samba - Jun 2006 - Accessing home directories problem (XP Home Edition)

Hi there,

I have my Samba, set up and running. My users are add and should be set up
right. The problem is when I can't access my home directories from Windows
XP
Home Edition
<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>.


It should give me a login box right? .. but its not. It just gives me the
error message that I don't have access to the folder.

When I manually add my home directory though in my smb.conf, then click on
that directory from my windows box, it presents me w/ a login box. After I
login here, then I can access my "magic" home directory.

Here is my smb.conf dump from testparm:

[global]
workgroup = XXXXX
server <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
string
= File Server
map to guest = Bad User
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
log file <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
/var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
server signing = Auto
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
printcap name = /etc/printcap
preferred master = No
domain master = No
dns proxy = No
ldap ssl = no
guest ok = Yes
hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.
cups options = raw

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No

[printers]
comment = All
Printers<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[briansdir]
path = /home/brian
valid users = brian
read only = No
guest ok = No

[public]
path = /home/public
read only = No
guest only = Yes
case sensitive = No
msdfs proxy = no


Is the problem just w/ XP Home or what?


Any help would be appreciated...
Thanks,
Brian

You may be right.  I've read places about people modifying registry 
entries on XP Home clients to get things to work properly, but according 
to the Samba3 book, if configured properly that's not the case.  I 
dunno, I avoid Windows when I can, and when I am forced to use it, Win2k 
or XP Pro.  Sorry I couldn't be of more help :-)

Good luck,
Ryan

Brian Thibault wrote:
> You maybe right, but i was under the impression it was just
"domains"
> that didn't work properly with XP Home, not peer-to-peer access.
>
> - Brian
>
> On 6/21/06, * Ryan Steele* <steele@agora-net.com 
> <mailto:steele@agora-net.com>> wrote:
>
>     I'm pretty sure I read somewheres that XP Home Edition and Samba
just
>     will not work, period.... I think it was the Samba3 By Example book,
>     written by Jerry Carter...but Jerry might be able to support/deny that
>     claim.
>
>     Best,
>     Ryan
>
>     Brian Thibault wrote:
>     > Hi there,
>     >
>     > I have my Samba, set up and running. My users are add and should
be
>     > set up
>     > right. The problem is when I can't access my home directories
from
>     > Windows XP
>     > Home Edition
>     >
<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>.
>     >
>     >
>     > It should give me a login box right? .. but its not. It just
>     gives me the
>     > error message that I don't have access to the folder.
>     >
>     > When I manually add my home directory though in my smb.conf, then
>     > click on
>     > that directory from my windows box, it presents me w/ a login box.
>     > After I
>     > login here, then I can access my "magic" home directory.
>     >
>     > Here is my smb.conf dump from testparm:
>     >
>     > [global]
>     > workgroup = XXXXX
>     > server <
>     http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
>     > string
>     > = File Server
>     > map to guest = Bad User
>     > passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
>     > passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n
>     *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
>     > *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>     > log file
>     <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059# >
>     > /var/log/samba/%m.log
>     > max log size = 50
>     > server signing = Auto
>     > socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
>     > printcap name = /etc/printcap
>     > preferred master = No
>     > domain master = No
>     > dns proxy = No
>     > ldap ssl = no
>     > guest ok = Yes
>     > hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.
>     > cups options = raw
>     >
>     > [homes]
>     > comment = Home Directories
>     > valid users = %S
>     > read only = No
>     >
>     > [printers]
>     > comment = All
>     >
>    
Printers<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#
>    
<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>>
>     > path = /var/spool/samba
>     > printable = Yes
>     > browseable = No
>     >
>     > [briansdir]
>     > path = /home/brian
>     > valid users = brian
>     > read only = No
>     > guest ok = No
>     >
>     > [public]
>     > path = /home/public
>     > read only = No
>     > guest only = Yes
>     > case sensitive = No
>     > msdfs proxy = no
>     >
>     >
>     > Is the problem just w/ XP Home or what?
>     >
>     >
>     > Any help would be appreciated...
>     > Thanks,
>     > Brian
>
>

You cannot log onto a Samba domain (or any type of Windows domain) from 
Window XP/home. However, if you set up users on your Samba server, you 
can share their home directories. When Windows tries to connect, it will 
pass the current user name and password so you can access network 
shares. Note that these users need to be defined in Samba for the 
password checking to work.

You can try playing around with %u in the path directive for your home 
directories. e.g. path = /home/%u.

Try using SWAT to do the heavy lifting on this (such as creating your 
users).


Brian Thibault wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I have my Samba, set up and running. My users are add and should be 
> set up
> right. The problem is when I can't access my home directories from 
> Windows XP
> Home Edition 
> <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>.
>
>
> It should give me a login box right? .. but its not. It just gives me the
> error message that I don't have access to the folder.
>
> When I manually add my home directory though in my smb.conf, then 
> click on
> that directory from my windows box, it presents me w/ a login box. 
> After I
> login here, then I can access my "magic" home directory.
>
> Here is my smb.conf dump from testparm:
>
> [global]
> workgroup = XXXXX
> server <http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
> string
> = File Server
> map to guest = Bad User
> passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> passwd chat = *New*UNIX*password* %n\n *ReType*new*UNIX*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> log file
<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#> >
/var/log/samba/%m.log
> max log size = 50
> server signing = Auto
> socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_SNDBUF=8192 SO_RCVBUF=8192
> printcap name = /etc/printcap
> preferred master = No
> domain master = No
> dns proxy = No
> ldap ssl = no
> guest ok = Yes
> hosts allow = 192.168.1., 127.
> cups options = raw
>
> [homes]
> comment = Home Directories
> valid users = %S
> read only = No
>
> [printers]
> comment = All 
>
Printers<http://www.linuxforum.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179059#>
> path = /var/spool/samba
> printable = Yes
> browseable = No
>
> [briansdir]
> path = /home/brian
> valid users = brian
> read only = No
> guest ok = No
>
> [public]
> path = /home/public
> read only = No
> guest only = Yes
> case sensitive = No
> msdfs proxy = no
>
>
> Is the problem just w/ XP Home or what?
>
>
> Any help would be appreciated...
> Thanks,
> Brian