Password problem ..... can't share files ..
Julian.Tan at allianz.com.sg
Julian.Tan at allianz.com.sg
Fri Jun 30 03:58:58 GMT 2000
My purpose to have a samba server is to share files across UNIX and NT
servers. I want to be able to mount NT directories/files over to UNIX
system and vice versa. I have RS/6000 machine running AIX 4.2 (will be
upgraded to 4.3 soon)
After trying a few times, i have finally installed samba in AIX machine. I
have installed an older version 2.0.0 as only this version support AIX 4.2
(if i am wrong, please correct me).
I have configured to use security = user, encrypt password = no, update
encrypted = no, password level = 8.
I have set the host allow = 128. (I allow anyone in the domain with the
128. ip address to access)
In Unix /etc/passwd file, i created the user called samba and created a
password for it. Then in smbpasswd i created the same thing. In my PDC
server on NT, i created the same user and password.
I have NT v4, therefore I set on the NT Machine registry to enable plain
text password as follow:
In Registry directory
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\system\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rdr\Parameters\ , I
have added the value EnablePlainTextPassword:REG_DWORD=1
My problems,
Firstly,
In one of my BDC on NT (logged in as administrator), when I keyed in net
use w: \\SMBSERVER\samba, it prompted me to enter the password. I keyed in
the samba password which is synchronised between the UNIX and NT servers, i
get ACCESS IS DENIED message. I have used all small cases in the password
so as not to complicate things. Can anyone tell me what I missed out ?
Secondly,
When I tried to use the same net use command in NT on a workstation (ip
address start with 128.), after getting the prompt for password, and I have
keyed in the password, an message THE ACCOUNT IS NOT AUTHORISED TO LOGIN
FROM THIS STATION. Can anyone help me ?
Here is a list I get from testparm smb.conf file. It is not a complete list
because I have taken certain things that i don't think is necessary (try to
keep my email short).. let me know if you need further information...
workgroup = SERVER01
netbios name =
netbios aliases =
server string = Samba Server
interfaces =
bind interfaces only = No
security = USER
encrypt passwords = No
update encrypted = No
use rhosts = No
map to guest = Never
null passwords = No
password server =
smb passwd file = /var/samba/private/smbpasswd
hosts equiv =
root directory = /
passwd program = /bin/passwd
passwd chat = *old*password* %o\n *new*password* %n\n
*new*password* %n\n *changed*
passwd chat debug = No
username map = /var/samba/users.map
password level = 8
username level = 0
unix password sync = No
log level = 2
syslog = 1
syslog only = No
log file = /var/samba/log/log.%m
max log size = 50
timestamp logs = Yes
protocol = NT1
read bmpx = Yes
read raw = Yes
write raw = Yes
nt smb support = Yes
nt pipe support = Yes
announce version = 4.2
announce as = NT
max mux = 50
max xmit = 65535
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
max packet = 65535
max ttl = 259200
max wins ttl = 518400
min wins ttl = 21600
time server = No
change notify timeout = 60
deadtime = 0
getwd cache = Yes
keepalive = 300
lpq cache time = 10
max disk size = 0
max open files = 10000
read prediction = No
read size = 16384
shared mem size = 1048576
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
stat cache size = 50
load printers = Yes
printcap name = /etc/qconfig
printer driver file = /usr/local/lib/printers.def
strip dot = No
character set =
mangled stack = 50
coding system =
client code page = 850
stat cache = Yes
domain groups =
domain admin group =
domain guest group =
domain admin users =
domain guest users =
machine password timeout = 604800
add user script =
delete user script =
logon script =
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
logon drive =
logon home = \\%N\%U
domain logons = No
os level = 33
lm announce = Auto
lm interval = 60
preferred master = No
local master = No
domain master = No
browse list = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins proxy = No
wins server =
wins support = No
kernel oplocks = Yes
ole locking compatibility = Yes
smbrun = /usr/local/bin/smbrun
config file =
preload =
lock dir = /var/samba/locks
default service =
message command =
dfree command =
valid chars =
remote announce =
remote browse sync =
socket address = 0.0.0.0
homedir map =
time offset = 0
unix realname = No
NIS homedir = No
panic action =
comment =
path =
alternate permissions = No
revalidate = No
username =
guest account = nobody
invalid users =
valid users =
admin users =
read list =
write list =
force user =
force group =
read only = Yes
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