samba - Jul 1998 - Problems setting up Internet Information Server which has a virtu

Neale,

You'll probably get better help on the main samba list as this is not
directly related to the Samba PDC support.




j-

Neale Rankin wrote:
> 
> Hi,
>         I am new at using Samba and I am having a problem setting up a
> Internet Information Server which is run on a Windows NT 4.0 SP3 PDC.
> A lot of the WEB information is to be stored on a SAMBA share.  It
> appears to work OK, the virtual directory is Indexed correctly, but when
> I go to that document, I come up with the "Username and Password
> Required" window. (I do not have to enter a username just hit OK.) 
The
> share is set up for public access.
> 
>         Also some times I get the authorisation failure, if you try and
> access another document.
> 
>         The SAMBA set up is as follows:
> 
>                 SAMBA release
> 1.9.18p3
>                 SAMBA global security set up            security >
server
>                 SAMBA Share set up
> readable, writeable and public = yes
>                 At the UNIX level, everybody has read access.
> 
>         Windows NT PDC set up:
>                 Windows NT version 4.0 service pack 3
>                 Internet Information Server
>                 Index Server
> 
>         Client Access
>                 WinDD version 3.5 session running Netscape running on a
> X-terminal.
> 
>         I would much appreciate any suggestions on how to get around
> this problem, so that the user's do not get this message any more.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> > Neale Rankin
> > CelsiusTech
> > Australia
> > Celsius Group
> Email:  nera@celsiustech.com.au
> Phone:  +61 8 8343 3854
> Fax:    +61 8 8343 3778
> 
> CelsiusTech Australia Pty Ltd
> Endeavour House
> Fourth Avenue, Mawson Lakes
> The Levels, SA 5095 Australia
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