Newbie Question on Samba.

[jonathan.lau at db.com]

Folks, sorry for asking an navie samba question. When mapping the samba share [fare] on an NT workstation, using

net use * \\sambaserver\fare /user:fare

I got the error:

"The account is not authorized to login from this station"

I am trying to login using the UNIX-only account - fare, with its UNIX password:

password server = ypservhost  (NIS server storing the UNIX account)
hosts allow = mypc       (mypc = IP address of the client NT workstation)

/etc/nsswitch.conf on the UNIX host is set to use passwd: nis already.

The Full smb.conf dump is as follows:

# Global parameters
           workgroup = WORKGROUP
           netbios name =
           netbios aliases =
           server string = Samba 2.0.3
           interfaces =
           bind interfaces only = No
           security = SERVER
           encrypt passwords = No
           update encrypted = No
           use rhosts = No
           min passwd length = 5
           map to guest = Never
           null passwords = No
           password server = ypservhost
           smb passwd file = /usr/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 = /usr/samba/lib/users.map
           password level = 0
           username level = 0
           unix password sync = No
           log level = 1
           syslog = 1
           syslog only = No
           log file =
           max log size = 5000
           timestamp logs = Yes
           protocol = NT1
           read bmpx = Yes
           read raw = Yes
           write raw = Yes
           nt smb support = Yes
           nt pipe support = Yes
           nt acl support = No
           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 =
           stat cache size = 50
           load printers = Yes
           printcap name = lpstat
           printer driver file = /usr/samba/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 = 0
           lm announce = Auto
           lm interval = 60
           preferred master = No
           local master = Yes
           domain master = No
           browse list = Yes
           dns proxy = Yes
           wins proxy = No
           wins server =
           wins support = No
           kernel oplocks = Yes
           ole locking compatibility = Yes
           smbrun = /usr/samba/bin/smbrun
           config file =
           preload =
           lock dir = /usr/samba/var/locks
           default service =
           message command =
           dfree command =
           valid chars =
           remote announce =
           remote browse sync =
           socket address = 0.0.0.0
           homedir map = auto.home
           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
           create mask = 0744
           force create mode = 00
           directory mask = 0755
           force directory mode = 00
           guest only = No
           guest ok = No
           only user = No
           hosts allow = mypc
           hosts deny =
           status = Yes
           max connections = 0
           min print space = 0
           strict sync = No
           sync always = No
           print ok = No
           postscript = No
           printing = sysv
           print command = lp -c -d%p %s; rm %s
           lpq command = lpstat -o%p
           lprm command = cancel %p-%j
           lppause command = lp -i %p-%j -H hold
           lpresume command = lp -i %p-%j -H resume
           queuepause command = lpc stop %p
           queueresume command = lpc start %p
           printer name =
           printer driver = NULL
           printer driver location =
           default case = lower
           case sensitive = No
           preserve case = Yes
           short preserve case = Yes
           mangle case = No
           mangling char = ~
           hide dot files = Yes
           delete veto files = No
           veto files =
           hide files =
           veto oplock files =
           map system = No
           map hidden = No
           map archive = Yes
           mangled names = Yes
           mangled map =
           browseable = No
           blocking locks = Yes
           fake oplocks = No
           locking = Yes
           oplocks = Yes
           strict locking = No
           share modes = Yes
           copy =
           include =
           exec =
           postexec =
           root preexec =
           root postexec =
           available = Yes
           volume =
           fstype = NTFS
           set directory = No
           wide links = Yes
           follow symlinks = Yes
           dont descend =
           magic script =
           magic output =
           delete readonly = No
           dos filetimes = No
           dos filetime resolution = No
           fake directory create times = No

   [fare]
           path = /opt/fare/www
           read only = No