I started rambling on that last message pretty bad. I did have a quick question that I can't seem to find anywhere. Is there a way to change the smbpasswd from a windows box? ie login to samba from a win98 client click change password somewhere and it be updated on the samba server. I don't know if i am just missing something or if this is just not possible. Bill Warner >From: Roger Prutsman >Reply-To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >To: plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us >Subject: RE: Problems with Samba >Date: 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 . 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 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" > > > >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 > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ > > > >Get Your Private, Free Email at > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >Plug-discuss mailing list - > > Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > > > >______________________________________________________ > > > Get Your Private, Free Email at > > http://www.hotmail.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Plug-discuss mailing list - > > Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > > > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > > "Intel giveth and Microsoft Taketh Away" - Gordon > > Moore > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - > > Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Plug-discuss mailing list - > > Plug-discuss@lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us > > >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! 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