You can probably create a new user on your windows machine, and log on
using the username for your linux system. This is a windows issue, because
windows doesn't have any provision for using login/passwd, unless you're using
NT.
So, people tweak with the registry files or something. I don't know how it's
done, exactly, though.
--M
On Thu, 13 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 14:41:23 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >I'm trying to run Samba on my Mdk6.1 system. I've got the client working
> >A-OK (smbmount will connect to my Windows box fine), but I can't get the
> >server-side working. When I look in my Windows Network Neighborhood thing
> >it lists the Mandrake machine, but when I try to view the shares I
> >configured it says asks me for a password for the resource \\SERVER\IPC$
> >which I'm lost at.
>
> The username and password that you are logged on as on the wondows box
> must match a user name and password on the linux box. That user must
> also have access rights to the shared drive or directory on the linux
> box.
>
> >
> >I looked in /var/log/samba and smb.log says this:
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > smbd version 2.0.5a started.
> > Copyright Andrew Tridgell 1992-1998
> >[2000/01/13 12:31:15, 1] smbd/files.c:file_init(216)
> > file_init: Information only: requested 10000 open files, 1014 are available.
> >[2000/01/13 12:32:14, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(262)
> > Denied connection from ppro (198.168.0.1)
> >[2000/01/13 12:32:14, 1] smbd/process.c:process_smb(608)
> > Connection denied from 198.168.0.1
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Here's the smb.conf, or at least the uncommented lines:
> >
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >[global]
> > workgroup = McKenna
> > server string = P166 running Linux
> > hosts allow = 198.168.0. 127.
> > printcap name = /etc/printcap
> > load printers = yes
> > log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
> > max log size = 50
> > security = user
> > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> > dns proxy = no
> >[homes]
> > comment = Home Directories
> > browseable = no
> > writable = yes
> >[tmp]
> > comment = Temporary file space
> > path = /tmp
> > read only = no
> > public = yes
> >[webhome]
> > comment = Website home
> > path = /home/httpd/html
> > public = yes
> > writable = yes
> >[rootdir]
> > comment = Dangerous! Be Careful!
> > path = /
> > public = yes
> > writable = yes
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >
> >Damien Mc Kenna http://wso.net/mckenna [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ 17066133
> >Married Jen (1998) Keene State College student, Applied Computer Science
