Connecting to a Windows share

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Use "smbpasswd jim" while logged in as root. You might have to use 
"smbpasswd -a jim" if he is not id the smbpasswd file. If the password and 
username are the same on Win and Linux then all should proceed.

That's what I do here. I have usernames match linux login names and I keep 
the passwords the same. I have a small network with Fedora running as a 
server and providing file and print services to my windows users.

> SELECT * FROM users WHERE clue > 0;
0 rows returned

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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006, Jim DeCaro wrote:

> I tried that, but I do not know the format.  I tried typing like a host
> file, i.e.:
>
> jim  <password>
>
> Is there syntax involved in this?  I used the GUI to open the file, type it
> in, then saved the file.  Still no luck.
>
> On 10/9/06, Lee Marzke <lee at marzke.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Jim,
>> 
>> Did you set the username/password for the user Jim using  smbpasswd ?
>> Samba does NOT use the password/shadow file for password !
>> 
>> Lee
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Jim DeCaro wrote:
>> > Here are the files.  I have a user named Jim on an XP box and on a Suse
>> > Linux 10.1 install.  Both have the same password.  I have enabled write
>> > permissions on the share for jim on the linux box.  I cannot get the
>> > connection from thw Windows box to the linux box to authenticate.  It
>> > tells
>> > me I do not have permission to connect to the shares, however I can see
>> > them.  I will get a logon dialogue box that does not work.
>> >
>> > Any help would be appreciated.  Interestingly, samba works fine for
>> > connections between the linux boxes, and it works most of the time from
>> > linux to windows.  But not from windows to linux.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 9/21/06, Jim DeCaro <jdecaro2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Will do.  Thank you.
>> >>
>> >> On 9/20/06, Tom Diehl <tdiehl at rogueind.com> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > On Wed, 20 Sep 2006, Jim DeCaro wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> > > Whatever the default is.  I am a newbee to linux.  I didn't realize
>> >> > samba
>> >> > > had configurable dbs.  I am mostly using the GUI (xWindows) to
>> >> > configure the
>> >> > > network connections.  Once I master the GUI's, then I was going to
>> >> > move up
>> >> > > to the terminal.
>> >> >
>> >> > OK in that case you are most likely using a smbpasswd file, or at
>> >> least
>> >> > that
>> >> > is what you should be using. You have to create it and add your
>> >> users to
>> >> > it.
>> >> >
>> >> > If you have a linux user named jdecaro then you can add a samba
>> >> user by
>> >> > running
>> >> > smbpasswd -a jdecaro. If you did not do that step then samba will not
>> >> > work.
>> >> >
>> >> > If it still does not work, show your smb.conf and tell us again
>> >> exactly
>> >> > what the
>> >> > problem is. I think I remember but...
>> >> >
>> >> > Also http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-Guide/ and/or
>> >> > http://us4.samba.org/samba/docs/man/Samba-HOWTO-Collection/ might be
>> >> > useful
>> >> > to you.
>> >> >
>> >> > Regards,
>> >> >
>> >> > --
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>> >> address
>> >> > mtd123 at rogueind.com
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