need to create
account or set password.
Maybe see also the
Win11 HowTo instructions.
Ask Paul to create a Samba login (or password) for you. You must do this
in person (in room 639) so you can set your own password. The Samba
password should be different from any other passwords you may use, but
could be the same as the password you use to log in to enna.
Afterwards you can change your Samba password: on enna, with Linux command
smbpasswd
Connect to Samba to access files: simply type the share name in the address bar of FileExplorer. The file shares this Samba server has, and suggested drive letter for map network drive:
Share (folder) | Comment | |
M: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\home | Your home directory (used to be H: on Windows7) |
N: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\nobackup | Your nobackup directory (a.k.a. /nb/MATHSNAME) |
L: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\sms | The Linux /usr/sms directory |
W: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\wwwfd | Your web directory (a.k.a. /u/MATHSNAME) when present |
T: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\teaching | The ~teaching directory |
Y: | \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\shared | (For admin people only) |
or just go to \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au and choose the share you want.
If (when) prompted for credentials, use:
Username: ennagroup\MATHSNAME(with your Maths login name for MATHSNAME), and your Samba password.
We now use the M: drive instead of H:, since ICT may have H: in use
for something else.
There is no printing via Samba, but use
CUPS or LPR/LPD.
Any pre-existing drives with the same letters, or with enna, need to be un-mapped. Type command
net useto list all pre-existing connections, and use e.g.
net use M: /deleteto delete any with the "same" drive letter, or with enna.
For the first drive type command:
net use M: \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\home /persistent:yes /savecredThat will prompt you for the username, type ennagroup\MATHSNAME, then when prompted type the Samba password.
For subsequent drives:
net use N: \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\nobackup /persistent:yesand similar.
Drive: M Folder: \\enna.maths.usyd.edu.au\homeand also tick (select) both
Reconnect at sign-in Connect using different credentialsthen Finish.
Username: ennagroup\MATHSNAME Password: PW(with your Maths login name MATHSNAME and your Samba password PW),
Remember my credentialsthen click OK.
Reconnect at sign-inbut NOT Connect using different credentials (to use what is already remembered),
smb://enna/homeWhen prompted for authentication, use your Maths login name (without ennagroup, or any domain) and your Samba password.
We have a Samba server running on rome. From your PC or laptop, use Samba to access files on the Linux machines (your home and nobackup directories, web pages, files in /usr/sms) and to access printers.
Ask Paul to create a Samba or "Windows" account for you. You must do this in person (in room 639) as you will need to set a password. The Samba password should be different from any other passwords you may use, but could be the same as the password you use to log in to enna.
To change your Samba password on a Windows office machine in ROMEGROUP,
press Alt-Ctrl-Delete and choose Change password; otherwise try
Start Menu
> Settings
> Control Panel
> Users and Passwords.
You can also change your password from a Linux machine with
command
/usr/sms/share/samba/n/bin/smbpasswd -c /usr/sms/share/samba/n/lib/smb.conf.rome -r rome
Connect to rome either by typing \\rome in the address bar of a Windows Explorer e.g. MyComputer window, or by going to Start Menu > Run > \\rome. Use your login name and Samba password at the prompt.
The directory shares have descriptive names; be sure to check out \\rome\sms\win\sfwinst\DataOnly\.
There are numerous printer shares (overwhelming, but they must all be visible so you can use them). To use printers, you must (once) set them up as they are a per-user setting. Choose from those in \\rome: double-click then say yes (then close the queue-list window that comes up), or copy them to your local (Start Menu > Settings > Printers) folder, or use Add printer and select something like \\rome\r7lw. Please see our list and description of printers. Before printing, each time after a reboot, you need to connect to \\rome and log in.
Instead of Samba, you could print via LPR/LPD.
Our office Windows PCs run Windows7 and are set to log in to the
ROMEGROUP domain. Since users are logged in already, there is no
further password prompt to connect or to print; have some directory
shares mapped as network drives:
H: home
N: nobackup (a.k.a. /nb/MATHSNAME)
W: ~/wwwfd (a.k.a. /u/MATHSNAME) when present
L: sms (a.k.a. /usr/sms, used to be named local)
and the "roaming profiles" are kept in the ~/.profiles.V2
directory.
Admin PCs are set to log in to the BIANCOGROUP domain.
Paul Szabo psz@maths.usyd.edu.au 16 Nov 24