Win2k Pro + SP1 + Samba + Unencrypted Passwords + Lazy admins..

[Steve Williams]

Hi,                                                            
                                                               
In getting Win2K with 2.0.7 working, I found I had to add:     
                                                               
   nt pipe support = no                                        
   nt smb support = no                                         
                                                               
to the smb.conf file.  I am running encrypted passwords though.
                                                               
YMMV                                                           
Good Luck!

> 
> 
> All of that == Pain.
> 
> Anyway, here my sitch:
> 
> I work at a place where the admins are not so "with it" and hence kinda
> secretive.  I want to run Win2k - but they won't officially support it, so
> I'm on my own.  On top of all this they say it's a "low priority" since
> they are always putting out fires (Win2k has only been around for a year
> after all - geez..)
> 
> I have Win2k Pro + SP1 running.  They don't encrypt passwords.  I add the
> registry hack to send plaintext passwords, but now no matter what when I
> try to map a drive my login and password is said to be "invalid".  If I
> reenable password encryption I just get the usual 1240 error (besides I
> know they don't encrypt pw's because under 98 I use the registry hack for
> plaintext + this same username and password and it works great)
> 
> So, what am I missing?  Any ideas on how to fix this WITHOUT access to the
> level=3 or greater debug logs?
> 
> Any help GREATLY appreciated.  I _NEED_ Win2k to develop on and I must get
> this working.  Promised free BEER (really) to anyone that can get me
> going.
> 
> Thanks,
> Steve
> 
> 


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	Steve Williams, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
	Genie Computer Systems Inc.
	steve at genie96.com

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