Mapping Samba shares from WinNT/Win2k

[Simon Saunders]

Have you configured Samba to use encrypted passwords? ("encrypt passwords = yes" 
in smb.conf). Doing that fixed this problem for me. The full procedure is 
documented in the file docs/textdocs/ENCRYPTION.txt in the Samba distribution.

Simon Saunders

> 
> I am running Samba 2.0.4 on a Solaris 2.6 box.  Everything appears to be
> working OK, except for mapping samba shares from WinNT/Win2k.
> 
> Some users map shares, and tell them to map every time they log on.
> Then, once they log off, and log back on, it tries to restore the
> connection (map) the share.  The problem is, it always gives an
> "Incorrect password" prompt, and asks for the password (even if they
> logged in with the same password).  Once they re-enter the same
> password, it maps fine.
> 
> This does not happen with the Win9x folks.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> Thank you in advance, for any help you can provide.
> 
> --
> Derek Pizzagoni
> I.T. Manager
> SBE, Inc.
> URL: http://www.sbei.com
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