Quoting Elky Grrrr... ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > hi i have a linux box and i wanna set it up as a file server. i want > my server to ask for a password when ever the clients(win98) connect > to it. i did everything read the manuals, but whenever the clients > connect to the server it asks for a password but they cant log in!!!
Did you populate /etc/smbpasswd with SMB passwords for your users? A lot of people assume that Samba will just use Linux's passwords for authentication, but unfortunately the hashing protocols aren't compatible, so that isn't practical. You'll want to do "smbpasswd -a [username]" for each user, to add them to /etc/smbpasswd . Of course, your problem might be something else entirely, but I'm mentioning it because it's a common pitfall. -- Cheers, Disclaimer -- These opiini^H^H damn! ^H^H ^Q ^[ .... :w : :wq :wq! Rick Moen ^d ^X ^? exit X Q ^C ^? :quitbye CtrlAltDel ~~q :~q logout save/quit rick@linu :!QUIT ^[zz ^[ZZZZZZ ^vi man vi ^@ ^L ^[c ^# ^E ^X ^I ^T ? help xmafia.com helpquit ^D ^d !! man help ^C ^c :e! help exit ?Quit ?q CtrlShftDel _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
