Probably a simple question...

[James W. Beauchamp]

HI:
When you try to browse the samba server from the win client, samba attempts
to authenticate you by looking for the username that you are logged onto the
win client with as well as the smb name of the win client.  Therefore I
believe you need to create a user account and machine account on the samba
machine for the person you are logged into the win box as.  Then when you
connect, samba will look at etc/passwd and find that username and password
and then allow you to see whatever shares you have authority to view on the
box.  This is how my system works here.  I do not do domain logins, just
authenticate users on a per share basis at they time they try to connect to
a service.  I'm surprised that windoze didn't give you the box that says
something like "that user id is not valid, enter a user id and password that
you would like to connect as"

HTH

James

----- Original Message -----
From: "Administrator" <Administrator at pro-tax.com>
To: <samba-ntdom at lists.samba.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 11:54 AM
Subject: Probably a simple question...


Hi,
I'm new to linux and samba but I desperately need to get this thing
working so I'd appreciate any help anyone could give me.

My problem is this:
Samba successfully registers itself with my WINS server (a Windows 2000
domain controller) and appears in the appropriate location in "Network
Neighborhood." However, I am unable to browse the shares provided by the
samba server. (IE, if the server name is "smbserver", then SMBSERVER is
present network neighborhoos but I am unable to browse into the server
itself to view its shares) I receive the message: "\\Smbserver is not
accessible \n The account is not authorized to log in from this
station."

My smb.conf file looks something like this:
; Riovia I.S., 16 October 2001

[global]
log file = /var/log/samba-log.%m
lock directory = /var/lock/samba
workgroup = Protaxemployees
mangle case = yes
case sensitive = no
default case = lower
wins server = 192.168.100.28
name resolve order = wins hosts bcast
guest account = riovia
; Every user will have a home directory
;[homes]
; comment = Home Directories
; browseable = no
; read only = no
; create mode = 700

; /data/shared is a folder that every user can use
[shared]
comment = Shared Folder
path = /data/shared
writable = yes
public = yes
create mode = 666


This was actually created by two people who dont really know what
they're doing so, any inut would be more than welcome. Its not that
important that we serve domain logins just yet. ANY log in is good
enough for me at the moment.

I would really (REALLY) appreciate any help anyone cold provide.
-Paul Caritj