[Samba] W2K server, do you have to use a smbpasswd file?

[Derrick MacPherson]

I have gone in circles with this to the point I'm now confused... so
sorry if this has been answered or is somewhere in the docs, cause I
have definetly missed it. I have set samba up numerous times for nt4
server, this is the first w2k.

I have a windows 2000 server, several mixed platform clients. I can't
seem to get the unix machines to authenticate to the w2k server, unless
I add an entry for the user into smbpasswd file. is this the only way it
can be done? The machine added to the domain fine. I include the output
of some commands that seem relevant:

./smbclient -L localhost -N
INFO: Debug class all level = 3   (pid 3330 from pid 3330)
added interface ip=192.168.150.242 bcast=192.168.150.255
nmask=255.255.255.128
added interface ip=192.168.150.11 bcast=192.168.150.127
nmask=255.255.255.128
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[MERCURYNET] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 2.2.2]

        Sharename      Type      Comment
        ---------      ----      -------
        tmp            Disk      Temporary file space
        othertemp      Disk      Samba 2.2.2
        IPC$           IPC       IPC Service (Samba 2.2.2)
        ADMIN$         Disk      IPC Service (Samba 2.2.2)

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        MEGALITH             Samba 2.2.2
        THANATOS             

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        MERCURYNET           

There is no Master, that seems wrong to me. It should be thanatos

when I run the same command to the w2k server (thanatos)


./smbclient -L thanatos -N
INFO: Debug class all level = 3   (pid 3338 from pid 3338)
added interface ip=192.168.150.242 bcast=192.168.150.255
nmask=255.255.255.128
added interface ip=192.168.150.11 bcast=192.168.150.127
nmask=255.255.255.128
Password: 
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[MERCURYNET] OS=[Windows 5.0] Server=[Windows 2000 LAN Manager]

        Sharename      Type      Comment
        ---------      ----      -------
Error returning browse list: ERRDOS - ERRnoaccess (Access denied.)

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        AIGER                
        ARES                 
        ARTEMIS              
        ATUM                 
        BISHAMON             
        CERVELO              
        IZANAMI              
        MEGALITH             Samba 2.2.2
        MP3                  Samba 2.2.2
        ORACLE               
        ORCUS                
        OSIRUS               
        PAX                  
        RA                   
        REALITY              
        RETAS5               
        RETAS6               
        RETAS7               
        RETAS8               
        SOL                  
        THANATOS             
        THOR                 
        VELOCITY             

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        MERCURYNET           THANATOS


my smb.conf:

[global]
        workgroup = MERCURYNET
        security = DOMAIN
        encrypt passwords = Yes
        password server = thanatos
        passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
        passwd chat = *ew*password:* %n\n *e-enter*new*password:* %n\n
        log level = 3
        max log size = 50
        name resolve order = host lmhosts bcast wins
        os level = 0
        preferred master = False
        local master = No
        domain master = False
        comment = Samba %v
        print command = /usr/samba/bin/sambalp %p %s %U %m
        lppause command = 
        lpresume command = 

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        read only = No
        browseable = No


[othertemp]
        path = /usr/tmp