[Samba] Can't access a linux server using a Win2K client

[Joel Hammer]

It might be nice to share what is in your current smb.conf file, since that
seems to have solved the problem.
Joel

On Mon, May 13, 2002 at 08:59:13PM -0500, Jim Hale wrote:
> Well, I kind of solved the problem. I noticed that when I installed
> 2.2.4 (RPM) it made a backup of my smb.conf (called smb.conf.rpmsave) -
> I deleted the smb.conf, renamed the .rpmsave and Voila! I got my drive
> access back. :)
> 
> Jim Hale
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org 
> > [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Jim Hale
> > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 7:59 PM
> > To: 'Kris Kelley'
> > Cc: Mailing List - Samba
> > Subject: RE: [Samba] Can't access a linux server using a Win2K client
> > 
> > 
> > I'm running into the same thing - but I'm going thru the File 
> > Explorer and trying to Map a drive manually. It started when 
> > I went up to 2.2.4. :/
> > 
> > Jim Hale
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: samba-admin at lists.samba.org
> > > [mailto:samba-admin at lists.samba.org] On Behalf Of Kris Kelley
> > > Sent: Monday, May 13, 2002 6:48 PM
> > > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > Subject: [Samba] Can't access a linux server using a Win2K client
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hello all.  I am new to Samba, so forgive me if this is a
> > > stupid question, but I have been unable to figure this out.
> > > 
> > > I have a Red Hat 7.1 box (kernel 2.4.9) with the Samba
> > > 2.2.4-2 RPM installed.  I am trying to configure it so that 
> > > Windows 2000 machines within my company's Windows domain can 
> > > access it.  Before diving into anything exotic, I am trying 
> > > to get this to work without requiring any kind of 
> > > authentication.  So, this is my smb.conf file:
> > > 
> > >    [global]
> > >       workgroup = DEVGROUP
> > >       security = share
> > >       netbios name = skunkworx
> > >    [test]
> > >       comment = test share
> > >       path = /export/samba/test
> > >       read only = no
> > >       guest only = yes
> > >       guest account = nobody
> > > 
> > > The relevant directory, /export/samba/test, does exist, and
> > > has 777 permissions.
> > > 
> > > When Samba is running, SKUNKWORX shows up in a listing of the
> > > Windows domain, but all attempts to access the share have 
> > > failed with the error message "\\Skunkworx is not accessible. 
> > >  The account is not authorized to log in from this station."  
> > > An Internet search led me to believe this problem usually 
> > > happens because Win2K machines use encrypted passwords by 
> > > default, which a Samba set-up like mine would not support.  
> > > However, because I am trying to bypass the use of passwords 
> > > altogether (for now), I do not believe this is my problem.  
> > > Still, I went ahead and tried the suggested registry hack, 
> > > enabling Win2K to use plain-text passwords.  No dice.
> > > 
> > > I can supply the dump from testparm, and I can also supply
> > > the logs from smbd when I tried this with debug level 3, if 
> > > any of that will help. 
> > > Any assistance will be greatly appreciated.  If this question 
> > > has been answered before, feel free to direct me to the 
> > > appropriate archives (I didn't see any search options 
> > > available).  Thank you.
> > > 
> > > ---Kris Kelley
> > > 
> > > 
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