Password problem ..... can't share files ..

[Julian.Tan at allianz.com.sg]

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