> [Samba] 2k and 9x connect and print, XP won't
>
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> * Subject: [Samba] 2k and 9x connect and print, XP won't
> * From: "Eric Geater 11/10/03" <egeater at
mscoincdotcom>
> * Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2003 09:58:24 -0600
>
> Good day!
>
> I am running Samba3 on a Mandrake 9.1 box. Right now, I have
"security
> = user", but am not using any password authentication yet. I have 95
> and 98 computers that can reach the shares available and print to the
> installed printer, and even a Windows 2000 user can do all of this.
> However, an XP computer I have can't go there. I double-click
> "DRAKEJAX" (the netbios name), and it prompts me for a username
and
> password.
"security = user" *is* telling Samba to ask for username/password-type
authentication.
By default, WinXP uses the loginname of the user to try and authenticate
to a remote service like Samba. If that doesn't work, you get the prompt.
You can try this:
* check if a user named "nobody" is set up on your system
* set "guest user = nobody" in smb.conf
* set "map to guest = bad user" in smb.conf
This will automatically use the "nobody" credentials (=guest) and
remove the prompt. Read what "man smb.conf" has to say about "map
to guest = bad user"!
Since you don't provide any config details this is all help you
can expect here. No idea why your W2K can access the share.
> No matter what user/pass combo I use, from XP I cannot get
> there.
>
> Anyone have a similar experience? Maybe a solution, too? Thanks!
>
> Eric
>