Subj : Multi OS running synchronet?
To   : Tmccaf
From : Digital Man
Date : Thu Jan 29 2026 01:43 pm

  Re: Multi OS running synchronet?
  By: Tmccaf to Digital Man on Thu Jan 29 2026 12:44 pm

 > I am doing something wrong. The users for sure not sharing as I tested.
 >
 > I did the following:
 >
 > Linux using samba and did this in smb.conf:
 >
 > [Sbbs]
 >    path = /home/sbbs/sbbs
 >    browseable = yes
 >    read only = no
 >    guest ok = no
 >    create mask = 0775
 >    directory mask = 0775
 >
 >    # Enable locking for reliability
 >    locking = yes
 >    strict locking = yes
 >
 > In Windows made a map drive, I took windows executable and placed in map
 > network drive.  On Linux renamed sbbs.ini to sbbs.linux.ini. I ran both
 > windows and linux tried to login after making user and says no user. Am I
 > missing something here?

Probably. Do you have Synchronet also *installed* on the Windows system? Where is your SBBCTRL environment variable pointing? My guess, it's pointing to the Windwos install (e.g. C:\sbbs\ctrl) instead of the Samba share (e.g. N:\sbbs\ctrl).
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                                            digital man (rob)

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