[Samba] Samba and Windows XP

Thu Sep 16 09:05:32 GMT 2004

Just another easy try, did you install SP2 on XP? Is the firewall on?
Cheers
Simone

Jason Johnson wrote:

> That gave me an invalid password error.  Even though my password is 
> correct. This is the strangest thing I have ever seen
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simone" <simone72 at email.it>
> To: "Jason Johnson" <jason at oregonnet.com>
> Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 1:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and Windows XP
>
>
>> Hi, it could be a stupid thing to try, but I was thinking you could 
>> try to connect using "net use".  This way you provide credential even 
>> if you're not prompted.
>>
>> net use Z: \\ipsambaserver\sharename /USER:jason password:yourpassword
>>
>> Have a nice day
>> Simone
>>
>> Jason Johnson wrote:
>>
>>> Samba appears to be up
>>>
>>> [root at samba samba]# /etc/init.d/smb status
>>> smbd (pid 1988) is running...
>>> nmbd (pid 1992) is running...
>>>
>>> Local file permissions on the directory appear to be fine
>>>
>>> [root at samba home]# ls -al /home/jason
>>> total 24
>>> drwxr-xr-x  2 jason jason 4096 Aug 31 15:05 .
>>> drwxr-xr-x  4 root  root  4096 Aug 31 13:20 ..
>>> -rw-------  1 jason jason   34 Sep 15 21:07 .bash_history
>>> -rw-r--r--  1 jason jason   24 Aug 31 13:20 .bash_logout
>>> -rw-r--r--  1 jason jason  191 Aug 31 13:20 .bash_profile
>>> -rw-r--r--  1 jason jason  124 Aug 31 13:20 .bashrc
>>> [root at samba home]#
>>>
>>> My Windows XP account name is Jason with the same password that I 
>>> use for samba.
>>>
>>> I do not see anywhere in windows where I can configure anything.  
>>> When I go into "My Network Places" on Windows XP and choose "View 
>>> Workgroup Computers".  I see the samba server icon.  When I double 
>>> click it it does not give me any prompt for a username and 
>>> password.  It just pops up that error message that I pasted in my 
>>> initial email.   If there is an area in Windows XP that I need to 
>>> configure.  Please let me know
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slavisa Popravak" <spop at 4net.co.yu>
>>> To: <samba at lists.samba.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 12:32 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and Windows XP
>>>
>>>
>>>> Jason Johnson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I just created the samba user 'jason' now.  However, it never 
>>>>> prompts me to enter in a username or password.  Is there some 
>>>>> security setting that I need to enable on the samba side to make 
>>>>> it prompt me when I double click on the icon in Windows XP?
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Slavisa Popravak" 
>>>>> <spop at 4net.co.yu>
>>>>> To: "Jason" <jason at emt-jason.us>
>>>>> Cc: <samba at lists.samba.org>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 2004 11:48 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Samba] Samba and Windows XP
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jason wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am trying to setup a samba server on Redhat Fedora 2 and 
>>>>>>> trying to connect to it through Windows XP Professional.
>>>>>>> This samba server is a standalone server.  I can see it in the 
>>>>>>> Network Places.  Every time I try to connect to it I get the 
>>>>>>> following error in Windows.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "\\Samba is not accessible.  You might not have permission to 
>>>>>>> use this network resource.  Contact the administrator of this 
>>>>>>> server to find out if you have access permissions.  The network 
>>>>>>> path was not found."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Here is my smb.conf file that I created using SWAT.  Can anyone 
>>>>>>> help me?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank You
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jason
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Samba config file created using SWAT
>>>>>>> # from 192.168.1.2 (192.168.1.2)
>>>>>>> # Date: 2004/09/15 23:22:05
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> # Global parameters
>>>>>>> [global]
>>>>>>> log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>>>>>>> max log size = 50
>>>>>>> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>>>>>> dns proxy = No
>>>>>>> ldap ssl = no
>>>>>>> idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
>>>>>>> idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
>>>>>>> hosts allow = 192.168.1., 192.168.2., 127.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [homes]
>>>>>>> comment = Home Directories
>>>>>>> path = /home
>>>>>>> read only = No
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [printers]
>>>>>>> comment = All Printers
>>>>>>> path = /var/spool/samba
>>>>>>> printable = Yes
>>>>>>> browseable = No
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [myshare]
>>>>>>> comment = Jason Test Share
>>>>>>> path = /home/jason
>>>>>>> valid users = jason
>>>>>>> read only = No
>>>>>>> create mask = 0765
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Did you create username " jason " on server as a samba user??
>>>>>>
>>>>>> smbpasswd -a jason
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then enter password, and when later try to connect to server 
>>>>>> suply that username and password.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- 
>>>>>> Slaviša Popravak
>>>>>> inženjer informatike
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I think that samba will allways ask you for username and  
>>>>> password, when try to connect. Maybe you should do some 
>>>>> configuration with your windows machine.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Try to log on your win box with the same username and pass, as you 
>>>> created them on samba server. , and if it works it could be problem 
>>>> with win configuration,...
>>>> or
>>>> Check samba status    /etc/init.d/smb status      /etc/init.d/nmb 
>>>> status
>>>> or
>>>> Check local file permission on share that you want to access. Samba 
>>>> is configured to allow access to share to Jason, but local file 
>>>> permission should be configured to allow him access to. When you 
>>>> try to access some share, it's chesked local and share permission.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Slaviša Popravak
>>>> inženjer informatike
>>>>
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>>>
>>
>>
>>
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