2.0.6 Problem

[Naveed Ahmed]

Whenever I run SMBPASSWD it gives message 'you don't exist- go away'.

Why is that ?

Naveed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert F. Thomas" <rft at asthomas.com>
To: "Richard Sharpe" <rsharpe at ns.aus.com>; "Naveed Ahmed"
<Greatman at Softhome.net>
Cc: <samba-vms at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 11:24 PM
Subject: RE: 2.0.6 Problem


> Has the user been entered into the SAMBA password list?  In V2.0.3 all
> passwords are unencrypted.  In V2.0.6 passwords can be encrypted and if
this
> feature is being used (turned on by default), each user/machine accessing
> the share must have an entry in the SAMBA password file.  This file is
> maintained by SMBPASSWD.
>
> I'm not expert in this area, but am being forced to upgrade to SAMBA 2.0.6
> for this functionality by our security auditor.
>
> Sincerely,
> Robert F. Thomas
> A. S. Thomas, Inc.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: samba-vms-admin at lists.samba.org
> [mailto:samba-vms-admin at lists.samba.org]On Behalf Of Richard Sharpe
> Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 2:26 PM
> To: Naveed Ahmed
> Cc: samba-vms at lists.samba.org
> Subject: Re: 2.0.6 Problem
>
>
> On Mon, 29 Apr 2002, Naveed Ahmed wrote:
>
> > Samba 2.0.6 is configured properly on Alpha but I can't browse custom
> shares
> > like
>
> Hmmm, I was going to say upgrade :-)
>
> > [Naveed]
> >    path = /dka0/Naveed
> >    public = yes
> >    guest ok = yes
> >    only guest = yes
> >    writable = yes
> >    printable = no
> >
> > Testparm give no error for Naveed but Samba gives message when I run
> > smbclient \\acsys2\Naveed
> > tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in
tree
> > connec
> > t.)
>
> Does the user have permissions to the directory specified? Samba returns
> this error code if the directory does not exist, or the user requesting
> access does not have permission to access the directory!B
>
> > also entry in log file is
> > [2002/04/29 16:50:06, 0] CMS_ROOT:[SAMBA.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVICE.C;2:(486)
> >   Can't change directory to /dka0/Naveed (no such file or directory)
> >
> > Although directory Naveed exists in DKA0, and same setting works in VAX
> for
> > SAMBA 2.0.3
> >
> > Naveed
> >
> >
>
> --
> Regards
> -----
> Richard Sharpe, rsharpe at ns.aus.com, rsharpe at samba.org,
> sharpe at ethereal.com
>
>
>