[Samba] WinXP client always connects as Gaia\Guest

Wed Dec 15 15:51:03 GMT 2004

Mounting by IP does not make a difference. Somehow WinXP or Samba always tries to set up the connection as Guest. Even if one specifies a specific user.

-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas M. Skeren III [mailto:tms3 at fskklaw.com]
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 7:39 PM
To: Woellert, Kirk D.
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] WinXP client always connects as Gaia\Guest

Woellert, Kirk D. wrote:

>All attempts to connect to our Samba server, share "\data" from any Windows client fails. I'm trying to get samba to prompt the windows user with a login box, have them enter the samba username/password, then head onto the share.
>
>If I use in the address field the following:
>
> \\gaia\data /user:woellki 
>  
>
Try mounting the share by IP address----\\ipaddy\data

>a dialog box appears, with the username field greyed out "Gaia\Guest" is shown, with blank password field. I hit cancel and WinXP returns the following message:
>
>Windows cannot find "\\gaia\data /user:woellki". Check the spelling and try again, or try searching for the item by clicking the Start button and then clicking Search.
>
>A valid samba user account exists, which happens to match the linux account. Windows clients are members of the following corporate domain: northgrum. 
>
>Samba 3.0.9
>RH9 Final (20-31.9)
>
># Samba config file created using SWAT
># from 137.51.14.53 (137.51.14.53)
># Date: 2004/12/14 17:25:11
>
># Global parameters
>[global]
>	dos charset = CP850
>	unix charset = UTF-8
>	display charset = LOCALE
>	workgroup = LUI_DCO
>	realm = 
>	netbios name = GAIA
>	netbios aliases = 
>	netbios scope = 
>	server string = gaia irad server
>	interfaces = 
>	bind interfaces only = No
>	security = USER
>	auth methods = 
>	encrypt passwords = Yes
>	update encrypted = No
>	client schannel = Auto
>	server schannel = Auto
>	allow trusted domains = Yes
>	hosts equiv = 
>	min password length = 5
>	map to guest = Never
>	null passwords = No
>	obey pam restrictions = No
>	password server = *
>	smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>	private dir = /etc/samba
>	passdb backend = smbpasswd
>	algorithmic rid base = 1000
>	root directory = 
>	guest account = nobody
>	pam password change = No
>	passwd program = 
>	passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
>	passwd chat debug = No
>	passwd chat timeout = 2
>	check password script = 
>	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>	password level = 0
>	username level = 0
>	unix password sync = No
>	restrict anonymous = 0
>	lanman auth = Yes
>	ntlm auth = Yes
>	client NTLMv2 auth = No
>	client lanman auth = Yes
>	client plaintext auth = Yes
>	preload modules = 
>	use kerberos keytab = No
>	log level = 0
>	syslog = 1
>	syslog only = No
>	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>	max log size = 5000
>	debug timestamp = Yes
>	debug hires timestamp = No
>	debug pid = No
>	debug uid = No
>	smb ports = 445 139
>	large readwrite = Yes
>	max protocol = NT1
>	min protocol = CORE
>	read bmpx = No
>	read raw = Yes
>	write raw = Yes
>	disable netbios = No
>	acl compatibility = 
>	defer sharing violations = Yes
>	nt pipe support = Yes
>	nt status support = Yes
>	announce version = 4.9
>	announce as = NT
>	max mux = 50
>	max xmit = 16644
>	name resolve order = lmhosts wins host bcast
>	max ttl = 259200
>	max wins ttl = 518400
>	min wins ttl = 21600
>	time server = No
>	unix extensions = Yes
>	use spnego = Yes
>	client signing = auto
>	server signing = No
>	client use spnego = Yes
>	change notify timeout = 60
>	deadtime = 0
>	getwd cache = Yes
>	keepalive = 300
>	kernel change notify = Yes
>	lpq cache time = 10
>	max smbd processes = 0
>	paranoid server security = Yes
>	max disk size = 0
>	max open files = 10000
>	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>	use mmap = Yes
>	hostname lookups = No
>	name cache timeout = 660
>	load printers = Yes
>	printcap cache time = 0
>	printcap name = cups
>	cups server = 
>	disable spoolss = No
>	enumports command = 
>	addprinter command = 
>	deleteprinter command = 
>	show add printer wizard = Yes
>	os2 driver map = 
>	mangling method = hash2
>	mangle prefix = 1
>	stat cache = Yes
>	machine password timeout = 604800
>	add user script = 
>	delete user script = 
>	add group script = 
>	delete group script = 
>	add user to group script = 
>	delete user from group script = 
>	set primary group script = 
>	add machine script = 
>	shutdown script = 
>	abort shutdown script = 
>	logon script = 
>	logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
>	logon drive = 
>	logon home = \\%N\%U
>	domain logons = No
>	os level = 20
>	lm announce = Auto
>	lm interval = 60
>	preferred master = No
>	local master = No
>	domain master = No
>	browse list = Yes
>	enhanced browsing = Yes
>	dns proxy = Yes
>	wins proxy = No
>	wins server = 
>	wins support = Yes
>	wins hook = 
>	wins partners = 
>	kernel oplocks = Yes
>	lock spin count = 3
>	lock spin time = 10
>	oplock break wait time = 0
>	ldap admin dn = 
>	ldap delete dn = No
>	ldap filter = (uid=%u)
>	ldap group suffix = 
>	ldap idmap suffix = 
>	ldap machine suffix = 
>	ldap passwd sync = no
>	ldap replication sleep = 1000
>	ldap suffix = 
>	ldap ssl = no
>	ldap timeout = 15
>	ldap user suffix = 
>	add share command = 
>	change share command = 
>	delete share command = 
>	config file = 
>	preload = 
>	lock directory = /var/lib/samba
>	pid directory = /var/run
>	utmp directory = 
>	wtmp directory = 
>	utmp = No
>	default service = 
>	message command = 
>	dfree command = 
>	get quota command = 
>	set quota command = 
>	remote announce = 
>	remote browse sync = 
>	socket address = 0.0.0.0
>	homedir map = 
>	afs username map = 
>	time offset = 0
>	NIS homedir = No
>	panic action = 
>	host msdfs = No
>	enable rid algorithm = Yes
>	idmap backend = 
>	idmap uid = 
>	idmap gid = 
>	template primary group = nobody
>	template homedir = /home/%D/%U
>	template shell = /bin/false
>	winbind separator = \
>	winbind cache time = 300
>	winbind enable local accounts = No
>	winbind enum users = Yes
>	winbind enum groups = Yes
>	winbind use default domain = No
>	winbind trusted domains only = No
>	winbind nested groups = No
>	comment = 
>	path = 
>	username = 
>	invalid users = 
>	valid users = 
>	admin users = 
>	read list = 
>	write list = 
>	printer admin = 
>	force user = 
>	force group = 
>	read only = Yes
>	create mask = 0744
>	force create mode = 00
>	security mask = 0777
>	force security mode = 00
>	directory mask = 0755
>	force directory mode = 00
>	directory security mask = 0777
>	force directory security mode = 00
>	force unknown acl user = No
>	inherit permissions = No
>	inherit acls = No
>	guest only = No
>	guest ok = No
>	only user = No
>	hosts allow = 137.51.14.
>	hosts deny = 
>	ea support = No
>	nt acl support = Yes
>	profile acls = No
>	map acl inherit = No
>	afs share = No
>	block size = 1024
>	max connections = 0
>	min print space = 0
>	strict allocate = No
>	strict sync = No
>	sync always = No
>	use sendfile = No
>	write cache size = 0
>	max reported print jobs = 0
>	max print jobs = 1000
>	printable = No
>	printing = cups
>	cups options = 
>	print command = 
>	lpq command = 
>	lprm command = 
>	lppause command = 
>	lpresume command = 
>	queuepause command = 
>	queueresume command = 
>	printer name = 
>	use client driver = No
>	default devmode = No
>	force printername = No
>	default case = lower
>	case sensitive = Auto
>	preserve case = Yes
>	short preserve case = Yes
>	mangling char = ~
>	hide dot files = Yes
>	hide special files = No
>	hide unreadable = No
>	hide unwriteable files = No
>	delete veto files = No
>	veto files = 
>	hide files = 
>	veto oplock files = 
>	map system = No
>	map hidden = No
>	map archive = Yes
>	mangled names = Yes
>	mangled map = 
>	store dos attributes = No
>	browseable = Yes
>	blocking locks = Yes
>	csc policy = manual
>	fake oplocks = No
>	locking = Yes
>	oplocks = Yes
>	level2 oplocks = Yes
>	oplock contention limit = 2
>	posix locking = Yes
>	strict locking = Yes
>	share modes = Yes
>	copy = 
>	include = 
>	preexec = 
>	preexec close = No
>	postexec = 
>	root preexec = 
>	root preexec close = No
>	root postexec = 
>	available = Yes
>	volume = 
>	fstype = NTFS
>	set directory = No
>	wide links = Yes
>	follow symlinks = Yes
>	dont descend = 
>	magic script = 
>	magic output = 
>	delete readonly = No
>	dos filemode = No
>	dos filetimes = No
>	dos filetime resolution = No
>	fake directory create times = No
>	vfs objects = 
>	msdfs root = No
>	msdfs proxy = 
>
>[public]
>	comment = temp on gaia
>	path = /tmp
>	read only = No
>	guest ok = Yes
>
>[data]
>	comment = Data Drive
>	path = /data
>	read only = No
>	inherit permissions = Yes
>	only user = Yes
>
>  
>