OK, back at work On the Sun box: The suggested commands did not work as suggested, but I did find the proper options for this system
"smbd -V" says 2.2.8a "testparm -x" says lots of stuff including "encrypt passwords = yes" I will talk with the network guys about NTLM ----- sato x <gara...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Gaiseric Vandal <gaiseric.van...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > My guess is that they may have required NTLMv2 or something thing > similar on the Win machines. If these machines are part of an Active > Directory domain, it would be relatively easy for this to be done. > > http://www.dennek.com/2009/03/system-error-1240-the-account-is-not- > authorized-to-login-from-this-station/ > > You can use gpedit.msc on XP to check your security settings. > > > "smbd -v" would tell you the samba version. > "testparm -v | more " would let you check the various settings. > > > Are you the sys admin for the solaris box? > > > > On 11/25/09 14:52, Dan White wrote: >> The server is on a Sun box (uname says SunOS 5.8) I do not know what >> version of samba is running >> >> For the last year and a half, I have made a daily connection from a >> Windows XP box with the following command: >> >> new use G: \\server\volume /USER:userid password >> >> This makes a "G" network drive that serves the purpose. >> >> About a month ago, network folks upstream from us spewed a bunch of >> policy updates that caused serious trouble. The worst being mine. >> >> Now, if I try the same command on an XP box, the command executes >> successfully, the G-drive appears and then blinks to say >> "Disconnected Network Drive" >> >> Because some of our team use them, I tried from a Windows 2000 box. >> The same command responds with : >> >> System Error 1240 has occurred. The account is not authorized to log >> in from this station" >> >> I checked the smb.conf file and found that the samba server is >> configured for encrypted passwords. This error makes no sense. >> >> The local network folks are convinced this is a Unix problem. >> >> Any clues out there for this clueless one ? > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba