[Samba] Windows XP client cannot access Samba share on Linux

[Patrick Gunerud]

I see that you have your encrypt passwords commented out, did you apply 
the registry patch to enable plain text passwords for WinXP?

Patrick

Dick Wieland wrote:

>>From a Windows Explorer window I can see my Samba Server machine under
>MyNetworkPlaces:EntireNetwork:MSWindowsNetwork ... but cannot open it. I
>get 
>\xxx is not accessible. ... The account is not logged into this station.
>My XP clients are logged onto to a workgroup. 
>
>The corresponding linges generated in log.<client> on the server machine
>are shown below.
>
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(878)
>  Transaction 1 of length 137
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(685)
>  switch message SMBnegprot (pid 14640)
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/sec_ctx.c:set_sec_ctx(329)
>  setting sec ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [PC NETWORK PROGRAM 1.0]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [LANMAN1.0]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [Windows for Workgroups 3.1a]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [LM1.2X002]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [LANMAN2.1]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(342)
>  Requested protocol [NT LM 0.12]
>[2003/02/21 11:59:52, 3] smbd/negprot.c:reply_negprot(426)
>  Selected protocol NT LM 0.12
>[2003/02/21 12:00:03, 3] smbd/process.c:timeout_processing(1098)
>  end of file from client
>[2003/02/21 12:00:03, 3] smbd/sec_ctx.c:set_sec_ctx(329)
>  setting sec ctx (0, 0) - sec_ctx_stack_ndx = 0
>[2003/02/21 12:00:03, 2] smbd/server.c:exit_server(461)
>  Closing connections
>[2003/02/21 12:00:03, 3] smbd/connection.c:yield_connection(48)
>  Yielding connection to 
>[2003/02/21 12:00:03, 3] smbd/server.c:exit_server(495)
>  Server exit (normal exit)
>
>I've scoured the mailing lists, and tried disabling on the XP client the
>DomainMember fields associated with passwd authentication using
>gpedit.msc , but to no avail. 
>
>One question .. my XP clients are on a local WORKGROUP ... do I have to
>configure the Samba server as a PDC and join the domain? Is it required?
>
>My smb.conf looks like this 
>
>[global]
>
>log level =3 
>netbios name = MYSERVER
>wins support = yes
>domain master = no
>hosts allow = 192.
>valid users = myname
>
>
>  workgroup = MYWORKGROUP 
>
>   server string = DHCPPC2 Samba Server
>
>;   hosts allow = 192.168.0. 192.168.2. 127.
>
>   printcap name = /etc/printcap
>   load printers = yes
>
>;   printing = bsd
>
>;  guest account = pcguest
>
>   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>
>   max log size = 50
>
>   security = user
>;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
>;  password level = 8
>;  username level = 8
>
>;  encrypt passwords = yes
>;  smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
>;  unix password sync = Yes
>;  passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>;  passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password*
>%n\n *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
>;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
>;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
>
>   socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>
>;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24 
>
>;   remote browse sync = 192.168.3.25 192.168.5.255
>;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
>
>;   local master = no
>
>;   os level = 33
>
>;   domain master = yes 
>
>;   preferred master = yes
>
>;   domain controller = <NT-Domain-Controller-SMBName>
>
>;   domain logons = yes
>
>;   logon script = %m.bat
>;   logon script = %U.bat
>
>;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>
>; name resolve order = wins lmhosts bcast
>
>;   wins support = yes
>
>;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>
>;   wins proxy = yes
>
>   dns proxy = no 
>
>;  preserve case = no
>;  short preserve case = no
>;  default case = lower
>;  case sensitive = no
>
>[homes]
>   comment = Home Directories
>;   browseable = no
>   writable = yes
>   read only = no
>
>; [netlogon]
>;   comment = Network Logon Service
>;   path = /home/netlogon
>;   guest ok = yes
>;   writable = no
>;   share modes = no
>
>
>;[Profiles]
>;    path = /home/profiles
>;    browseable = no
>;    guest ok = yes
>
>
>[printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   path = /var/spool/samba
>   browseable = no
>   guest ok = no
>   writable = no
>   printable = yes
>
>[tmp]
>   comment = Temporary file space
>   path = /tmp
>   read only = no
>   public = yes
>
>;[public]
>;   comment = Public Stuff
>;   path = /home/samba
>;   public = yes
>;   read only = yes
>;   write list = @staff
>
>;[fredsprn]
>;   comment = Fred's Printer
>;   valid users = fred
>;   path = /homes/fred
>;   printer = freds_printer
>;   public = no
>;   writable = no
>;   printable = yes
>
>;[fredsdir]
>;   comment = Fred's Service
>;   path = /usr/somewhere/private
>;   valid users = fred
>;   public = no
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>
>;[pchome]
>;  comment = PC Directories
>;  path = /usr/pc/%m
>;  public = no
>;  writable = yes
>
>;[public]
>;   path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
>;   public = yes
>;   only guest = yes
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>
>;[myshare]
>;   comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
>;   path = /usr/somewhere/shared
>;   valid users = mary fred
>;   public = no
>;   writable = yes
>;   printable = no
>;   create mask = 0765
>
>Any help would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Dick Wieland
>
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