Thanks... (i failed to mention that in the last post - i changed it back to security=user to get it workin). I think the way i was trying the smbusers file made no sense - i had rpinder = rpinder (no reason for that, eh??) I'll keep looking in the docs.
rich "Van Sickler, Jim" wrote: > > Rich, > > If you aren't using PDC/BDC, then Security = domain is wrong. > It could be: security = share, username map = /etc/dbusers.map, > and your app unix account mapped to everybody in that file > (e.g. sambashare = *). > > This is all (mostly ;-) ) guesswork. Take a look at the > docs - smb.conf(5) has what you're looking for, I think. > Look at the "security" and "username map" sections-I just > noticed that "domain user map" (smbusers) and "username > map" (dbusers.map, or whatever you choose) are used > quite differently. > > Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rich Pinder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 12:54 PM > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows password caching - NT server vs > > Samba....(wasSimple (?) question ) > > > > > > > > > > "Van Sickler, Jim" wrote: > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Rich Pinder [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 10:30 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: [Samba] Windows password caching - NT server vs > > Samba....(was > > > > Simple (?) question ) > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm still puzzled about what's happening here. > > > > > > > > To recap (full details below) our windows NT client has different > > > > behavior depending on whether it's hitting an NT server, > > vs a Samba > > > > server. > > > > > > > > A user/pw that is entered and accepted when accessing the > > NT server is > > > > 'remembered' the next time the same resource is needed. > > So the user > > > > doesnt get the 'login' prompt. > > > > > > > > But the same user/pw scenario is NOT remembered when > > trying to access > > > > the Samba server. > > > > > > > > Note - the user/pw for the samba/NT share is NOT the same > > user/pw that > > > > the person uses to log into their own NT client (its NOT > > using network > > > > based authentication). > > > > > > > Rich, > > > > > > A couple of other things to look out for: > > > > > > In your smb.conf, add an entry for Password Server, and list your > > > PDC and BDC. Be sure your Workgroup entry matches the Domain name. > > > > > > Add the domain users accessing the share to the "smbusers" > > > file (in the directory your smb.conf is located). > > > > > > > Thanks Jim, > > > > I'm running as workgroups, so I dont even bother with PDC / BDC's. > > I've verified that the workgroups line is correct: > > workgroup = TEACHERS > > > > The smbusers file - I thought that had to do with unix user names > > mapping differently (which doesnt really apply in this case - the one > > user name i'm using is same in unix and samba). But I added > > a line - no > > effect. > > > > I'll keep still fumbling my way through! > > > > rich > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
