[Samba] Samba and Win98

[sgmayo at mail.bloomfield.k12.mo.us]

I have a friend that had a samba server go down.  They switched to another
server and are having problems with people logging into it from Windows
98.  If the same user logs in from WinXp then everything works otherwise
they get an error.  He also said that the smb.conf files were the same on
both servers.

>From the errors it almost looks like some sort of permission problem, but
since it logs in from XP clients then that throws that theory out the
door.

Thanks for any info.
Scott



Here is the error that he said he gets:
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Here it the message I get when trying to login from a Windows 98 Machine.

"The Password is Incorrect.  Try Again"

This only happens from Windows 98 or 95 machines.  The same user can login
to the samba server from Windows 2000 or XP.

The log file from /var/log/samba on that machine is as follows:  BTW I'm
not trying to login as Administrator.

[2008/05/06 09:11:20, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:11:20, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 09:11:29, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:11:29, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 09:11:35, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:11:35, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 09:11:47, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:11:47, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 09:15:12, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:15:12, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 09:28:32, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 09:28:32, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 10:02:51, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 10:02:51, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 13:18:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 13:18:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 13:49:06, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 13:49:06, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 13:53:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 13:53:41, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:01:34, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:01:34, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:24:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:24:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:25:50, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:25:50, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:28:47, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:28:47, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:35:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:35:56, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
[2008/05/06 14:55:06, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
[2008/05/06 14:55:06, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
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Here is the smb.conf
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[global]
netbios name = park
workgroup = PV
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
dns proxy = no
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
syslog = 0
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
encrypt passwords = true
passdb backend = tdbsam
obey pam restrictions = yes
invalid users = root
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:*
%n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
map to guest = bad user
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
usershare allow guests = yes
comment = Home Directories
browseable = yes
read only = no
create mask = 0700
directory mask = 0700
valid users = %U
locking = no
[printers]
comment = All Printers
browseable = no
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
guest ok = no
read only = yes
create mask = 0700

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers
browseable = yes
read only = yes
guest ok = no

[Public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/public
public = yes
writable = yes
write list = @staff
browsable = yes
read only = no
directory mode = 0770
default case = upper

[hcnul]
path = /home/hcnul
writable = yes
write list = @hcnul
browsable = yes
read only = no
directory mode = 0770