Sean, If you don't want to deal with command line typing, check out webmin package. Cheers
On Saturday, October 10, 2009, Sean Cleary <seanearly...@juno.com> wrote: > It now works, and I do not know how or why. > This is a major problem. I can not easily recommend a system that does > not have a easy way to hook up to other house hold computers. > You say solved, and after changing that file, rebooting server and PC a > few times, it did work. > Still, what a mess for anyone, as just a month ago I was trying nearly > everything and did not find your article. > There are many puzzled noob Ubuntu users with this problem out there. > Have mercy, or just give up the idea that Ubuntu is easy to use. > Is there anyway that you can use a program (windows speak= wizard) that > would configure this itself? > Maybe one that can use the info in the windows wizard generated files to > configure every machine on the local net? > Sean > On Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:02:35 -0000 Steve Langasek > <steve.langa...@canonical.com> writes: >> You understand that the outstanding bug here is about the clarity of >> the >> error message only? lanman authentication is still insecure, and >> won't >> be re-enabled by default; if your goal is to actually connect to >> servers >> requiring lanman authentication, you will have to reconfigure your >> /etc/samba/smb.conf by hand. >> >> -- >> unclear error when lanman authentication is refused on the server >> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209520 >> You received this bug notification because you are a direct >> subscriber >> of the bug. >> >> Status in gvfs: New >> Status in �gvfs� package in Ubuntu: Triaged >> Status in �nautilus� package in Ubuntu: Invalid >> Status in �samba� package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix >> Status in gvfs in Ubuntu Hardy: Won't Fix >> Status in nautilus in Ubuntu Hardy: Invalid >> Status in samba in Ubuntu Hardy: Fix Released >> >> Bug description: >> Binary package hint: nautilus >> >> I just updated Ubuntu 8.04. >> Whenever I make a connection to the Window share, I got this error >> dialog: >> >> Unable to mount location >> Failed to mount Windows share >> >> With and OK button. >> >> ProblemType: Bug >> Architecture: i386 >> Date: Sun Mar 30 21:19:59 2008 >> DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04 >> ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus >> NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia >> Package: nautilus 1:2.22.1-0ubuntu1 >> PackageArchitecture: i386 >> ProcEnviron: >> >> > PATH=/home/username/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin > :/sbin:/bin:/usr/games >> LANG=en_US.UTF-8 >> SHELL=/bin/bash >> SourcePackage: nautilus >> Uname: Linux 2.6.24-12-generic i686 >> >> TEST CASE: >> >> 1) install the samba package >> 2) configure 'security = share' and 'lanman auth = yes' in the >> [globals] section of /etc/samba/smb.conf >> 3) add a user account to the server (e.g., with 'sudo adduser >> user') >> 4) set a password for this (insecure!) account with 'sudo smbpasswd >> user' >> 5) add a share which points to this user, e.g.: >> [user] >> comment = Test share >> path = /home/user >> writable = yes >> guest ok = no >> user = user >> 6) with the hardy version of the libsmbclient package installed, >> test the following: >> a) smbclient //localhost/user >> should return >> Server not using user level security and no password supplied. >> Server requested LANMAN password (share-level security) but >> 'client use lanman auth' is disabled >> b) nautilus smb://localhost/user >> should prompt for a password, and, even when entered >> correctly, return >> Couldn't display "smb://localhost/user" >> Error: Failed to mount Windows share >> Please select another viewer and try again. >> 7) install the libsmbclient package from hardy-proposed >> 8) both of the above two tests should now succeed >> 9) set 'client lanman auth = no' in /etc/samba/smb.conf >> 10) confirm that both of the above tests again fail when the config >> is overridden >> >> > > -- > unclear error when lanman authentication is refused on the server > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209520 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of the bug. > -- unclear error when lanman authentication is refused on the server https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/209520 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a bug assignee. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
