users please help!!

[Chris Bourne]

Chris Bourne wrote:

> Chris Bourne wrote:
>
>> > > > > Hello,
>> > > > >          I have a windows 2000 user who is say logged in as
>> user paul
>> > > > > with password sunny and has access to certain samba shares
>> on a linux
>> > > > > server. Most people in the office knows paul password for
>> whatever
>> > > > > reason but paul wants to have his own private share only
>> accessable to
>> > > > > him with a password that he only knows. So I set up another
>> user on the
>> > > > > linux box called paul2 with a new password. Paul now tries
>> to access the
>> > > > > private share logged in as paul on his windows machine and
>> gets prompted
>> > > > > for a username and password. So paul types in paul2 and the
>> new password
>> > > > > and gets the message "the credentials supplied conflicts
>> with an
>> > > > > existing set of credentials". I need paul logged in as paul
>> on the
>> > > > > windows machine to have access to paul2 stuff without having
>> to create a
>> > > > > new user or log out of paul on the windows machine. Please
>> help, Chris.
>
> Christian wrote;
>
>>
>> > > > I know this problem from NT:
>> > > > NT can only connect to one server as one user at a time, not
>> samba
>> > > > issiue. But If paul connects to "server" and paul2 connects to
>>
>> > > > "nummeric IP of the server" (for example
>> "\\123.246.678.901\paul2")
>> > > > than NT thinks it is takling to two servers and it works.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>
> Chris Bourne wrote;
>
>>
>> >
>> > > I thank you for your quick response. I am still not getting this
>> to work.
>> > > This is what I did. I edited the lmhosts file on the windows
>> 2000 box and put
>> > > in the lines
>> > >
>> > > net use \\servername\share1 /user:paul
>> > > net use \\192.168.1.1\share2 /user:paul2
>> > >
>> > > I also created the user paul2 on the windows 2000 box as well(is
>> this
>> > > needed?) Now logged in as paul I tried to access share2 and was
>> prompted for
>> > > a user and passwd and entered paul2 and the passwd and still no
>> luck. Is
>> > > there something I did wrong or did not do? Thanks, Chris.
>
> Christian wrote;
>
>>
>> >
>> > First: Please answer to the whole list, there are a couple of
>> > helpfull guys.
>> >
>> > I guess the error message has changed and you now get "wrong
>> > password"? What have you changed in the lmhosts file. Leave it
>> empty
>> > if you do not have browsing problems. User paul2 should not be
>> needed
>> > on the w2k box, but on the sambe server. Have you set him up
>> > correctly? Can you connect with his name and password when there
>> is
>> > no other connection? What happens if you do:
>> >
>> > net use \\server\share1 /user:paul
>> > net use \\192.168.1.1\share1 /user:chris
>> >
>> > ??
>> >
>> > Christian
>> >
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> Chris Bourne wrote;
>
>>
>>
>> Ok, I thank you all for the help but unfortunately nothing is
>> working. This is
>> what is going on. On the windows 2000 box there is user paul only.
>> On the Linux
>> box there is user paul and paul2 as well as about 10 other users and
>> everything is
>> set up and working on the samba side with one exception paul2 cannot
>> access his
>> share logged in as paul on his windows 2000 box. No matter what I do
>> I still get
>> the same error "the credentials supplied conflicts with an existing
>> set of
>> credentials". This error happens with or without lines
>>       net use \\servername\share1 /user:paul
>>       net use \\192.168.1.1\share2 /user:paul2
>>  in the lmhosts file on the windows machine. Here is a copy of the
>> smb.conf file.
>>
>> # Samba Configuration File
>> #
>> # Global Parameters
>> [Global]
>>  workgroup = GIBSON
>>  netbios name = BLACKBOX
>>  domain master = Yes
>>  prefered master = Yes
>>  bind interfaces only = True
>>  interfaces = 192.168.0.1
>>  encrypt passwords = Yes
>>  smb passwd file =  /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>>
>> [gibson]
>>  comment = Gibson Main Share
>>  path = /var/shares/gibson
>>  create mask = 0664
>>  directory mask = 0775
>>  read only = No
>>  valid users = carleton, dana, dava, emily, katie, kevin, michael,
>> nada, paul,
>> robert, susan, bob, jim, molanda, yulinda, susie, sandra, liz
>>
>> [homes]
>>  read only = No
>>  browseable = No
>>
>> [books]
>>  comment = Gibson Financials
>>  path = /var/shares/books
>>  create mask = 0664
>>  directory mask = 0775
>>  read only = No
>>  valid users = paul, jim
>>
>> [pg-personnel]
>>  comment = Confidential Docs
>>  path = /var/shares/pg-personnel
>>  create mask = 0664
>>  directory mask = 0775
>>  read only = No
>>  valid users = paul2
>>
>> I am still testing diff. configurations so if anyone can help I am
>> under pressure
>> to get this done last week. Thanks, Chris.
>>
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