[Samba] I can't access a Linux box from windows

Geoffrey Scott geoffs at guestshire.com
Tue Jan 17 22:59:28 GMT 2006


Antonello PAPA wrote:
> Hi every one, sorry for bad english and thanks. I'm starting using
> linux, sorry if i ask something  simple. 
> I have a small network and I would like to access a file on a linux
> box with fedora 4 and of course samba from windows xp , windows 2000
> and windows 98. I see the directory bat when  clic on them to see
> what's inside i get a message that tell that i don't have the right
> to access.   
> I have tried to change from  security = user and also encripeted
> password = no but nothing changed. 
> 
> This is my smb.conf
> 
> [global]
> 	workgroup = didattica
> 	server string = Samba Server
> 	printcap name = /etc/printcap
> 	load printers = yes
> 	cups options = raw
> 	log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> 	max log size = 50
> 	dns proxy = no
> encrypt passwords = yes
> smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> 	socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 	idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
> 	idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
> 	template shell = /bin/false
> 	winbind use default domain = no
> 	guest ok = yes
> 	guest account = ipsia
> 	security = share
> [homes]
> 	comment = Home Directories
> 	browseable = no
> 	writeable = yes
> [printers]
> 	comment = All Printers
> 	path = /var/spool/samba
> 	browseable = no
> 	printable = yes
> [ipsia]
> 	comment = Alunno
> 	path = /home/ipsia
> 	writeable = yes
> 	browseable = yes
> 	guest ok = yes
> [mimmoge]
> 	path = /home/mimmoge
> 	writeable = yes
> 	browseable = yes
> 	guest ok = yes
> 
> [papa]
> 	path = /home/papa
> 	writeable = yes
> 	browseable = yes
> 	guest ok = yes
> 
> these are some kind of log from pc:
> 
> [2006/01/13 17:53:58, 0] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(615)
>    '/home/ipsia' does not exist or is not a directory, when
> connecting to [ipsia] 


mkdir -p /home/{ipsia,mimmoge,papa}

chmod -R /home/{ipsia,mimmoge,papa}

> this is snbd log file
> 
> 
> [2006/01/11 15:21:21, 1] lib/account_pol.c:account_policy_get(204)
>    account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 1 (min
> password 
> length), returning 0
> [2006/01/11 15:21:21, 1] lib/account_pol.c:account_policy_get(204)
>    account_policy_get: tdb_fetch_uint32 failed for field 2 (password
> history), returning 0

Does your user exist in samba?  Have you added them?

> 
> [2006/01/11 16:58:40, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_peer_addr(1150)
>    getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected

Your windows machine terminated a connection


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