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From: "Charles Peters - Tech Support" <support@tecpro.com>
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Subject: Re: Problem connecting Windows 2000 Professional to Samba 2.0.7 share
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Thanks for your speedy response Bob!

I am able to see to the samba machine, otis, from my 'my network 
places' box, but I also get the same error message when I double 
click on 'otis' to try and establish or see the shares that should be 
avaliable to me.

Any more suggestions?

Thanks,

Charles





On 4 Jul 2000, at 22:29, Bob Collins wrote:

> Charles Peters - Tech Support wrote:
> > 
> > Greetings,
> > 
> > I have a Samba 2.0.7 server running on FreeBSD 4.0 Release.  It
> > works flawlessly, with one exception.  When I try and connect my
> > Windows 2000 Professional workstation to a samba share,
> > windows 2000 returns the following error message:
> > 
> >         System Error 1240 has occured.
> >         The account is not authorized to log in from this station.
> > 
> > I am using the following command to connect (from a command
> > window):
> > 
> >         net use m: \\otis\charles
> 
> 
> I would think you would need an exports file that is actually
> exporting a directory named charles from a mchine named otis.
> 
> 
> > This command works flawlessly from all of my win98 and win95
> > machines.
> 
> Those systems are not really an acid test of networking prowess and
> exactness.
>  
> > Below is a copy of my smb.conf file:
> > 
> > # Samba config file created using SWAT
> > # from UNKNOWN (0.0.0.0)
> > # Date: 2000/06/27 00:59:46
> > 
> > # Global parameters
> > [global]
> >         workgroup = workgroup
> >         log file = /var/log/log.%m
> >         max log size = 50
> >         interfaces = 192.168.0.4
> >         netbios name = otis
> >         dns proxy = No
> >         server string = SambaServer
> > 
> > [homes]
> >         comment = Home Directories
> >         read only = No
> >         browseable = No
> > 
> > [printers]
> >         comment = All Printers
> >         path = /var/spool/samba
> >         print ok = Yes
> >         browseable = No
> > 
> > [music]
> >         browsable = Yes
> >         comment = Music
> >         write list = @peters
> >         create mode = 777
> >         directory mode = 777
> >         writable = yes
> >         path = /usr/sshare/music
> > 
> > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> > 
> > Thanks in advance!
> > 
> > Charles
> 
> Why not set up a new "my network places" place with a browsing utlity?
> Otherwise I would review the /etc/exports file as well as the samba
> file for the proper 'charles'. Otherwise, you may rename the [music]
> share to [charles]. Finally, you could use the following from the cmd
> prompt.
> 
> net use m: \\otis\music
> 
> Cheers
> -- 
> Bob Collins
> MCSE
> 


Charles Peters
mailto:support@tecpro.com


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