[Samba] Samba and Win98

Thu May 8 13:34:28 GMT 2008

Günter Kukkukk wrote:
> 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

Here is what he said:

The testparm command shows:

Processing section "[homes]"
.
.
.
Loaded services file OK
Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE
      lanman auth = No
      client lanman auth = No

The pdbedit command shows:

kemperk:1002:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX:ADEC9EDC3A6A794D691E6DFAFCFAEE85:[U
]:LCT-481B6630:

-- 
Scott Mayo
System Administrator
Bloomfield Schools