Hi, I'm using 3.0.21b and I cannot get the guest account to work. some of smb.conf:
------------------------------ security = user hosts allow = 192.168.2. 127. guest account = visiteur log level = 2 log file = /var/log/samba/samba.%m max log size = 1024 socket options = TCP_NODELAY [publique] path = /vol2/samba/publique browseable = yes guest ok = yes ------------------------------ # grep visiteur /etc/passwd visiteur:*:1009:1013:Samba guest user:/home/visiteur:/bin/sh When on Win2k when I click the server icon the pop-up box appears and I put in "visiteur" for user and a blank for password the server's log says: ------------------------------ [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317) check_ntlm_password: Authentication for user [My Name] -> [My Name] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:33, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317) check_ntlm_password: Authentication for user [My Name] -> [My Name] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] smbd/sesssetup.c:setup_new_vc_session(772) setup_new_vc_session: New VC == 0, if NT4.x compatible we would close all old resources. [2006/03/14 21:19:37, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317) check_ntlm_password: Authentication for user [visiteur] -> [visiteur] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_WRONG_PASSWORD ------------------------------ "My Name" is the logon name to this windows box that comes up automatically when the system is booted. But I am successful when I try from the command line on the server itself: # smbclient \\\\nemex\\publique Password: Anonymous login successful Domain=[PLATEAU] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.21b] smb: \> exit ------------------------------ # tail -15 /var/log/samba/nemex [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(317) check_ntlm_password: Authentication for user [super] -> [super] FAILED with error NT_STATUS_NO_SUCH_USER [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 2] lib/access.c:check_access(324) Allowed connection from (192.168.2.213) [2006/03/15 17:42:53, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(693) nemex (192.168.2.213) connect to service publique initially as user visiteur (uid=1009, gid=1013) (pid 667) [2006/03/15 17:42:54, 1] smbd/service.c:close_cnum(885) nemex (192.168.2.213) closed connection to service publique [2006/03/15 17:42:54, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(614) Closing connections ------------------------------ How can I get access to the guest account from the windows box? -- Peter __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba