Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2002 16:18:41 +0800 From: "Kathy Quinlan" <katinka@magestower.com> To: <b.k.jackson@verizon.net> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: RE: Samba problems Message-ID: <EGEAIMMIBHIBOPAMFLLBGEFCCGAA.katinka@magestower.com> In-Reply-To: <3CA1EFDD.40206@verizon.net>
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Just a quick thanks to all who responded, it was a password issue, as soon as I put encrypted passwords on I can now access from Win2K :o) Thanks once again all Regards, Kat. ____________________________________________________________________________ /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | K.A.Q. Electronics \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | Software and Electronic Engineering X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Perth Western Australia / \ | Ph +61 419 923 731 ____________________________________________________________________________ > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian Jackson [mailto:b.k.jackson@verizon.net] > Sent: Thursday, 28 March 2002 00:14 > To: Kathy Quinlan > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org > Subject: Re: Samba problems > > > Hi - > > I would check to make sure that Samba is configured to use encrypted > passwords: > > 1. Did you create the SMB Password file? > 2. Did you modify smb.conf with the correct parameters? > > you should have: > > security = user > encrypt passwords = yes > smb passwd file = /usr/local/etc/private/smbpasswd (or wherever > it's hiding) > > I ran into this problem with my XP box - I guess that original MS OS's > (95, etc) had unencrypted passwords, so Samba doesn't use encryption by > default. > > Brian > > Kathy Quinlan wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I have installed samba, and worked through the DIAGNOSIS.txt > file, all works > >fine from the FreeBSD server, but as soon as I try anything on > windows I get > >errors. The errors are password related I would say, I have > tried both win2k > >and win 98 clients, and both have the same problem. From Network > browser I > >can see the server, if from a command prompt I do a net view I see the > >server and its ID (Samba Server). > > > >The errors on Win2k are : > > > >>From CLI using the command "net view \\server " I get a System error 5, > >Access Denied > >>From windows browser when I double click the server I get a dialogue box > >with "\\server is not available, Access is not available from > this account > >on this machine" > > > >On Win98 : > > > >>From both CLI and network browser I get a password error and it > asks me to > >re type the password. > > > >I am using FreeBSD 4.5R (Downloaded a few days ago) Samba 2.2.2 > from ports, > >installed today. > > > >I can SSH into the server from all win boxes. > > > >Any help appreciated, > > > >Regards, > > > >Kat. > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > ___________ > > /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | K.A.Q. Electronics > > \ / - NO HTML/RTF in e-mail | Software and Electronic Engineering > > X - NO Word docs in e-mail | Perth Western Australia > > / \ | Ph +61 419 923 731 > >_________________________________________________________________ > ___________ > > > > > >--- > >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.342 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002 > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > -- > b.k.jackson@verizon.net > > > > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.342 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002 > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.342 / Virus Database: 189 - Release Date: 14/03/2002 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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