Sorry about the double email Mr McCall.... Yes, I am using unencrypted passwords. When my Win98 machine attempts to access a share, I get prompted for a password. I enter the correct password but it doesn't get tranmitted. I have also tried different usernames to no avail.
--- "MCCALL,DON (HP-USA,ex1)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi CJ, > are you using UNENCRYPTED passwords? (ie if you do > testparm|grep "encrypt > pass" does it come back and say > "encrypt passwords = no") If so, then this is > normal windows client > behavior (for later clients like win2k) - they can > successfully negotiate > cleartext passwords, but will not actually SEND a > cleartext password across > the wire until you respond to a prompt that asks for > username password > again. The first time, it sends a null password (as > you see in the trace), > and then when it fails, should ask you for a > username and password. If you > type in the correct username and password then, it > should work... > Hope this helps, > Don > > -----Original Message----- > From: CJ ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2002 1:13 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [Samba] Windows won't send passwd to samba > server > > > Hello > > I cannot get my Windows98 machines to connect to my > Samba server(2.2.4) > shares. It appears that my Win machines are not > transmitting the password. > The Samba server looks OK. On the server machine, > "smbclient -L <server> -U > user1" prompts me for a passwd, then, after > authentication, displays the > shares. When I attempt to map a share from my Win > machines, the samba log > file shows > > ... > smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(973) > Defaulting to Lanman password for user1 > smbd/password.c:password_ok(593) > Null passwords not allowed. > smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(989) > Rejecting user 'user1': authentication failed > smbd/error.c:error_packet(91) > error string = No such file or directory > ... > > I verified the null passwd being sent from the Win > machines by turning on > the sniffer(ethereal) on the samba server and > looking at the packets coming > through. In packets labeled by the sniffer "Session > Setup AndX Request", I > can see the account name, and primary domain name, > but when it comes to the > password, the length is set to '1' and the password > is set to '00'. I am > using the same login and passwords for both my Linux > and Win98 machines. > > What am I missing? > > I would appreciate any info or insight as to what > will help me solve my > problem. > > CJ Ferguson > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following > URL and read the > instructions: > http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list go to the following > URL and read the > instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba