[Samba] Samba and Win98

[Günter Kukkukk]

Am Mittwoch, 7. Mai 2008 schrieb 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:
> ************************************************************************
> 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
> **********************************************************************
> 
> Here is the smb.conf
> *****************************************************************
> [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
> 
> 

Please do the following on the new samba server:
  post the outcome of 'testparm -vs | grep lanman'

As root, 'pdbedit -w username -d0', where "username" is a user
which is not working from win9x.

Cheers, Günter