Can't access samba server from windows machine

hellblade · 09-07-2004, 08:02 AM

Hi.

I have a linux box set as samba server in my network. I can access it from other linux machines but when try from a windows XP it asks for password. Whatever i try it asks again. From my linux clients it doesn't ask for authentication (that's what I want).

This is my smb.conf:

Code:

[global]
   workgroup = home340
   server string = %h server (Samba %v)
   dns proxy = no
   log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
   max log size = 1000
   syslog = 0
   panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
   security = user
   encrypt passwords = true
   passdb backend = tdbsam guest
   invalid users = root
   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
   passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .

[Downloads]
    common = Shared files on sauron
    writeable = yes
    browseable = yes
    public = yes
    path = /var/lib/mldonkey/incoming
    create mask = 0770
    directory mask = 0770
    force group = users

I don't know what's wrong with that...

egyptian · 09-07-2004, 08:09 AM

do your windows machines login to this linux server?
in other words is this samba server work as domain controller?
then you should add in your smb.conf:
[global]
.
.
.
domain logon = yes
.
.
if no problem with login,the password required can be entered as:

domain-name\user1
password-of-user1

user1 must be added on samba server by:
useradd user1
smbpasswd -a user1

silvereye · 09-07-2004, 11:15 AM

change
security=user to security=share

must work