> hi,
> yes the username and password pair needs to exist on both machines.
> There is a method to make windows usernames map to usernames on samba
> but i have never tried this approach. Which for sure does not mean it
> can't be done...
It works. Make a file /path/user.map. Just put an entry:
smithg=Administrator(or other windows username which you use)
and add a line in smb.conf :
username map = /path/user.map
>
> Regards,
> dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com
> At 10:45 PM 9/24/98 +0800, Stephen Eaton wrote:
> >I think you have to have the same password on both machines.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Gary Smith [SMTP:gw-smith@ix.netcom.com]
> >> Sent: Thursday, 24 September 1998 13:53
> >> To: Manuel Wolfshant; dreamwvr
> >> Cc: linux-newbie@vger.rutgers.edu; linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu;
> >> linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu
> >> Subject: samba
> >>
> >> I have been having a problem with samba. Every time that I connect to
> >> the
> >> linux box with windows 98, it asks me for a password unless I enable
> >> the
> >> guest account. No password will work. If I enable the guest account
> >> then
> >> it will let me in to browse the resources but will not let me connect
> >> without a password. I created a user, smithg and added and entry into
> >> the
> >> smb.conf. the following are 2 entries out of the system. The first I
> >> have
> >> no problem getting into but the second never works for me. Any ideas.
> >>
> >> I copied the passwd file to /etc/smbpasswd and also made a link from
> >> /usr/private/sbmpasswd to /etc/smbpasswd because to addtosmbpasswd
> >> fails and
> >> states the file should be located in /usr/private/smbpasswd. Any
> >> ideas.
> >>
> >> Also I have the system set to Share level security.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> Can you please email direct
> >> Gw-smith@ix.netcom.com
> >>
> >> [public]
> >> comment = Public Stuff
> >> path = /home/samba
> >> public = yes
> >> writable = yes
> >> printable = no
> >> write list = @users
> >>
> >> [gary]
> >> comment = Gary's stuff
> >> path = /home/smithg
> >> valid users = smithg
> >> public = no
> >> writable = yes
> >> printable = no
> >> create mask = 0765
> >>
> >>
> >> [public]
> >> comment = Public Stuff
> >> path = /path2bpub
> >> public = yes
> >> writable = yes
> >> printable = no
> >> write list = @nameofgrp
> >>
> >> I hope this is some help. the above eg. is for a public share
> >> accessible
> >> to everyone. if you wish to reduce to a group just remove #ed out are
> >> and
> >> add group.
> >> Regards,
> >>
> >> dreamwvr@dreamwvr.com
> >
> >
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