[Samba] SAMBA, NIS and NFS

[Lance Rathbone]

Thanks for your reply

I have already applied a registry update to enable plaintext passwords

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lannmanworkstation\parameters\
enableplaintextpassword is set to 1 (hexadecimal)

But the error still continues.

Lance

>Your problem is that you have encrypt passwords = no. You will 
>either need to apply a registry update to enable plaintext passwords 
>on all the windows machines or enable encrypted passwords (and 
>create the passwords in the smbpasswd file). You may run into 
>problems with locking on nfs mounted directories if you try to 
>access files from the unix machines and the windows machines at the 
>same time.
>
>Lance Rathbone wrote:
>>Hi All
>>
>>Some background first
>>
>>I have been asked to set up an environment involving three machines
>>
>>1. A windows 2000 client
>>2. A Solaris 8 E450 / NIS client
>>3. An SGI IRIX fileserver/ NIS server holding user home directories
>>
>>
>>The E450 NFS mounts the SGI and users have their home directories 
>>on the SGI. When users want to test their application software they 
>>ssh from their windows client into the Solaris machine and use 
>>their files in their home directory on the SGI.  Authentication is 
>>managed by NIS. That all works fine.
>>
>>The icing on the cake is that users also want to see their home 
>>directories from their windows machine as a share...enter SAMBA
>>
>>I installed SAMBA on the Solaris E450. (because I have complete 
>>control on the Solaris machine but I can only make requests 
>>regarding the SGI)
>>
>>
>>Now the problem: When I try to mount the share in windows from the 
>>command prompt using: "net use h: \\mar-pepe\lrathbone", I get the 
>>error :
>>System error 1240 has occurred.
>>The account is not authorized to log in from this station.
>>
>>When I try to log in from any UNIX box (Solaris/Linux) using: 
>>"smbclient //mar-pepe/lrathbone -U lrathbone" ,I have no problem 
>>getting in.
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone could spot the problem with my configuration?
>>
>>Thanks in advance
>>Lance Rathbone
>>
>>My smb.conf looks like this:
>>
>>
>>[global]
>>workgroup = IMB
>>netbios name = mar-pepe
>>server string = Bioinformatics Samba Server
>>;hosts allow = 130.102.116. 130.102.117. 130.102.118. 130.102.119.
>>
>>log file = /usr/local/samba/var/log.%m
>>log level = 2
>>max log size = 50
>>security = user
>>socket options = TCP_NODELAY
>>
>># Network Browsing
>>#
>>; local master = no
>>; os level = 20
>>; domain master = yes
>>; preferred master = yes
>>#
>># WINS & Name Resolution
>>; wins support = yes
>>wins server = if-directory.imb.uq.edu.au
>>
>># Passwords & Authentication
>>password level = 8
>>encrypt passwords = no
>>; unix password sync = yes
>>; passwd chat = <custom chat string>
>>; pam password change = yes
>>#
>># Domain Control
>>;   domain logons = yes
>>; logon script = %m.bat
>># run a specific logon batch file per username
>>; logon script = %U.bat
>>; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>>
>># only used when acting as a DC for WinNT/2k/XP.  Ignored by Win9x clients
>>; logon home = \\%L\%U
>># What drive should the "logon home" be mounted at upon login ?
>>logon drive = y:
>>
>># Printing
>>load printers = yes
>>; printcap name = /etc/printcap
>>; printcap name = lpstat
>>; printing = bsd
>>; disable spoolss = yes
>>
>>#============================ Share Definitions 
>>==============================
>>
>>[homes]
>>comment = Home Directories
>>guest ok = no
>>read only = no
>>browseable = no
>>writable = yes
>>
>># Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for 
>>Domain Logons
>>; [netlogon]
>>;    comment = Network Logon Service
>>;    path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
>>;    guest ok = yes
>>;    writable = no
>>;    share modes = no
>>
>>[printers]   comment = All Printers
>>    path = /usr/spool/samba
>>    browseable = no
>># Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
>>    guest ok = no
>>    writable = no
>>    printable = yes
>
>
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Lance Rathbone BSc MCompStud
Senior IT Officer
Institute for Molecular Bioscience
Queensland Bioscience Precinct
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The University of Queensland
St Lucia Qld 4072
AUSTRALIA


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