samba - Sep 2002 - SAMBA Server missing in network neighbourhood/ network places- DESPERATE!

I have installed a new RedHat 7.3 system with Samba 2.2.5. The problems
are:
 
* The server is missing when browsing in network neighbourhood.
 
* If I enter  <file://\\SERVERNAME> \\SERVERNAME in explorer, it pops up
an authentication dialogue. When the correct user info is entered, all
the shares are successfully displayed and browsable.
 
* if I enter "net view \\SERVERNAME" it says:
     "System error 5 has occurred.
 
      Access is denied."
 

These same symptoms exist through various changes in smb.conf, ensuring
that allow "bind interfaces" & "hosts allow" are not
used. I have even
used the exact smb.conf working in another system. I therefore think
that there is perhaps something outside of samba going on here? Please
help me. Thanks.
 

 
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Please help me out!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org]
On Behalf Of Timothy Kersten
Sent: Monday, 16 September 2002 9:33 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: [Samba] SAMBA Server missing in network neighbourhood/ network
places- DESPERATE!


I have installed a new RedHat 7.3 system with Samba 2.2.5. The problems
are:
 
* The server is missing when browsing in network neighbourhood.
 
* If I enter  <file://\\SERVERNAME> \\SERVERNAME in explorer, it pops up
an authentication dialogue. When the correct user info is entered, all
the shares are successfully displayed and browsable.
 
* if I enter "net view \\SERVERNAME" it says:
     "System error 5 has occurred.
 
      Access is denied."
 

These same symptoms exist through various changes in smb.conf, ensuring
that allow "bind interfaces" & "hosts allow" are not
used. I have even
used the exact smb.conf working in another system. I therefore think
that there is perhaps something outside of samba going on here? Please
help me. Thanks.
 

 

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Hi all, 
 
Thanks to a private response from a list member the problem I had was
that the "guest account = " option was set to a user that did not
exist.
I had brought the smb.conf from another system and did not have that
user on the new system. 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org]
On Behalf Of Timothy Kersten
Sent: Tuesday, 17 September 2002 8:27 AM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: RE: [Samba] SAMBA Server missing in network neighbourhood/
network places- DESPERATE!
Importance: High


Please help me out!!!

-----Original Message-----
From: samba-admin@lists.samba.org [mailto:samba-admin@lists.samba.org]
On Behalf Of Timothy Kersten
Sent: Monday, 16 September 2002 9:33 PM
To: samba@lists.samba.org
Subject: [Samba] SAMBA Server missing in network neighbourhood/ network
places- DESPERATE!


I have installed a new RedHat 7.3 system with Samba 2.2.5. The problems
are:
 
* The server is missing when browsing in network neighbourhood.
 
* If I enter  <file://\\SERVERNAME> \\SERVERNAME in explorer, it pops up
an authentication dialogue. When the correct user info is entered, all
the shares are successfully displayed and browsable.
 
* if I enter "net view \\SERVERNAME" it says:
     "System error 5 has occurred.
 
      Access is denied."
 

These same symptoms exist through various changes in smb.conf, ensuring
that allow "bind interfaces" & "hosts allow" are not
used. I have even
used the exact smb.conf working in another system. I therefore think
that there is perhaps something outside of samba going on here? Please
help me. Thanks.
 

 

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