samba - Jun 1999 - Authentication problems with Windows clients

I have installed Samba 2.0.4b on AIX 4.3.1 but cannot get it to
authenticate Windows clients.  The error that I get is 'The password is
incorrect'.  However when I use smbclient on the AIX box to connect to the
shared resource it connects no problem.  The only way that I can get a
Windows client to connect is by putting the server into share mode and
setting the share as guest allowable.  Like I said earlier I have no
problem connecting to the share in user mode using a userid and password if
I use smbclient on the AIX box.

Looking at the log.smb whilst I am logging in it appears that the request
to connect is rejected before I even supply a password.  A part of the
log.smb is here:

[1999/06/21 12:12:25, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(615)
  Transaction 32 of length 77
[1999/06/21 12:12:25, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 15504)
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(268)
  Invalid username/password for test
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(138)
  error packet at line 163 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2 ecode=2
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(143)
  error string = Error 804389588 occurred.
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(615)
  Transaction 33 of length 77
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 15504)
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(268)
  Invalid username/password for test
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(138)
  error packet at line 163 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2 ecode=2
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(143)
  error string = Error 804389588 occurred.
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(615)
  Transaction 34 of length 77
[1999/06/21 12:12:29, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 15504)
[1999/06/21 12:12:30, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(268)
  Invalid username/password for test
[1999/06/21 12:12:30, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(138)
  error packet at line 163 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2 ecode=2
[1999/06/21 12:12:30, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(143)
  error string = Error 804389588 occurred.
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(615)
  Transaction 35 of length 77
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 15504)
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(268)
  Invalid username/password for test
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(138)
  error packet at line 163 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2 ecode=2
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(143)
  error string = Error 804389588 occurred.
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/process.c:process_smb(615)
  Transaction 36 of length 77
[1999/06/21 12:12:35, 3] smbd/process.c:switch_message(448)
  switch message SMBtconX (pid 15504)
[1999/06/21 12:12:36, 2] smbd/service.c:make_connection(268)
  Invalid username/password for test
[1999/06/21 12:12:36, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(138)
  error packet at line 163 cmd=117 (SMBtconX) eclass=2 ecode=2
[1999/06/21 12:12:36, 3] smbd/error.c:error_packet(143)
  error string = Error 804389588 occurred.

Does anyone have any idea what might be causing this??

Here is my smb.conf:

# Samba config file created using SWAT
  # from dyn9-141-50-18.portsmouth.uk.ibm.com (9.141.50.18)
  # Date: 1999/06/22 09:09:45

  # Global parameters
  [global]
          workgroup = GWA
          netbios name = NADIUM
          interfaces = 9.180.145.185/255.255.248.0
          security = SHARE
          password level = 8
          username level = 8
          log level = 3

  [test]
          comment = Test Share
          path = /usr/nadium_local/share/test
          valid users = root,gb015031,des
          read only = No

  [Kemal]
          path = /.../dce.emea.ibm.com/fs/users/u0/kemal
          read only = No
          guest only = Yes
          guest ok = Yes
          available = No

  [homes]
          comment = Unix home directories
          path = %H
          valid users = %S
          read only = No
          force create mode = 0600
          force directory mode = 0700
          locking = No

  [Des]
          comment = Des Drury's Home Directory
          path = /.../dce.emea.ibm.com/fs/users/u0/des
          read only = No
          guest ok = Yes


Regards.

Des Drury
GWA Implementor
-
Notes:    Des Drury/UK/IBM@IBMGB
Tel: 00-44-1705-565551, internal: 255551
To contact the GWA Implementation Team -
http://w3-5.ibm.com/local/docs/gwa/
EMail & VP Buddy: druryd@uk.ibm.com

Hi Des.

As I understand this, smbclient sends plain passwords to Samba. Enable Windows
to use plain passwords for network connections (.reg-files reside in the docs
directory of your samba distribution).

Alternately you may wish to make samba accept encrypted passwords by setting
'encrypt passwords = yes' in your smb.conf file and adding each
user's password
to the samba-hash-file by using 'smbpasswd -a [user] [password]'.

Hope it helps...

Bye,
 Levent.

> I have installed Samba 2.0.4b on AIX 4.3.1 but cannot get it to
> authenticate Windows clients.  The error that I get is 'The password is
> incorrect'.  However when I use smbclient on the AIX box to connect to
the
> shared resource it connects no problem.  The only way that I can get a
> Windows client to connect is by putting the server into share mode and
> setting the share as guest allowable.  Like I said earlier I have no
> problem connecting to the share in user mode using a userid and password if
> I use smbclient on the AIX box.