Hello: I have one Linux (Debian) machine and one legacy Windows for Workgroups machine on a private network. All worked well (i.e. they shared files and printers) until this morning, when I decided it was time to change the passwords. I haven't been able to get the WFW -> Linux host communication to function since, while the other direction seems to work fine.
The following are what I believe are the relevant particulars: Changed user's password on Linux host with 'passwd', changed samba user's via 'smbpasswd' and also for WFWG 3.11 sign-on (i.e. same everywhere). Both smbclient -L linux_host smbclient -L wfwg_host function properly for the user. 'root' can mount the WFW C nd D drives, and perform listings on them. When i realized that I had problems, I set 'syslog = 3' in smb.conf and set smbd options in /etc/inetd.conf to "-a -d3". Killed smbd and let inetd restart it for all tests (used /etc/init.d/inetd stop/start for this). Set 'security = user" (was share when it worked, but this didn't seem to work either after the password change) in smb.conf Set 'user = provinsd' in [homes] section (previously this was not used). Unfortunately, I cannot access provinsd's shared directory on the Linux host from WFWG 3.11 machine. Says password is invalid. Message in /var/log/auth.log is: Nov 2 13:14:03 ve6cta PAM_unix[23380]: authentication failure; (uid=0) -> **unknown** for samba service Nov 2 13:14:04 ve6cta PAM_unix[23380]: authentication failure; (uid=0) -> **unknown** for samba service Nov 2 13:14:06 ve6cta smbd[23380]: [2000/11/02 13:14:06, 1] smbd/reply.c:reply_sesssetup_and_X(925) Nov 2 13:14:06 ve6cta smbd[23380]: Rejecting user 'provinsd': authentication failed Apparently it recognizes that 'provinsd' is trying to connect, but presumably, something is wrong with the password, or it thinks 'provinsd' is 'root' and 'root' isn't allowed to connect. I've spent hours trying various combinations, and can't seem to get this going again. Other smb.conf parameters that may be relevant, mos of which I didn't touch are the following: [global] guest account = nobody invalid users = root syslog = 3 **I added this** security = user **I added this** workgroup = WORKGROUP server string = %h server (Samba %v) encrypt passwords = no wins support = no preserve case = yes short preserve case = yes unix password sync = false [homes] user = provinsd **I added this** read only = no create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 Any ideas? All are welcome... Dean