How to move a work unit?

[drdeutsch]

I was running the FAH screensaver on my girlfriends computer, but then she downloaded the console client and simply set it up running for about 8 hours a day via Task Scheduler. So, the old Screensaver has a WU that isn't finished..... how do I get the new console to start that WU once it finishes it's current one?

thanks,

 

[unhappy_mage]

First, use the -oneunit flag to finish the current one and not start another. Then you should be able to just copy the WU from the screensaver's WORK folder and queue.dat into the console client's directory, and let it run. It may lose the unit, but that's a risk you take when you move a WU around.

 

[drdeutsch]

sweet. I'll give it a shot.

Also, since you're the linux guru, perhaps you could help me set up samba on damn small linux. I've been trying to follow the guide on overclockers.com, but I cannot, for the life of me, get DSL to update samba, nor can I figure out how to us vi.

 

[unhappy_mage]

vi isn't the simplest editor. Try "nano"; it's got a simpler interface for newbies. Ctrl-X to exit, and it'll ask you to save, that kind of thing. More shortcuts are along the bottom.

A basic smb.conf (the one used in Foldix):

[global]
security = share
guest account = nobody
log level = 2
log file = /var/log/log.%m

[fold]
path = /fold
comment = Share for EM3
public = yes
read only = no
guest account = root

This isn't completely secure; only because Foldix runs everything as root is this a reasonable setting. Change "guest account = " to whatever user is running FAH.

Once you've got smb.conf set up, run "smbd" and "nmbd" and try to go to \\ip.address in Windows Explorer. If you hit problems, post back and I'll do it step-by-step in a virgin DSL environment. What version are you using?

 

[drdeutsch]

Okay, nano is much easier. more my style.

Got it set up right, everything is running. I can see the Box on my network, open it, See "FAH" folder, double click that and... I get a password prompt. The username is blurred out as "box/guest" so I can't change that.

right now I'm running everything as root, so how can I log in through my network as root, which is password protected.

EDIT: I'm running version 1.4

thanks,

 

[unhappy_mage]

The username is blurred out as "box/guest" so I can't change that.

right now I'm running everything as root, so how can I log in through my network as root, which is password protected.

Since

guest account = root

, enter the root password to get in. That should do it. If it doesn't, try "smbpasswd -a root" and enter a password to set, and try again.

 

[drdeutsch]

That's the first thing I tried and it doesn't work. I also tried setting up a different user user, drdeutsch, setting "guest = drdeutsch" and so on, and no dice. smbd is running, nmbd is running, the fold box is right there. I enter the password, hit enter, and it just pops up again with the ******* in the password box.

 

[unhappy_mage]

No luck with smbpasswd, either? Hmm, this may call for drastic measures.

 

[drdeutsch]

Output of "nmblookup p3-500":
Querying p3-500 on [IP Address]
name query failed to find p3-500

Output of "smbclient \\\\p3-500\\root":
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME

This help?

 

[unhappy_mage]

Not really; that just means that NMB is broken. No great surprise, it's not real easy to get going properly in a mixed network. If you go to "\\ip.address\root" does it work, or same symptoms?

 

[drdeutsch]

same symptoms. Can't find it.

I have it set to -oneunit now, so when it finishes in a few days, perhaps I can try a clean install.