[Samba] Samba Setup

[John H Terpstra]

On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, Jim Mashore wrote:

> Jim:
>
> The samba version is 2.2.7a
>
> I have tried to strep my smb.conf file, to the point it just has the
> following entries, the win2000 machine now sees the server, but will not
> allow Me to login.
>
> My goal here, is just to have samba use passwd/shadow to get login names and
> passwords, and send people off to their home directories. Something very
> clear and hopefully simple.
>
> [global]
>    workgroup = WOLFPACK
>    encrypt passwords = yes
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This means you want to use an smbpasswd file.

Now I do recommend that, since if your do not, you will need to apply the
registry hack to your Win2K machines to re-enable plain text passwords.
Problem is that Microsoft Windows does not cache the plain text password
(even when you re-enable them) and that will cause you serious
intermittent problems in the long run.

So to add smbpasswds just run for each user:

	smbpasswd -a 'username'

- John T.

>    domain master = yes
>
>     [homes]
>       guest ok = no
>       read only = no
>
>
> Output of log.smbd
> [2003/04/01 12:28:19, 0] smbd/server.c:main(707)
>   smbd version 2.2.7a started.
>   Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2002
> [2003/04/01 12:29:11, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369)
>   unable to open passdb database.
> [2003/04/01 12:29:11, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369)
>   unable to open passdb database.
> [2003/04/01 12:29:11, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369)
>   unable to open passdb database.
> [2003/04/01 12:29:11, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:pdb_getsampwnam(1369)
>   unable to open passdb database.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Van Sickler, Jim" <vansickj-eodc at Kaman.com>
> To: "Samba-L (E-mail)" <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:56 AM
> Subject: RE: [Samba] Samba Setup
>
>
> > Jim,
> >
> > We'll need more info in order to effectively help you.
> >
> > Would you post your smb.conf for us?  Mod any IP info with
> > xxx's or 192.168.1.xxx, to keep your real net info private.
> >
> > What version of Samba are you running?
> >
> > What version of Solaris?
> >
> > RE: another post:  plain-text passwords are NOT
> > recommended, is what I think they meant to say/type.
> > And he's right.  Plain-text passwords aren't
> > neccessary, and probably won't fix what's really
> > wrong.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >   Jim
> >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Jim Mashore [mailto:jmashore at adsnm.com]
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:27 AM
> > > > To: samba at lists.samba.org
> > > > Subject: [Samba] Samba Setup
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm setting up Samba on My Solaris box and whenever I try to
> > > > access it from My win2000 machine I get the following error
> > > >
> > > > "The account is not authorized to log in from this station"
> > > >
> > > > What does this mean ?
> > > >
> > > > TIA
> > > >
> > > > Jim Mashore
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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John H Terpstra
Email: jht at samba.org