samba - Apr 2000 - Multiple resources sharing problem

Hello

I have samba 2.0.5 running as "security=server" on Sparc Solaris. I am
sharing resources to WinNT and Win95 users. I have a problem with 
sharing more then one resource to the same Windows user. 

There are some example shares from my smb.conf:

[statistics]
comment = Statistic Dir
path = /mnt1/statistics
valid users = stats
allow hosts = 175.20. 12.22.
force user = w3
force group = w3master
browseable = no
read only = no
preserve case = yes
create mode = 750

[fixes_statistics]
comment = Fixed Statistics Dir
path = /mnt1/stats_fixed
valid users = stats_fix
force user = w3 
force group = w3master 
allow hosts = 175.20. 12.22.
browseable = no
read only = no
preserve case = yes
create mode = 750 

Now I use my username map file were I put:

stats = NTuser1, NTuser2, 95user3
stats_fix = NTuser2, 95user5, 95user6


That works fine for everybody except NTuser2, who can map "stats" 
resource but he is unable to map "stat_fix". Does anybody has any 
solution for this? I could make Win users also Unix local users, but I 
am trying to avoid this.

Thanks in advance for your help.  

Lucjan Babucha
lbabucha@go2.pl

[lbabucha@go2.pl]
> [statistics]
> valid users = stats
> force user = w3
> force group = w3master
> 
> [fixes_statistics]
> valid users = stats_fix
> force user = w3 
> force group = w3master 
> 
> Now I use my username map file were I put:
> 
> stats = NTuser1, NTuser2, 95user3
> stats_fix = NTuser2, 95user5, 95user6
> 
> That works fine for everybody except NTuser2, who can map "stats"
> resource but he is unable to map "stat_fix".
Right, that won't work.  The username map is a function of the NT
username, so you can't map one-to-many.

What you are probably going to have to do is make Unix users, which is
what you say you are trying to avoid.  Put something like this in
/etc/passwd:

  w3:*:350:200:w3 user:/tmp:/bin/true
  NTuser1:*:350:200:samba pseudo-user:/tmp:/bin/true
  NTuser2:*:350:200:samba pseudo-user:/tmp:/bin/true
  95user3:*:350:200:samba pseudo-user:/tmp:/bin/true
  95user5:*:350:200:samba pseudo-user:/tmp:/bin/true
  95user6:*:350:200:samba pseudo-user:/tmp:/bin/true

And in /etc/group:

  stats:*:200:NTuser1,NTuser2,95user3
  stats_fix:*:200:NTuser2,95user5,95user6

Then, in smb.conf:

  [statistics]
  valid users = +stats

  [fixes_statistics]
  valid users = +stats_fix

Since everyone has the same UID/GID, you don't need `force user' or
`force group'.  You also don't need a username map file.  Also, nobody
needs to have a valid password for logging on locally.

Alternatively, you could create a third Unix user along with `stats'
and `stats_fix' called `stats_both', make that user valid for both
shares, and put NTuser2 in there.  I think this would be a kludge,
though.

Peter