Hello Tim, I have verified and recreated your problem. As soon as I switch SAMBA option security=share , I have exactly the same problems like you, when trying to access a SAMBA share via Windows "Add Network Places"
The only option I have to logon is DOOMIT\Guets (DOOMIT is the NetBIOS Name of my samba server). HOWEVER: There *aren't any* problems, if I try to map the share as network drive (via Win explorer) when SAMBA option security=share. In Windows Explorer Menu: Tools->Map Network Drive Click on the "Connect using different user name" and enter a valid SAMBA user name and password. Then enter the network path to the share in the "Folder" Field of the "Map Network Drive" Dialog click finish and that's it. BUT: Things are different when SAMBA option security=user. Then I do *not* have any problems to access the share via "add network places". Here a login-dialog is displayed where you can enter a user name and password. Mapping network drive via Windows Explorer also works w/o any problem. BTW: I think that in your smb.conf there might by a error: from your posting of smb.conf you have valid users = tim chrissy however, according to the on-line documentation, names in the valid user parameter have to be separated by comma (,) So it should be valid users = tim, chrissy I hope this helps! Regards, Vlad! P.S. Perhaps a developer should take a look on this!! -------------- Original Message --------------------------------------- Fedora Core 1:Samba 3.0.0-15 trying to connect with Windows XP Pro and Home Hello All, I am really hoping for some help on this one. I am going through the very basic process of trying to learn Samba and get my home network up -- followed the HowTo verbatim. I have several problems that are show-stoppers. (1) I can�ft print. I have a hp Photosmart 7150 installed locally on the linux box and it works perfectly when printing from linux. I can see the printer from the samba share in windows and can install and �esuccessfully�f print (the job reads �gremote downlevel document�h Status: spooling User:nobody) but nothing prints. Lpq says: Photosmart7150 is ready No entries Zero activity on the printers part. (2) I can�ft access my share. If I try to go to start�¨run and type \\agamemnon\data the only option for a username is AGAMEMNON\Guest and its disabled. I could really use some help on this. Thanks for any pointers. I know this is not secure -- just want to prove the concept first. Tim #My smb.conf [global] workgroup = archenland netbios name = agamemnon security = share printcap name = cups disable spoolss = Yes show add printer wizard = No printing = cups [homes] comment = Tim and Chrissy's Home Directories # we set the valid users = to the current share's name valid users = %S read only = No # we might want to set this to No after troubleshooting browseable = Yes [data] # this is the main share we run all our files from comment=Tim and Chrissy's data store path = /home/data guest ok = No valid users = tim chrissy read only = No writeable = Yes [printers] path = /var/spool/samba guest ok = Yes printable = Yes use client driver = Yes browseable = No -- "Sie haben neue Mails!" - Die GMX Toolbar informiert Sie beim Surfen! Jetzt aktivieren unter http://www.gmx.net/info -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: http://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/samba
