[OpenIndiana-discuss] Getting started with OI...smb issues

[Albert Lee]

On Fri, May 6, 2011 at 7:29 PM, John Sneddon <oi at sneddo.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I've just done a fresh install of OI build 148 Server and I'm having a
> slight problem with SMB shares on my WDTV Live.
>
> I have imported my zpool from an OSol install, which was all fine, and the
> shares are showing up correctly with sharemgr():
>
> sneddo at StorageBox:~# sharemgr show -v
> default
> smb
>        * /var/smb/cvol
>                  c$=/var/smb/cvol       smb=(abe="false" guestok="false")
>    "Default Share"
> zfs
>    zfs/storage/Audio
>          /storage/Audio
>                  Audio=/storage/Audio   smb=(guestok="true")
>    zfs/storage/Images
>          /storage/Images
>                  Images=/storage/Images         smb=(guestok="true")
>
>
> I believe the smb service is running correctly:
> sneddo at StorageBox:~# pfexec svcs -a | grep smb
> disabled       13:35:12 svc:/network/smb/client:default
> online         13:35:32 svc:/network/shares/group:smb
> online         13:35:35 svc:/network/smb/server:default
>
> I can also connect to the shares just fine from my Mac, but with my WDTV
> Live I have two problems:
>
> 1. The NETBIOS name is showing up as WORKGROUP - not really an issue, but
> would like to change it for WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor :P ).

http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E19082-01/820-2429/configureworkgroupmodetask/index.html

> 2. I cannot see any shares on the OI machine from the WDTV Live, even when
> connecting with root password (or my user account).
>
> Essentially I would like guest access to these shares, with the ability to
> login as a privileged account to make changes if required.
>

http://blogs.sun.com/afshinsa/entry/how_to_enable_guest_access

> Secondly, I'm just wondering how I edit the Grub menu to cut the timeout
> down a bit? I tried looking in /boot/grub, but nothing seemed to match up
> with what I was seeing.
>

It's in /rpool/boot/grub/menu.lst -- /boot/grub/menu.lst probably
should be a symlink there, but isn't.

-Albert