hi,
yes the username and password pair needs to exist on both machines.
There is a method to make windows usernames map to usernames on samba
but i have never tried this approach. Which for sure does not mean it
can't be done...
Regards,
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At 10:45 PM 9/24/98 +0800, Stephen Eaton wrote:
>I think you have to have the same password on both machines.
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Gary Smith [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Thursday, 24 September 1998 13:53
>> To: Manuel Wolfshant; dreamwvr
>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED];
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: samba
>>
>> I have been having a problem with samba. Every time that I connect to
>> the
>> linux box with windows 98, it asks me for a password unless I enable
>> the
>> guest account. No password will work. If I enable the guest account
>> then
>> it will let me in to browse the resources but will not let me connect
>> without a password. I created a user, smithg and added and entry into
>> the
>> smb.conf. the following are 2 entries out of the system. The first I
>> have
>> no problem getting into but the second never works for me. Any ideas.
>>
>> I copied the passwd file to /etc/smbpasswd and also made a link from
>> /usr/private/sbmpasswd to /etc/smbpasswd because to addtosmbpasswd
>> fails and
>> states the file should be located in /usr/private/smbpasswd. Any
>> ideas.
>>
>> Also I have the system set to Share level security.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Can you please email direct
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>> [public]
>> comment = Public Stuff
>> path = /home/samba
>> public = yes
>> writable = yes
>> printable = no
>> write list = @users
>>
>> [gary]
>> comment = Gary's stuff
>> path = /home/smithg
>> valid users = smithg
>> public = no
>> writable = yes
>> printable = no
>> create mask = 0765
>>
>>
>> [public]
>> comment = Public Stuff
>> path = /path2bpub
>> public = yes
>> writable = yes
>> printable = no
>> write list = @nameofgrp
>>
>> I hope this is some help. the above eg. is for a public share
>> accessible
>> to everyone. if you wish to reduce to a group just remove #ed out are
>> and
>> add group.
>> Regards,
>>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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