[Samba] Re: Authentication woes

[Igor Belyi]

Can you also provide smbd log showing the error message during your 
attempts?

Igor

Brian Witowski wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have a perplexing problem.  Im running Mandrake 10.0 and samba 3.0 setup
> as a domain controller.  My client machines are XP Pro.  I can join the
> domain and my "Homes" directory connects as it should.  But that's all I can
> do.  I have other shares that I can't access.  For instance, I have a
> "downloads" share.  Ive tried every conceivable setting but when I try to
> access that share, it prompts for my username and password.  I enter it but
> it doesn't take.  It just asks again.  I've tried different logins and get
> the same result.  Ive tried setting "guest=yes and that didn't help. Ive set
> the attributes to 777 and that didn't help.
> 
> Evidently it doesn't see my netlogon share either because my logon script
> never runs.  Ive included my samba.conf for inspection.  Keep in mind this
> is only one of MANY configurations I've tried.  Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.
> 
> Brian
> 
> -------------------------------
> 
> # Samba config file created using SWAT
> # from 0.0.0.0 (0.0.0.0)
> # Date: 2004/10/07 07:23:18
> 
> # Global parameters
> [global]
> 	workgroup = PYRAMID
> 	netbios name = SERVER
> 	interfaces = eth1, lo
> 	bind interfaces only = Yes
> 	username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> 	log level = 31
> 	syslog = 0
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/%m
> 	max log size = 50
> 	smb ports = 139 445
> 	name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
> 	time server = Yes
> 	add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u
> 	delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
> 	add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
> 	delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
> 	add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u
> 	add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false -d /dev/null %u
> 	shutdown script = /var/lib/samba/scripts/shutdown.sh
> 	abort shutdown script = /sbin/shutdown -c
> 	logon script = \\%L\netlogon\default.bat
> 	logon path = \\server\profiles\%U
> 	logon drive = X:
> 	logon home = \\%L\%U
> 	domain logons = Yes
> 	ldap ssl = no
> 	default service = Downloads
> 	winbind use default domain = Yes
> 
> [downloads]
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/downloads
> 	read only = No
> 	create mask = 0777
> 	force create mode = 0777
> 	directory mask = 0777
> 	force directory mode = 0777
> 
> [netlogon]
> 	comment = Network Logon Service
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/home/netlogon
> 	read only = No
> 
> [brianw]
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/home/brianw
> 	read only = No
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 
> [laptop]
> 	path = /home/laptop
> 	read only = No
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 
> [profiles]
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/home/samba/profiles
> 	read only = No
> 	guest ok = Yes
> 
> [homes]
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/home
> 	read only = No
> 
> [jan]
> 	path = /mnt/hda3/home/jan
>