[Samba] xp: unknown user name or bad password

Todd Chester ToddAndMargo at zoho.com
Sat Aug 19 08:05:10 UTC 2017



On 08/19/2017 12:50 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Aug 2017 00:38:48 -0700
> Todd Chester via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> 
>>
>>
>> On 08/19/2017 12:31 AM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
>>> On Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:53:26 -0700
>>> toddandmargo via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> Fedora Core 26
>>>>
>>>> # rpm -qa \*samba\*
>>>> samba-common-4.6.7-0.fc26.noarch
>>>> samba-common-libs-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-client-libs-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-winbind-modules-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-libs-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-client-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-common-tools-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>> samba-winbind-4.6.7-0.fc26.x86_64
>>>>
>>>> I am replacing a CentOS 5 Samba Server with a Fedora 26 Samba
>>>> server.
>>>>
>>>> XP clients work fine with the CentSO5 server, but not the FC26
>>>> server. And smbclient works fine from Linux.
>>>>
>>>>   From XP, I get:
>>>>        net view \\FedoraServer
>>>>        System error 5 has occurred.   Access is denied.
>>>>
>>>>        net use z: \\FedoraServer\public xxxxxxx /USER:todd
>>>>        System error 1326 has occurred
>>>>        Logon failure: unknown user name or bad password.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On the Linux side, both of these work perfectly:
>>>>        smbclient -L=192.168.xxx.12
>>>>        smbclient -L 192.168.xxx.12 -U todd
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What am I doing wrong?  I have attached  my error smb.conf
>>>> without the shares to save space.
>>>>
>>>> Many thanks,
>>>> -T
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [global]
>>>>      workgroup = zzzzzz
>>>>      server string yyyy Samba Server
>>>>      volume = yyyy, %v
>>>>      comment = Samba (NetBIOS) Server on FedoraServer.yyyyyy.com
>>>>      netbios name = FedroaServer
>>>>      netbios aliases = yyyyyy
>>>>      interfaces = eno1 127.0.0.1
>>>>      deny access to anyone outside the current domain
>>>>      hosts deny = ALL
>>>>      hosts allow = 192.168.xxx. 127.0.0.
>>>>      guest account = pcguest
>>>>      log file = /var/log/samba/samba-log.%m
>>>>      log level = 4 passdb:10 auth:10
>>>>      strict locking = no
>>>>      follow symlinks = yes
>>>>      wide links = no
>>>>      locking = yes
>>>>      strict locking = no
>>>>      security = user
>>>>      smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>>>>      unix password sync = Yes
>>>>      passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>>>>      passdb backend = smbpasswd
>>>>      username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>>>>      local master = yes
>>>>      os level = 75
>>>>      domain master = yes
>>>>      domain logons = yes
>>>>      idmap config * : backend        = tdb
>>>>      idmap config * : range          = 1000000-1999999
>>>>      preferred master = yes
>>>>      wins support = yes
>>>>      name resolve order = host wins
>>>>      dns proxy = yes
>>>>      deadtime = 20160
>>>>      force create mode = 0000
>>>>      create mode = 0777
>>>>      force directory mode = 0000
>>>>      directory mode = 0777
>>>>      map archive = yes
>>>>      map system = yes
>>>>      map hidden = yes
>>>> [public]
>>>>      blah blah blah
>>>>
>>>
>>>      netbios name = FedroaServer # <--- typo ?
>>>
>>> Rowland
>>
>> Indeed!  Thank you!
>>
>> I did the xp "net" commands wit the IP as well.  And the
>> net command with the correct spelling picked up the IP
>> from my DNS server.
>>
>>
>> I typo both Windows as Widows and Fedora as Fedroa a lot.
>> :'(
>>
>>
>>
> 
> Save your self some typing next time, don't add the 'netbios name'
> line, you do not need it, Samba will fill it in for you ;-)
> 
> Rowland


Actually, I redacted the joke from that line.  I can't wait to
see if anyone actually discovers it.




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