At 10.01.2003 on 22:47 CET +0100, wrote Steve Blackwell: > My username is different on my Linux box than on my Windows box so I used > the line > > username map = /etc/samba/smbusers > > in my smb.conf file and this file includes the line > > steve = steveb
Unixname = smbname You have to login as steven, which samba maps to unixuser steve. > > However when I'm logged on to my Linux box as 'steve' and use the > smbclient command like this: > > # smbclient //<Windows computer>/Shared > ... > session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE Sure, because smblient tries with "steve" and not "steveb" If there is no "steve" user in smbpasswd, this must fail. > > it still tries to log me on with my Linux username. I checked this using > Ethereal. The environment variables $USER and $LOGNAME are both set to > 'steve'. > > # smbclient //<Windows computer>/Shared -U steveb%<my password> Here you told smbclient explicit tu use your correct username, so it runs. With regards Frank Matthieß. -- Frank Matthieß [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba