[Samba] Fwd: win xp machine disconnected from share and repeated authentication required

[vishesh kumar]

Dear ambasta

Can you try following command on xp

net config server /autodisconnect:0


thanks


On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Pramathesh Ambasta <
pramathesh.ambasta at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sorry for posting this again. But i have not been able to find a
> satisfactory resolution to this. I urgently need to attend to this
> issue and would be very grateful for some help on this.
> Regards
> Pramathesh
>
>
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> From: Pramathesh Ambasta <pramathesh.ambasta at gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:31 PM
> Subject: win xp machine disconnected from share and repeated
> authentication  required
> To: samba at lists.samba.org
>
>
> I have set up a Ubuntu 8.04 server for file and print sharing on a
> small network. The server runs smbd version 3.0.28a.
>
> The samba server is a standalone server and is used by some users to
> access common data. The scheme is that all users have a Unix account
> on the server. When they want to access the shared service, they are
> asked for a password after which they can work.
>
> One of the machines on the network is a win xp SP2 machine on which
> the user had already logged in, but in trying to attach a file from
> the server in Outlook Express got an error message that the file could
> not be found. He had to go to Network Neighborhood, click on the
> shared service, authenticate again. This happened quite a few times
> within a fairly short span of time.
>
> An examination of the log for the machine (log.hpm with IP
> 192.168.1.6) shows some "connection reset by peer messages". I have
> browsed on the net and come across several people reporting similar
> issues with earlier versions of samba but have not come across a
> definitive solution. Is this an "smb ports = 445" issue or a network
> card/connection failure? Why does the log below show a write failure
> on 0.0.0.0? The log also shows some failures to create built in users.
>
> Will be very grateful on help/pointers on this.
>
> Below is a cutting of the relevant sections from log.hpm followed by
> the smb.conf file.
>
> Thanks in advance
> Pramathesh
>
> *************log.hpm*********
> [2009/02/18 10:49:57, 1] smbd/service.c:make_connection_snum(1033)
>  hpm (192.168.1.6) connect to service DataShare initially as user mih
> (uid=1003, gid=119) (pid 10051)
> ************
>  hpm (192.168.1.6) closed connection to service DataShare
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0]
> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
>  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0]
> auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_administrators(792)
>  create_builtin_administrators: Failed to create Administrators
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_data(562)
>  write_data: write failure in writing to client 192.168.1.6. Error
> Connection reset by peer
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0] lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(761)
>  Error writing 4 bytes to client. -1. (Connection reset by peer)
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0] auth/auth_util.c:create_builtin_users(758)
>  create_builtin_users: Failed to create Users
> [2009/02/18 15:20:42, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_data(562)
>  write_data: write failure in writing to client 0.0.0.0. Error
> Connection reset by peer
> **********
>
> *******smb.conf*********
>
> [global]
>   workgroup = DOMAIN
>   server string = SERVER (MAIN)
>   dns proxy = no
>   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>   max log size = 1000
>   syslog = 0
>   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
>   security = user
>   passdb backend = tdbsam
>   obey pam restrictions = yes
>   invalid users = root
>   unix password sync = yes
>   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n
> *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
>   pam password change = yes
>   map to guest = bad user
>   usershare allow guests = yes
>   username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
> [printers]
>   comment = All Printers
>   browseable = no
>   path = /var/spool/samba
>   printable = yes
>   create mask = 0700
>
> [print$]
>   comment = Printer Drivers
>   path = /var/lib/samba/printers
>
> [DataShare]
>   path = /home/core/DataShare
>   writeable = yes
> ;    browseable = yes
>   valid users = specific, valid, user, names, listed, here
>   directory mask = 0770
>   create mask = 0660
>   force group = groupname
>
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