I had what appears to be the same problem. The samba server would not show up in the 'My Network Places' and if I access the share with //lmhostname/share or \\lmhostname\share (depending on client OS) I would get access denied, or something similiar. Accessing the share with \\ipaddress\share worked fine.
I tried everything that I could find, even posting to this list, and nothing worked. Shortly after starting windbindd it started to work, the samba server showed up in 'My network places' and I could access the share with the lmhostname. The fix may have been windbind or some delayed effect of the many other things that I had tried. I have not seen any reference to needing to run windbind in the simple case of serving unix home accounts where they are all in /etc/passwd. Hope this help, Fred > hello, > > from windows 2000/xp clients i can only connect to the samba server > using the ip address in the form: > > \\<ipaddress>\share > > \\<hostname>\share will give an authorization error > > i have tried samba 3 and 2.2 with no difference > > smb.conf: > > # Global parameters > [global] > workgroup = CMS > netbios name = loki > server string = Samba Server %v > bind interfaces only = Yes > security = SHARE > guest account = vantive > max log size = 50 > local master = No > domain master = No > hosts allow = 10.120., 127.0.0., 10.128., 10.144., 10.152., > 10.121.26., 10.121.18., 10.153. > wins support = Yes > dns proxy = Yes > [TEST$] > comment = test > path = /test > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > > [DOCS_INV$] > comment = DocsOPEN file server for INVOICLIB > path = /docsopen/invoice > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > > [DOCS_INV1$] > comment = DocsOPEN file server for INVOICLIB > path = /export/home/vantive > read only = No > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > browsable = Yes > > [DOCS_MAIL$] > comment = DocsOPEN file server for mail > path = /docsopen/mail > read only = No > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > > [DOCS_DOC$] > comment = DocsOPEN file server for docs > path = /docsopen/doc > read only = No > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > > [DOCS_PUB$] > comment = DocsOPEN file server for public > path = /docsopen/public > read only = No > create mask = 0644 > guest ok = Yes > > > > > =========================================================== > > De informatie opgenomen in dit bericht kan vertrouwelijk zijn en is alleen > bestemd voor de > geadresseerde. Indien u dit bericht onterecht ontvangt, wordt u verzocht de > inhoud niet te > gebruiken en de afzender direct te informeren door het bericht te > retourneren. Hoewel Orange > maatregelen heeft genomen om virussen in deze email of attachments te > voorkomen, dient u ook zelf > na te gaan of virussen aanwezig zijn aangezien Orange niet aansprakelijk is > voor computervirussen > die veroorzaakt zijn door deze email. > > The information contained in this message may be confidential and is intended > to be only for the > addressee. Should you receive this message unintentionally, please do not use > the contents herein > and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. Although Orange has taken > steps to ensure that > this email and attachments are free from any virus, you do need to verify the > possibility of their > existence as Orange can take no responsibility for any computer virus which > might be transferred > by way of this email. > > =========================================================== > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the > instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
