[NTLUG:Discuss] password for samba?

[Scott Womer]

Hi,

Samba will 1st check the "security ="  parameter of the smb.conf file.  If
it's set to "user" it will verify the the password against the matching unix
user.  If it's set to "server" or "domain" it will check the user and pass
against whatever server is identified by "password server =".   Then it
checks smb.conf to see if this user has been given rights to
admin/read/write/browse the defined resource.  Lastly... the matching unix
user must also have access to the resource at the unix system level.  To
check this part, you should be able to log into the unix box with the same
user and password used in winx and access the resource defined by smb.conf
via telnet.

There's half a dozen other things to check, but these are the two most
common problems for a new samba installation.

1) Verify the proper server is validating the user password
2) Verify the unix user has rights to the share defined by samba



Hope that helps,

Scott Womer

----- Original Message -----
From: "m m" <llliiilll at hotmail.com>
To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2000 1:47 AM
Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] password for samba?


> Hi All:
> I try to connect 95 box to Linux box using samba.
> when I double click my Linus box icon on 95's Network Neighborhood,
> it ask me to supply a password as following:
>
> You must supply a password to make this connection.
> source: \\Liubx\IPC$
> password:
>
> The other case is:
> under DOS prompt, I did
>
> C:\>net use * \\Linux\homes
> The password is invalid for \\Linux\HOMES. For more information, contact
> your
> network administrator.
> Type the password for \\Linux\HOMES:******
>
> Error 86: The specified network password is not correct. Type the correct
> password, or contact your network administrator for more information.
>
> I have tried enter root's password, user paswword, 95 password...
> all in vain!
>
> on smb.conf, i set "encrypt password = no".
> on 95, I add a key "EnablePlainTextPassword = 1".
>
> What is the password for these? Anyone help?
>
> TIA
>
> jc
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