samba - Nov 2003 - help with logons/passwords

Hi,

If I setup a share, and create a user with smbpasswd -a, I have to have 
enter the password extactly as the password supplied by the user's 
win2000 logon. If they match, then the user connects correctly and all 
is well. If, however, the win2000 password is different from samba's, 
then the user connects as 'nobody', and as 'nobody' you get
problems
with permissions on folders in the share they are connecting to.
Is there a way to allow a mismatch, and have the user connect as the 
correct username supplied by the pc?

Hi, why dont you create a public share ?
i.e 
[files]

readonly = No

comment = public files

browseable = yes

writeable = yes

path = /files/pub

guestok = yes

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "karl westwood" <karl@telegraph.co.uk>
To: <samba@lists.samba.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 6:29 PM
Subject: [Samba] help with logons/passwords

> Hi,
> 
> If I setup a share, and create a user with smbpasswd -a, I have to have 
> enter the password extactly as the password supplied by the user's 
> win2000 logon. If they match, then the user connects correctly and all 
> is well. If, however, the win2000 password is different from samba's, 
> then the user connects as 'nobody', and as 'nobody' you get
problems
> with permissions on folders in the share they are connecting to.
> Is there a way to allow a mismatch, and have the user connect as the 
> correct username supplied by the pc?
> 
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