[Samba] xp: unknown user name or bad password

[ToddAndMargo]

On 08/18/2017 07:53 PM, toddandmargo via samba 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
> 


The cure was to add to smb.conf

; To operate with XP, add the following to the [global] section:
;    lanman auth = yes
;    ntlm auth = yes
    lanman auth = yes
    ntlm auth = yes