[Wolves] Samba and passwords

[Roger Greenlaw]

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From: wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:wolves-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk] On Behalf Of Andrew Lewis
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 1:09 PM
To: Wolverhampton Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [Wolves] Samba and passwords

Kevanf1 wrote:

>place of the Linux one and all works perfectly.  Trying to access a
>drive on the Linux tin from the Windows tin is worse.  Again it asks
>for a username/password combination.  In this case nothing is
>accepted.  I have tried root and normal users, nothing.  I am,
>therefore, left wondering if there is a file somewhere in the Samba
>configuration directory where I need to actually add users and
>passwords.
>
>I have both Samba client and server running.  The network is a
>standard ethernet with both machines going through a router
>(broadband/modem/switch/firewall).  Could this last be my problem
>area?
>  
>
You could also try changing the line 'security = user' to 
'security=share' in the smb.conf file and see what happens.
:) ms

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Samba uses shadow passwords.  Use man smbpasswd to set passwords for users.
I found that WebMin (http://www.webmin.com) can take some of the headache
out of linux administration including samba setup and password management.
[Roger Greenlaw] 
Roger

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