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Distribution: Slackware current, FreeBSD 4.10, 5.4, 6.2, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Sun Cobalt OS
Posts: 66
Rep:
Samba and WinXP restore net map problem
k, i've been checking this issue out for some time now and i still cannot figure out how to fix this.
Linux distro: Slackware-current SAMBA: samba-3.0.7
Everything as far as configuration works up and stable. However when i map a drive from the SAMBA box into Windows XP SP2 even though the "reconnect on logon" is marked it still asks for password the next time you log in. The shares are mapped, but when you try to access them you have to input your password again. Is there a way so that i could fix this issue(cash the passwords). I'm not sure if i need to write some script or something. Here is a copy of my smb.conf:
Code:
# This is the main Samba configuration file. You should read the
# smb.conf(5) manual page in order to understand the options listed
# here. Samba has a huge number of configurable options (perhaps too
# many!) most of which are not shown in this example
#
# For a step to step guide on installing, configuring and using samba,
# read the Samba HOWTO Collection.
#
# Any line which starts with a ; (semi-colon) or a # (hash)
# is a comment and is ignored. In this example we will use a #
# for commentry and a ; for parts of the config file that you
# may wish to enable
#
# NOTE: Whenever you modify this file you should run the command "testparm"
# to check that you have not made any basic syntactic errors.
#
#======================= Global Settings =====================================
[global]
# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: LINUX2
workgroup = stuff
netbios name = Samba
# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Backup Server
# Security mode. Defines in which mode Samba will operate. Possible
# values are share, user, server, domain and ads. Most people will want
# user level security. See the HOWTO Collection for details.
security = user
# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page
hosts allow = 192.168.0.1/10 127.
# If you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
; load printers = yes
# you may wish to override the location of the printcap file
; printcap name = /etc/printcap
# on SystemV system setting printcap name to lpstat should allow
# you to automatically obtain a printer list from the SystemV spool
# system
; printcap name = lpstat
# It should not be necessary to specify the print system type unless
# it is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, cups, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx
; printing = cups
# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to /etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
; guest account = pcguest
# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/log/samba.%m
# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 50
# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
# password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
# password server = *
; password server = <NT-Server-Name>
# Use the realm option only with security = ads
# Specifies the Active Directory realm the host is part of
; realm = MY_REALM
# Backend to store user information in. New installations should
# use either tdbsam or ldapsam. smbpasswd is available for backwards
# compatibility. tdbsam requires no further configuration.
passdb backend = tdbsam
encrypt passwords = Yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/private/passdb.tdb
# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting.
# Note: Consider carefully the location in the configuration file of
# this line. The included file is read at that point.
; include = /usr/local/samba/lib/smb.conf.%m
# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See the chapter 'Samba performance issues' in the Samba HOWTO Collection
# and the manual pages for details.
# You may want to add the following on a Linux system:
# SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
socket options = TCP_NODELAY
# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
; interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
local master = yes
# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
os level = 33
# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
domain master = yes
# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
preferred master = yes
# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
; domain logons = yes
# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
; logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
; logon script = %U.bat
# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
# %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
# You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
; logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS Server
; wins support = yes
# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
# Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
; wins server = w.x.y.z
# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
; wins proxy = yes
# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The default is NO.
dns proxy = no
# These scripts are used on a domain controller or stand-alone
# machine to add or delete corresponding unix accounts
; add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd %u
; add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
; add machine script = /usr/sbin/adduser -n -g machines -c Machine -d /dev/null -s /bin/false %u
; delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel %u
; delete user from group script = /usr/sbin/deluser %u %g
; delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
#============================ Share Definitions ==============================
[homes]
comment = Home Directories
browseable = no
writable = yes
# Un-comment the following and create the netlogon directory for Domain Logons
; [netlogon]
; comment = Network Logon Service
; path = /usr/local/samba/lib/netlogon
; guest ok = yes
; writable = no
; share modes = no
# Un-comment the following to provide a specific roving profile share
# the default is to use the user's home directory
;[Profiles]
; path = /usr/local/samba/profiles
; browseable = no
; guest ok = yes
# NOTE: If you have a BSD-style print system there is no need to
# specifically define each individual printer
;[printers]
; comment = All Printers
; path = /var/spool/samba
; browseable = no
# Set public = yes to allow user 'guest account' to print
; guest ok = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes
# This one is useful for people to share files
;[tmp]
; comment = Temporary file space
; path = /tmp
; read only = no
; public = yes
# A publicly accessible directory, but read only, except for people in
# the "staff" group
[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/samba
public = yes
writable = yes
write list = @staff
# Other examples.
#
# A private printer, usable only by fred. Spool data will be placed in fred's
# home directory. Note that fred must have write access to the spool directory,
# wherever it is.
;[fredsprn]
; comment = Fred's Printer
; valid users = fred
; path = /homes/fred
; printer = freds_printer
; public = no
; writable = no
; printable = yes
# A private directory, usable only by fred. Note that fred requires write
# access to the directory.
[Chris]
comment = Fr.Chris's Service
path = /home/chris
valid users = chris
public = no
writable = yes
; printable = no
# end of [chris]
[Jim]
comment = Fr.Jim's Service
path = /home/jim
valid users = jim
public = no
writable = yes
; printable = no
# end of [jim]
[Soane]
comment = Soane's Service
path = /home/soane
valid users = soane
public = no
writable = yes
; printable = no
# end of [soane]
[Ryan]
comment = Ryan's Service
path = /home/ryan
valid users = ryan
public = no
writable = yes
; printable = no
# end of [ryan]
[Catharine]
comment = Catharine's Service
path = /home/catharine
valid users = catharine
public = no
writable = yes
; printable = no
# end of [catharine]
# a service which has a different directory for each machine that connects
# this allows you to tailor configurations to incoming machines. You could
# also use the %U option to tailor it by user name.
# The %m gets replaced with the machine name that is connecting.
;[pchome]
; comment = PC Directories
; path = /usr/pc/%m
; public = no
; writable = yes
# A publicly accessible directory, read/write to all users. Note that all files
# created in the directory by users will be owned by the default user, so
# any user with access can delete any other user's files. Obviously this
# directory must be writable by the default user. Another user could of course
# be specified, in which case all files would be owned by that user instead.
;[public]
; path = /usr/somewhere/else/public
; public = yes
; only guest = yes
; writable = yes
; printable = no
# The following two entries demonstrate how to share a directory so that two
# users can place files there that will be owned by the specific users. In this
# setup, the directory should be writable by both users and should have the
# sticky bit set on it to prevent abuse. Obviously this could be extended to
# as many users as required.
;[myshare]
; comment = Mary's and Fred's stuff
; path = /usr/somewhere/shared
; valid users = mary fred
; public = no
; writable = yes
; printable = no
; create mask = 0765
Did read the whole of your smb.conf first. Also i see that you have set it up as a domain controller, have you set up a unix account for the machines connecting as well? sounds like there is trouble authenticating either the user or machine account. Un comment the line for the machine:
This will add a machine account on the fly, this means when it connects to the domain controller for the very first time, you dont have to manually set each individual machine account, this can save lots of time if you have a large number of machines in the network, This can only be done by root the first time, and after that any other user can connect from that machine.
On winXP box go to controll panel user managment. Click on your user ID, and on the common tasks you should see something like "Network accounts", or "network passwords", or something like that. (sry don;t have a winxp box close so I'm just trying to remember) Go in there and set up the ID with the user name and password for the samba share.
Distribution: Slackware current, FreeBSD 4.10, 5.4, 6.2, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Sun Cobalt OS
Posts: 66
Original Poster
Rep:
None of those worked so far.
norbi99: I was thinking of that option but it doesn't seem to provide the right form for loging in a shared network drive. In other words it does not want to accept something like \\SAMBA\user and then user: ueser pass: abc123. It takes it only as user@workgroup or user@domain. tnx for the replys anyways. still searching for solution
Distribution: Slackware current, FreeBSD 4.10, 5.4, 6.2, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Sun Cobalt OS
Posts: 66
Original Poster
Rep:
Yep you are right -=> it seems like i haven't used the proper config so i'm going to clarify a lil for future reference.
Windows XP SP2
------------------------------
Start-=>Control Panel-=>User Accounts-=>Click on a user-=>In the top left corner click on "Manage my network passwords"-=>Add-=>
In the server field put the host name of the linux box say "Storage"-=> user name: user -=> pass: abc123 -=> OK -=> Close and that's it.
This probably wont help much but somethisng you could try as well. Try this from the command prompt on windows box
net use h: \\server\share /user:%username% password
The %username% is a variable that will use what ever the name of the logged on user or substutute it for a samba username, and 'password' will be the samba password for that user. You can make a .bat file that will run when the windows box starts up and automatically load the network drives for you. You can use another letter other than h: and you can load as many folders as drives as you want.
Distribution: Slackware current, FreeBSD 4.10, 5.4, 6.2, Debian, RedHat, CentOS, Sun Cobalt OS
Posts: 66
Original Poster
Rep:
I'm going to try to write a script which should start before the machine loads till the logon screen.
Quote:
THE ABOVE MENTIONED WORKS ON WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL !!! ONLY !!!
For Windows XP Home Edition there should be another way since the "Manage stored password feauture is missing".
btw another way for saving the credentials is as follows:
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