On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 20:52, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Thursday 04 Sep 2003 5:57 pm, Niclas Jacobsson wrote: > > Hi All! > > > > I've got problems setting up a samba server for WinME & XPHome > > clients. Printersharing works like a charm but file/directory (oops > > sorry for the Win-terminology...) sharing seems difficult to get > > working. Resources setup with samba show up in explorer at the > > client but when accessed I get prompted for password (guest > > account) what is this password, where can I find it? and how do I > > set this up so that each Windows/client account can access shared > > resources without being prompted for pswd?? Is there an HOWTO > > somewhere that explains all this in detail? > > > > Thanks! > > Niclas > > Every user must have an account on your box, and the username and > password must match that on the windows box in every detail - it is > case-sensitive of course. The fact that it's asking for the guest > password suggests that you haven't done this. > > Webmin may not be installed - it isn't by default, I think - but it's > worth having. > > If you are still having problems after that, paste your /etc/smb/conf > into a message here. > > Anne
I installed a SAMBA server for a client a couple of weeks ago, I have had untold troubles getting a single XPH client to talk, all the password files were synced, using smbpasswd, passwd and the user on XP were all in sync and same case. It worked until I rebooted on one ocassion! It was really weird! After spending many hours searching web and other sources I have come to the conclusion that networking in general is borked in XPhome. I have a suspicion that it is something to do with WINS resolution, but that is just a hunch as I do not posess a XP box. If anyone is using Samba, and XPhome, I would love to see/hear you tales! David. PS: I gave the client a Win2K box with sharing enabled as a local workaround till I get this sussed.
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