samba - Feb 2006 - Usernames & Passwords

I thought I had posted this previously, but I cannot seem to find any
record of it.

I am using Samba in a mixed network (WinXP and FreeBSD 5.4). There is no
domain involved.

Using the following command, I can access a share on one of the WinXP
machines:

smbclient //SERVER/SHARE -u NAME%PASSWORD

I now find that I can also access the share using an incorrect 'NAME' or
'PASSWORD' or both. In fact, I can just use an incorrect
'PASSWORD' with
no name, and I can still access the share.

Obviously, something is configured wrong on the WinXP machine, but I am
not sure what. Perhaps someone might have a suggestion.

Thanks!

-- 
Gerard Seibert
gerard@seibercom.net


The boor is of no use in conversation.  He contributes nothing worth
hearing, and takes offense at everything.

Aristotle, c. 340 b. c.

On Sat, 04 Feb 2006 07:50:10 -0500 Gerard Seibert <gerard@seibercom.net>
wrote:

GS> Using the following command, I can access a share on one of the
WinXPmachines:
GS> smbclient //SERVER/SHARE -u NAME%PASSWORD
GS> I now find that I can also access the share using an incorrect
'NAME' or
GS> 'PASSWORD' or both. In fact, I can just use an incorrect
'PASSWORD' with
GS> no name, and I can still access the share.
GS> Obviously, something is configured wrong on the WinXP machine, but I am
GS> not sure what. Perhaps someone might have a suggestion.

Your XP machine is using "Simple file sharing"!
nothing else is available in XP Home Edition!

On XP pro revert to classic sharing by turning off "simple file
sharing" in Folder options