smbclient does not accept passwords.

[Pete Rossi]

I am trying to get Samba 2.0.3 running on a Slackware 3.6  (2.0.36)
Linux system.   When I do     smbclient -L localhost     it connects
and then produces a "password:" prompt.   No matter what I enter for
a password (password or no password) the response is always..

> smbclient -L localhost
> Added interface ip=192.168.1.5 bcast=192.168.1.255 nmask=255.255.255.0
> password:
> Domain=[WORKGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.0.3]
>  session setup ok
> tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRbadpw (Bad password - name/password pair
>   in a Tree Connect or Session Setup are invalid.)

I also get the same response if I use the  -Uuser  option.

Here is my smb.conf file

[global]
    log level = 2     <<<--- I have had this as high as 5
    interfaces = 192.168.1.5/24
    log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
    max log size = 50
    smbrun = /usr/sbin/smbrun
    guest account = guest
    dns proxy = yes
    security = user

[homes]
    comment = Home Directories
    browseable = no
    writable = yes

[printers]
    comment = All Printers
    path = /usr/spool/samba
    browseable = no
    guest ok = no
    writable = no
    printable = yes

The "guest" account is set up as:
  guest:x:405:100:guest:/dev/null:/dev/null

gid 100 is "users"

It seems to be having trouble setting the gid.. since the only clue I 
see in the log file ...

> 1999/04/03 01:41:54, 3] smbd/password.c:authorise_login(794)
>   ACCEPTED: guest account and guest ok
> [1999/04/03 01:41:54, 3] smbd/service.c:make_connection(386)
>   Connect path is /tmp
> [1999/04/03 01:41:54, 0] smbd/uid.c:become_gid(105)
>   Couldn't set effective gid to 100 currently set to (real=0,eff=0)
> [1999/04/03 01:41:54, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection(425)
>   Can't become connected user!

HELP!!  WHAT AM I DOING WRONG?


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Pete Rossi - WA3NNA
pete at pjrnet.com