[Samba] unable to authenticate user

[Craig Sterley]

The unix permissions are set on the /home drive.  When mapping from My
Computer.... It will not authenticate either.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Coburn [mailto:mcoburn at jupiterimages.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 12:21 PM
To: Craig Sterley
Cc: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] unable to authenticate user

Can you successfully map if you use the My Computer > Tools > Map 
Network Drive... and specify correct username/password & path 
information?  Are the unix permissions on /home defined correctly for 
the user mapping their home drive?
--
Michael Coburn
Enterprise Systems Administrator

Craig Sterley wrote:
> When trying to attach them mapping to the users home directory a
message
> box comes up prompting for username and password.  The username is
> grayed out showing only guest.  The other shares come through just
fine
> as to be expected.  The server is running AIX 5.3 using Samba 2.2.7.
> Below is the smb.conf file.
>
>  
>
> # Global parameters
>
> [global]
>
>         workgroup = COMP.CH
>
>         netbios name = USOTR1
>
>         server string = usotr1
>
>         security = SHARE
>
>         encrypt passwords = Yes
>
>         update encrypted = Yes
>
>         passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>
>         passwd chat = *New*UNIX*passwd* %n\n*ReType*new*UNIX*passwd*
> %n\n *passw
>
>         username map = /var/samba/users.map
>
>         unix password sync = Yes
>
>         log file = /var/samba/log/log.%m
>
>         max log size = 50
>
>         local master = No
>
>         dns proxy = No
>
>  
>
> [homes]
>
>         comment = Home Directories
>
>         path = /home/%u
>
>         read only = No
>
>  
>
> [share]
>
>         comment = User Area
>
>         path = /tmp/share
>
>         read only = No
>
>         create mask = 0777
>
>         force security mode = 0777
>
>         directory mask = 0777
>
>         force directory security mode = 0777
>
>         guest ok = Yes
>
>  
>
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