Okay - I've tried adding machine account as suggested but still no joy - same symptoms as before. Also tried changing security to 'share' - this time I can see the share in windows explorer but it asks for a password under the username of 'Guest' (greyed out) when i try to access it - no passwords work (including null).

*/etc/passwd*
*<snip>*
SHUTTLE$:x:10000:100:Machine Account:/dev/null:/bin/false

*smb.conf*
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = SAMBA
server string = Samba server in user level
security = user
encrypt passwords = yes

[Logs]
path= /var/log
valid user = ian

Jason Balicki wrote:

Make sure the XP box has a machine account on the samba server.

do this by adding a user (however you do it on your host OS) of machine$
(make sure the dollar sign is there)

then you can add this account to samba by doing:

smbpasswd -a -m machine

(note the _lack_ of a dollar sign.  you know this, but replace "machine"
with the actual name of the machine.)

HTH,

--J(K)



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Subject: [Samba] XP Pro client cannot access stand-alone linux samba server



Hi, I am trying to set up my internet connection sharing linux box as a stand-alone samba server. When i try to access the server from a Windows XP Pro client using \\192.168.0.1 i get a dialog box asking for a username and password. I duly enter this and the dialog box immediately re-appears without connecting me to the share. There exists both a samba and linux account with the same password which is also the same as the XP Pro logon.


The XP Pro box is not set up to logon to a domain, both of the boxes are on the same workgroup. I can get samba to work using share-level security but only for a guest account.

Would appreciate any suggestions

*smb.conf*
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
netbios name = SAMBA
server string = Samba server in user level
security = users
encrypt passwords = yes

[Logs]
path= /var/log
valid user = ian



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