[Samba] Accessing home directories problem (XP Home Edition)

[Ryan Steele]

You may be right.  I've read places about people modifying registry 
entries on XP Home clients to get things to work properly, but according 
to the Samba3 book, if configured properly that's not the case.  I 
dunno, I avoid Windows when I can, and when I am forced to use it, Win2k 
or XP Pro.  Sorry I couldn't be of more help :-)

Good luck,
Ryan

Brian Thibault wrote:
> You maybe right, but i was under the impression it was just "domains" 
> that didn't work properly with XP Home, not peer-to-peer access.
>
> - Brian
>
> On 6/21/06, * Ryan Steele* <steele at agora-net.com 
> <mailto:steele at agora-net.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm pretty sure I read somewheres that XP Home Edition and Samba just
>     will not work, period.... I think it was the Samba3 By Example book,
>     written by Jerry Carter...but Jerry might be able to support/deny that
>     claim.
>
>     Best,
>     Ryan
>
>     Brian Thibault wrote:
>     > Hi there,
>     >
>     > I have my Samba, set up and running. My users are add and should be
>     > set up
>     > right. The problem is when I can't access my home directories from
>     > Windows XP
>     > Home Edition
>     > <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>.
>     >
>     >
>     > It should give me a login box right? .. but its not. It just
>     gives me the
>     > error message that I don't have access to the folder.
>     >
>     > When I manually add my home directory though in my smb.conf, then
>     > click on
>     > that directory from my windows box, it presents me w/ a login box.
>     > After I
>     > login here, then I can access my "magic" home directory.
>     >
>     > Here is my smb.conf dump from testparm:
>     >
>     > [global]
>     > workgroup = XXXXX
>     > server <
>     http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
>     > string
>     > = File Server
>     > map to guest = Bad User
>     > 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*
>     > log file
>     <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059# > =
>     > /var/log/samba/%m.log
>     > max log size = 50
>     > server signing = Auto
>     > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
>     > printcap name = /etc/printcap
>     > preferred master = No
>     > domain master = No
>     > dns proxy = No
>     > ldap ssl = no
>     > guest ok = Yes
>     > hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.
>     > cups options = raw
>     >
>     > [homes]
>     > comment = Home Directories
>     > valid users = %S
>     > read only = No
>     >
>     > [printers]
>     > comment = All
>     >
>     Printers<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#
>     <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>>
>     > path = /var/spool/samba
>     > printable = Yes
>     > browseable = No
>     >
>     > [briansdir]
>     > path = /home/brian
>     > valid users = brian
>     > read only = No
>     > guest ok = No
>     >
>     > [public]
>     > path = /home/public
>     > read only = No
>     > guest only = Yes
>     > case sensitive = No
>     > msdfs proxy = no
>     >
>     >
>     > Is the problem just w/ XP Home or what?
>     >
>     >
>     > Any help would be appreciated...
>     > Thanks,
>     > Brian
>
>