Problems with Samba

Fri, 3 Mar 2000 18:15:50 -0800 (PST)

I have worked with Samba for a year and a half, and
have learned the hard way many things. Current, RedHat
is sitting on a box at work as a member of our NT
Domain.
One thing to check for: Go to /etc/hosts and check
your first line. It should read:
   127.0.0.1   localhost
If there is anything after it, then delete it all.
Samba will go into a loop if something like
localhost.localdomain is placed after it.
It doesn't matter after that.
Restart samba.
Now, if you are using encrypted passwords, this is how
you do it:
In /etc/smb.conf, enable encrypted passwords. Enable
the /etc/smbpasswd file. Save and exit.
Type 'smbpasswd -a <username>. It will prompt you for
a password. Make sure the user name and password match
what you have in the NT environment. This is
important. 
It should add successfully.
Now, restart samba.
On your Win box, logon with that same user id. The
linux box should appear on your net neighborhood. If
it doesn't, check the workgroup names to see if they
match. If you are using WINS, there are areas in
/etc/smb.conf that allow you to leverage that.
Go to start > find > computer and search for the
system. This should find it. If not, try the IP
address. If still no go, you have a prob with your
NIC.
Email or call me if you have further questions. I
would love to gain more experience with this. 
Note: This only makes you a part of the workgroup, not
domain. This is the first step to domain membership.

--- Joel Hanger <jhanger@uswest.net> wrote:
> I'm not sure what version of samba you have but I
> know that previous
> versions have had the password verification set to
> use plain text like
> windows 95 uses, windows 98 however uses encrypted
> passwords and requires
> that you either turn on encryption on the samba
> server or make the windows
> boxes use plain text (not advised). I know that when
> I was trying this I
> would try to log in from my win98 box and it would
> give me errors, such as
> incorrect login name/password.. I would also double
> check the
> workgroup/domain that your samba server is on.
> 
> Joel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
>
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us]On
> Behalf Of Kevin
> Brown
> Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 12:30 PM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: Re: Problems with Samba
> 
> 
> I haven't set samba up myself, but do have exp with
> setting up windows
> boxes.
> Is the samba server configured to be in the same
> workgroup as the Windows
> boxes?  If not, then that may explain why you can't
> see it.
> 
> arson smith wrote:
> >
> > Alright my manager is breathing down my neck on
> this one.
> > I am at a complete loss.  If anyone wants to take
> a job
> > on this and is a samba expert I am going to need
> to get
> > this resolved.
> >
> > If anyone knows of a good consulting/support
> company for
> > linux or can do this please contact me either at
> my
> > work number
> > 480-902-3931
> > I am sure it is something that is really easy but
> I am
> > completely at a loss on this.
> >
> > Thanks
> > Bill W
> >
> > PS I really dont want the it manager here to get a
> bad
> > taste of linux as it has been running great for
> the past
> > 4-5 months, and he is fairly new here and really
> new to
> > linux.
> >
> > >From: "arson smith" <arsonsmith@hotmail.com>
> > >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us
> > >Subject: Problems with Samba
> > >Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2000 19:07:25 GMT
> > >
> > >I am having trouble with samba, Everything seems
> to be
> > >ok smbclinet shows that all system serverces are
> up and running
> > >but none of the windows98 hosts can see the
> server.  It
> > >seems to have just started giveing me trouble and
> I can't
> > >seem to trace any reason for it to start.
> > >
> > >If i do:
> > >
> > >       smbclient -L host.name
> > >
> > >I get prompted for a password and all serverces
> show up that
> > >are accessable from the guest account.  I don's
> see anything
> > >strange in any of the logs and everything looks
> allright.
> > >
> > >If anyone has any clues let me know
> > >
> > >Bill Warner
> >
>
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