Well the local system account is not able to log into other machines because it has a blank password. Blank password accountsare not allowed network access
-----Original Message----- From: Kevin A. Brown <[email protected]> Sent: 26 April 2010 12:30 AM To: Damien Dye <[email protected]>; [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Samba] Allow Local System user on win2k3 access to Samba share It's a MS SQL database service. Our standard is to have it run as Local System. KB -----Original Message----- From: Damien Dye [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, April 25, 2010 6:27 PM To: Kevin A. Brown; [email protected] Subject: RE: [Samba] Allow Local System user on win2k3 access to Samba share You could run the service on the windows 2k3 box under another username thats allowed to access samba. As long as the usernames and password match i dont see any issues. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin A. Brown <[email protected]> Sent: 25 April 2010 10:58 PM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [Samba] Allow Local System user on win2k3 access to Samba share Greetings, I have a service running on a Windows Server 2003 box that I want to write to a Samba share running on Solaris 10. The Samba is not a DC. How can I give access to the Local System user on the Windows box without making the share writeable to any other user or system? Regards, KB Notice of Confidentiality: The information contained in this communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and others authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
