[Samba] Windows XP Pro (client) with Samba 3 Server

[Bryan Chow]

Hi,

I had the same problem as you described for both XP Home 
and XP Pro clients. Try the following settings in the 
[global] section of your smb.conf:

  security = user
  encrypt passwords = yes

I assume that you already have entries in smbpasswd for 
each of the users accessing the system.

Hope this helps!

Bryan


----- Ryan D. Hatch <rhatch at leadership-solutions.net> -----
----- wrote on 2003-Nov-21: -------------------------------
> Hi everybody!
>  
> I have a problem that I just cant seem to figure out.  I am running
> Windows XP Professional and I am trying to authenticate to my samba 3
> server.  I type:
> \\servername <file:///\\servername>  into the run dialog box, and up
> comes a list lf shares.  When I click on the shares however, I am
> prompted with the "Connect to servername" dialog box, but the username
> is grayed out and it says: "servername\Guest".  It prompts me for a
> password, but I am unable to put in a correct username.  I already have
> ForceGuest turned off on my XP box.  It is also interesting to know that
> Windows 2000 boxes can connect and authenticate just fine at the
> password prompt and are not forced to use the guest account.
> Furthermore, I am able to connect just fine to other Windows 2000 boxes
> from my XP box. (when doing so, it prompts me for a username and
> password like normal).  Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>  
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> Ryan
> 
> Here is a copy of my smb.conf:
>  
> [global]
>         log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>         max log size = 50
>         socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>         password server = None
>         security = SHARE
>         dns proxy = no
>  
> [homes]
>         comment = Home Directories
>         browseable = no
>         writeable = yes
>  
>  
> [printers]
>         comment = All Printers
>         path = /var/spool/samba
>         browseable = no
>         printable = yes
>  
> [music]
>         comment = music
>         path = /mnt/hdf/music
>         writeable = yes
>  
> [applications]
>         comment = applications
>         path = /mnt/hdf/applications
>         writeable = yes
>  
> [books]
>         comment = books
>         path = /mnt/hdf/books
>         writeable = yes
>  
> [games]
>         comment = games
>         path = /mnt/hdf/games
>         writeable = yes