Problem with authentication for samba 2.2.8

[Herriot, Nicholas, VF UK - Technology (TS)]

Hello SAMBA team,

I've installed and setup a samba server 2.2.8 from binary's and following install instructions on a:
OpenVMS V7.2-1  on node WINDE1

>From windows NT. with service pack 3 I can see the node WINDE1, but when I try and access the machine authentication always fails, no matter who simple and open I make the smb.conf file. 

I've even tried setting up  a guest user, encryption on, I've setup a new smbpasswd file, then changing the password using the smbpasswd.exe program. But nothing seems to work.

Anyone can give me a clue pleeeeeeeeeeeeseee help!

My SMB.CONF file looks like:


[global]
        workgroup = SIMPLE 
        security = user
        browsable = yes
        encrypt passwords = yes
        smb passwd file = /samba/private/smbpasswd

[homes] 
        guest ok = no 
        browseble = no

[test] 
        comment = For testing only, please
        path = /export/samba/test
        public = yes


The only errors I can find are below, but I've no idea how to solve them.

cheers in advance to anyone who can help...................



  stm_open: open /samba/private/MACHINE.SID, flags 00000000, fd = -1
[2005/03/13 19:10:27, 1] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.VMS]STM_REA
D.C;165:(323)
  stm_open: open /samba/private/smbpasswd, flags 00000000, fd = -1
[2005/03/13 19:10:27, 0] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.PASSDB]MACH
INE_SID.C;2:(163)
  pdb_generate_sam_sid: Failed to store generated machine SID.
[2005/03/13 19:10:27, 0] DISK$SWAP:[JYC.SAMBA.SAMBA-2_2_8-SRC.SOURCE.SMBD]SERVER
.C;27:(907)
  ERROR: Samba cannot create a SAM SID.
WINDE1$ 





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