[Samba] FC4, Samba 3.0.14-2, Windows 2K: cannot access home directory

[derekmahar.12026693 at bloglines.com]

What might be the possible causes of an smbclient NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME
error?  smbclient generates this error when I attempt to connect to my [homes]
share from a Mandrake Linux 10.1 (Samba 3.0.7) box to my Fedora Core 4 box
(Samba 3.0.14a-2).  Similarly, my Windows 2000 machine complains that folder
"\\Fedora\derek is not accessible. The network name cannot be found."  I can
browse all the shares and read shares 'public' and 'data' (see below), but
despite having both Samba and file write permissions, I cannot write to these
shares.

I do not encounter these problems on my Mandrake 10.1 PC (Samba
3.0.7).

What might be the problem and what is the solution?  Has Samba
changed significantly between versions 3.0.7 and 3.0.14a-2?

Server configuration:


Fedora Core 4
Samba 3.0.14a-2
Windows 2000

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Output of smbclient:


[derek at linux derek]$ smbclient //fedora/derek -U derek
Password:
Domain=[FEDORA]
OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.14a-2]
tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME


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Excerpt from /var/log/samba/derek.log:

[2005/06/14 21:06:41,
2] auth/auth.c:check_ntlm_password(305)
  check_ntlm_password:  authentication
for user [derek] -> [derek] -> [derek] succeeded
[2005/06/14 21:06:41, 1]
smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(642)
  derek (192.168.1.101) connect
to service data initially as user derek (uid=500, gid=500) (pid 2800)
[2005/06/14
21:07:28, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615)
  '/home/derek' does
not exist or is not a directory, when connecting to [derek]
[2005/06/14 21:07:29,
0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615)
  '/home/derek' does not exist
or is not a directory, when connecting to [derek]
[2005/06/14 21:07:29, 0]
smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615)
  '/home/derek' does not exist or
is not a directory, when connecting to [derek]
[2005/06/14 21:07:29, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615)

  '/home/derek' does not exist or is not a directory, when connecting to
[derek]

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Output of testparm:

[root at fedora data]# testparm
Load
smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Processing section "[homes]"
Processing
section "[printers]"
Processing section "[public]"
Processing section "[data]"

Loaded services file OK.
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
Press enter to see
a dump of your service definitions

# Global parameters
[global]
    
   workgroup = ROSEMONT
        server string = Fedora Core, Samba Server
%v
        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*

        unix password sync = Yes
        log level = 2
        log file
= /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 50
        socket options
= TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        printcap name = /etc/printcap

        dns proxy = No
        cups options = raw

[homes]
        comment
= %u's Home Directory
        read only = No
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba

        guest ok = Yes
        printable = Yes
        browseable = No


[public]
        comment = Public folder
        path = /usr/share/public

        read only = No
        guest ok = Yes

[data]
        comment
= Data folder
        path = /data
        read only = No
        guest
ok = Yes

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Shared directory file permissions:

[root at fedora data]#
ls -ld /home/derek /data /usr/share/public
drwxrwxrwx   2 root  root  4096
Jun 14 20:59 /data
drwx------  29 derek derek 4096 Jun 14 20:55 /home/derek

drwxrwxrwx   2 root  root  4096 Jun 13 21:37 /usr/share/public

Thank you
for your help!

Derek