[Wylug-help] Problem came when I tried to use Samba

[Richard Griffin]

Hello everyone,

New to the list and fairly new to Linux. Have installed on three PCs with no 
problems and was impressed with the speed and ease of installation. Problem 
came when I tried to use Samba.

Although I can see the Linux workgroup (default as Mygroup) on the Windows 
network it gives me an access denied message, even if I logon as an account 
called "root" on Windows (password set to the same as the root account on 
Linux.)

I have tried setting up Samba by using entirely command lines and (on a 
different machine) the graphical tool SWAT. Testparm gives no errors, Hosts 
allowed is set to suitable IP addresses, test folders created and shared.

I should perhaps explain that the problem I have experienced occurs on two 
different networks, one at work, where DHCP runs on a Windows 2003 server 
and secondly at home where IP addresses come from a D-Link router. In both 
cases are IP addresses seem to be delivered okay to all the Linux 
workstations.

Distribution is Fedora 4.

As I said I'm new to the list so please let me know if you like more (or 
less) details

Many thanks

Richard