[Samba] logon from WIN ME

[tandrew1304 at earthlink.net]

first off, you don't need your [sharename] section at all..
the default smb.conf file that came with Redhat 9 should work
just fine :)

the ONLY reason you are unable to login to Windows Me.
is because your WinMe login name has to match the smb username.

you know, when you first bootup windows me, and the network userid 
and
password it prompts you for?  the userid (and maybe even the 
password)
*MUST* be the same as your smb id and password.

if you have multiple users trying to login, you can use the  
smbusers
file to say something like

bob = winmebob
jane = winmebob

I know this is your problem, because I had the exact same problem,
until I looked at RH 9's  samba config application.  it was then
that it dawned on me that "Linux username" = your username
and  "windows username" = your winMe tcp/ip username  (which 
you use at bootup)

make sense???

like I said, this had me stumped for the longest time too until 
today
when it finally dawned on me...:)

-bubazoo-


= = = Original message = = =

After reading docs several times I still can't get Windows ME 
machines
to map to my Red Hat 9 Linux machine.  I can connect from the 
Linux
machine but not to it. I'm connected through an SMC firewall/router 
and
have tried with the firewall shut down. I can ping the Linux 
machine
from Windows but NBTSTAT -A does not recognize the Linux box. 
My
smb.conf file is:

[global]
   workgroup = mshome
   server string = samba
   hosts allow = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
   printcap name = /etc/printcap
   load printers = yes
   printing = lprng
   log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
   max log size = 0
   security = user
   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
   interfaces = 192.168.2.1/40 192.168.3.2/40
   remote browse sync = 192.168.2.1 192.168.5.255
   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
   dns proxy = no 

#============================ Share Definitions
==============================
[homes]
   comment = Home Directories
   browseable = yes
   writable = yes
   valid users = %S
   create mode = 0664
   directory mode = 0775
[printers]
   comment = All Printers
   path = /var/spool/samba
   browseable = no
   guest ok = no
   writable = no
   printable = yes

[sharename]
comment = test comment by bob
path = /home/bob/
valid users = bob bobm142 mshome michael c325834-a workgroup
public = yes
writable = yes
printable = yes
create mask = 0765

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Bob


-- 
Bob McLaughlin <bobm142 at attbi.com>

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