Check the events log of the Windows machine. Both NT and XP have them ( Start Menu - Prgrammes - Admin tools - Events ) and under the security log see if there are any signs of someone trying to connect. If not, amp up your logging to include failed connections and also successful connections etc and try connecting again. You should be able to get a user name of who is connecting from the log.
Check your windows shares for that user and see what "EFFECTIVE USER RIGHTS" they have under that share. Remember (offering to teach how to suck eggs here) that windows shares and windows file permissions are two different beasts and while one may be right for your user on the local machine as soon as you connect via a share they are a different set of permissions. If that fqails try connecting remotely to your machine from a windows machine and see what rights you have. Connect remotely either by using a web browser and aiming at \\serverName\\sharename or else try mapping a drive. If your problem is the same on another windows machine then you will know it isn't a Samba permissions problem. Let us know how it goes one way or another. Shane On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 01:07, you wrote: > What version of windows are you using? > > * At home - 2 x WinXP, 1 x Win2k > * At work where I have the same problem - WinNT Server > > > Shane > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 00:19, you wrote: > > passwords set up correctly? > > > > Same user names and passwords on both > > encrypt passwords = yes > > > > > > how are you mounting the windows boxes? as what user? > > > > * mount -t smbfs -o username=robert,password=xxxxxx > > > //servername/foldername /home/robert/foldername/ or > > > > * mount -t smbfs -o username=guest > //servername/foldername > > /home/robert/foldername/ > > > > (either way works to give read access) > > > > On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:30:46 +1200 > > > > "Fisher, Robert (FXNZ CHC)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Last time I asked this question I got no replies but I am not giving > > > up. > > > > > > We have, at home, several Windows boxes with shared folders which we > > > can read and write to from other Windows boxes. > > > > > > I can also read and write to my Samba shares on my Linux boxes from the > > > Windows boxes. > > > > > > My problem is that I do not have the ability to write to the Windows > > > > shares > > > > > from my Linux boxes using smbfs (read access is fine) > > > > > > All ideas will be gratefully accepted (I am sure this must be something > > > simple I have missed). > > > > > > TIA, Rob -- Shane Hollis Notes Unlimited New Zealand Ph: 021 465 547 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
