tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in tree connect.)

[Joe Doherty]

Hi all,

I have been receiving the error "tree connect failed: ERRSRV - 
ERRinvnetname (Invalid network name in tree connect.)" for a while and I 
finally fixed it, but I have some questions about why it was happening.

Firstly, it is Samba 2.0.7 running on Mandrake 8.0.  My smb.conf file is at 
the end of this message.

The machine's name is pinhead and in checking log.pinhead, I noticed that 
it kept saying that access was denied to /root/tmp.  Nowhere is /root/tmp 
mentioned in smb.conf.  I was able to access the shares directly all along, 
but I couldn't browse the server.  By making /root executable by all and 
/root/tmp readable and executable by all, I am now able to browse the server.

My questions are:

1. Why does /root/tmp have anything to do with connecting to the box to 
browse the shares?  Where and how can I change that to a more innocuous 
directory?

2. Why, with [homes] enabled, am I able to see the share [homes] as well as 
a share of the username logged in, both pointing to the same directory?  If 
I disable [homes], I can still see the username share and it is affected by 
any options set for [homes].

Any help is greatly appreciated, I am fairly new to samba and these little 
problems have really thrown me for a loop...

---

smb.conf:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from [hostname and IP removed]
# Date: 2001/05/05 13:50:26

# Global parameters
[global]
         workgroup = WSST
         netbios name = PINHEAD
         server string = Samba Server %v
         encrypt passwords = Yes
         restrict anonymous = Yes
         log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
         max log size = 50
         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
         printcap name = lpstat
         dns proxy = No
         printing = cups
         print command = /usr/bin/lp -d%p -oraw %s; rm %s
         lpq command = /usr/bin/lpstat -o%p
         lprm command = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
         queuepause command = /usr/bin/disable %p
         queueresume command = /usr/bin/enable %p

[homes]
         comment = Home Directories
         path = /home/%u/samba
         writeable = Yes
         browseable = No
         available = No

[printers]
         comment = All Printers
         path = /var/spool/samba
         create mask = 0700
         guest ok = Yes
         printable = Yes
         print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r
         lpq command = lpstat -o %p
         lprm command = cancel %p-%j
         browseable = No
         available = No

[public]
         comment = Public Directory
         path = /home/samba
         force user = wsst
         force group = wsst
         writeable = Yes


Joe Doherty
Web Support Services Team
AppliedTheory Corporation
http://www.appliedtheory.com/
(315)453-2912 ext. 5726
E-Mail: jdoherty at appliedtheory.com