Configuration problems

[Matthew Geddes]

Arpit Agarwal wrote:
> 
> I am having problems accessing my Samba shares from NT/Win2k machines.
> 
> Unix box: Sparc/Solaris 2.6
> Samba version: 2.0.0 (Downloaded and installed as a solaris package)
> Part of the smb.conf file is as follows:
> 
> [global]
>    workgroup = Workgroup
>    hosts allow = ALL
> [homes]
>    comment = Home Directories
>    path = %H
>    browseable = yes
>    guest ok = no
>    writable = yes
> 
> Running testparm on smb.conf reports no errors. Both smbd and nmbd come
> up properly as daemons. I can access my samba shares from the localhost
> by using the command line smbclient. But when I try to access my shares
> from a win2k/NT machine, I get the following error:
> 
> C:\>net use * \\arles\arpit /USER:arpit
> System error 1240 has occurred.
> The account is not authorized to log in from this station.
> 

Is your NT server a Domain Controller or a domain member? If so, you
should make the Solaris box a member also.

Matt

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Matthew Geddes
Network Manager
Xavier College
Gawler, SA

...And by the way, Lars Kneschke's Samba TNG FAQ is at
http://www.kneschke.de/projekte/samba_tng/faq/index.php3