[Fwd: Samba is trying to use hostname instead of username]

[Pat]

There currently is a NT PDC in the network, but the samba server had a
separate
workgroup and the client was set to use that workgroup.

> Are you using a Domain or just a workgroup?  If you are using a
Domain, is the Samab machine set up as the PDC
> or is it the member of a NT controlled domain?
>
> Jelmer Vernooij wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've just installed samba at a Linux server in a network with about
100
> > NT 4 clients. Everything is working fine... except for the password
authentication.
> >
> > I did some research and found out that samba is trying to validate
the password together with the HOSTNAME!
> > Here are some strings that are used as 'username':
> >
> > lok05pc11
> > Lok05pc11
> > lok05pc11
> > LOK05PC11
> >
> > lok05pc11 is the hostname of the machine that is trying to log in.
> >
> > What am I doing wrong? Why is samba checking all these names?
> >
> > Tia,
> >
> > Jelmer

--
cya,

Jelmer

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Jelmer Vernooij <jelmer at MericleInc.com>
MericleInc Web Design: http://www.MericleInc.com/

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