[Samba] Access to Solaris 8 from NT with Samba - Access Denied.

[Christian Barth]

> 
> I am new to Samba and I am having problems on setting up a simple share.  I 
> basically need a couple of Win2k workstation to access my Solaris 8 server 
> and I am getting:
> 
> System error 1240 has occurred.
> 
> The account is not authorized to log in from this station.

Probably "encrypted password": Change the w2k-Resistry to send 
cleartext passwords (the registry-key is in the sources) OR set 
"encrypted passwords = yes" in smb.conf and set up a smbpasswd file.

Christian
 

> 
> Below is my smb.conf file.  If there is something I am missing or if someone 
> has a simple version of this that I could modify for my env. it would be 
> greatly appreciated.  This is a temp requirement so I am trying not to spend 
> much time on it. 
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> # This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
> # smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
> # here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
> # many!) most of which are not shown in this example
> #
> # Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
> # is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
> # for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
> # may wish to enable
> #
> # NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
> # to check that you have not many any basic syntactic errors.
> #
> #======================= Global Settings 
> =====================================
> [global]
> 
> # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: REDHAT4
>    workgroup = VALUEOPTIONS
> 
> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>    server string = Samba Server
> 
> # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
> # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
> # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
> # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
> # the smb.conf man page
>    hosts allow = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (host of Win2K ws)
> 
> # If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>    load printers = yes
> 
> # you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
> ;   printcap name = /etc/printcap
> 
> # on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
> # you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
> # system
> ;   printcap name = lpstat
> 
> # It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
> # it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
> # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
> ;   printing = bsd
> 
> # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to 
> /etc/passwd
> # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
>   guest account = sambates
> 
> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
> # that connects
>    log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
> 
> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>    max log size = 50
> 
> # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
> # security_level.txt for details.
>    security = user
> 
> # Use password server option only with security = server
> # The argument list may include:
> #   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
> # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
> #   password server = *
> ;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
> 
> # Note: Do NOT use the now deprecated option of "domain controller"
> # This option is no longer implemented.
> 
> # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
> # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
> # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> ;  encrypt passwords = yes
> 
> # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
> # of the machine that is connecting
> ;   include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
> 
> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
> # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
> # You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
> #         SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY
> 
> # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
> # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
> # here. See the man page for details.
> ;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
> 
> # Browser Control Options:
> # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
> # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> ;   local master = no
> 
> # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
> # elections. The default value should be reasonable
> ;   os level = 33
> 
> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
> # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
> # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
> ;   domain master = yes
> 
> # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
> # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
> ;   preferred master = yes
> 
> # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
> # Windows95 workstations.
> ;   domain logons = yes
> 
> # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
> # per user logon script
> # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
> ;   logon script = %m.bat
> # run a specific logon batch file per username
> ;   logon script = %U.bat
> 
> # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
> #        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
> #        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
> ;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
> 
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
> ;   wins support = yes
> 
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> #       Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT 
> both
> ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
> 
> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> # at least one  WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
> ;   wins proxy = yes
> 
> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
> # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
> # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
>    dns proxy = no
> 
> #============================ Share Definitions 
> ==============================
> [homes]
>    comment = Home Directories
>    browseable = yes
>    writable = yes
> 
> # Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain 
> Logons
> ; [netlogon]
> ;   comment = Network Logon Service
> ;   path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
> ;   guest ok = yes
> ;   writable = no
> ;   share modes = no
> 
> 
> # Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
> # the default is to use the user's home directory
> [Profiles]
>     path = /export/home0
>     browseable = yes
>     guest ok = yes
> 
> 
> # NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
> # specifically define each individual printer
> [printers]
>    comment = All Printers
>    path = /usr/spool/samba
>    browseable = no
> # Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = no
>    printable = yes
> 
> # This one is useful for people to share files
> [tmp]
>    comment = Temporary file space
>    path = /export/home0
>    read only = no
>    public = yes
> 
> # A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
> # the "staff" group
> [public]
>   comment = Public Stuff
>   path = /export/home0
>   public = yes
>   writable = yes
>   printable = no
>   write list = @staff
> 
> # Other examples.
> #
> # A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
> # home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool 
> directory,
> # wherever it is.
> ;[fredsprn]
> ;   comment = Fred's Printer
> ;   valid users = fred
> ;   path = /homes/fred
> ;   printer = freds_printer
> ;   public = no
> ;   writable = no
> ;   printable = yes
> 
> # A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
> # access to the directory.
> [fredsdir]
>    comment = Fred's Service
>    path = /export/home0/xxxx (my user account home dir)
>    valid users = xxxx (my account account)
>    public = yes
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
> 
> # a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
> # this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
> # also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
> # The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
> [pchome]
>   comment = PC Directories
>   path = /export/home0
>   public = yes
>   writable = yes
> 
> # A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all 
> files
> # created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
> # any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
> # directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of 
> course
> # be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
> [public]
>    path = /expot/home0
>    public = yes
>    only guest = yes
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
> 
> # The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
> # users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In 
> this
> # setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
> # sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
> # as many users as required.
> [myshare]
>    comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>    path = /export/home0/xxxx
>    valid users = xxxx
>    public = yes
>    writable = yes
>    printable = no
>    create mask = 0765
> 
> 


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