[Samba] Can't logon to Samba server

[Joseph C. Fisher]

I'm re-posting this thread / request for help.

This is the first time I've ever used a "list", and the first time I've ever
sent a request for help to a list.

In my first message, I had unknowingly replied to another thread, when I
wiped out the old subject and body.

I was simply trying to send my new thread to the samba list.

If I offended anyone, I apologize, as it was not intentional.

The only response that I received to my post, was one that told me I had
hijacked someone else's thread.

So, I'll try again, this time with a brand new message...

Maybe I'll get a response to my problem this time.

JCF

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Please help.

I'm not new to Linux or Unix, but I am new to Samba, PAM and "Lists".

A few weeks ago, I upgraded to SuSE Linux 10.3.

I attempted to install and configure Samba last weekend, for the first time.

I want to create 3 specific mount points under Samba, each with different
permissions as to who can access them.

Initially, I was able to mount the filesystem with the least amount of
restrictions, but could not seem to mount the other two filesystems.

I found several different documents on-line to aid in configuring the
smb.conf file.

After playing around for several days, I now can no longer mount any of the
three filesystems.

Currently, when I bring up my Windows Explorer session, I can see the

Workgroup, and the Samba server, but I can not see any of the mount points
on that server.

When I click on the server (Samba 3.0.26a-3-1478-SUSE-SL10.3 (Jflinuxpc), I
get the following error:

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\\Jflinuxpc 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.

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

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When I click on "Map Network Drive" and type in \\Jflinuxpc\family_photos, I
get the following error message:

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The mapped network drive could not be created because the following error
has occurred:

There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

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To start, it appears as if I've activated some type of special logon, or
authentication server un-knowingly...

Can anyone give me a hint as to what it might be?

I can telnet to the Linux server just fine from all of my laptops and PCs.

The login ID that I'm using is good from a Linux / Unix / OS perspective.

Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance, and have a great week.

JoeF...