samba - Dec 2017 - Windows 98 cannot connect to Samba 3.6.23-45el6 after upgrade from 3.0.33-3.41.el5

On 12/11/2017 04:21 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:49:51 -0500
> Justin Cantrell via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
>
>> I upgraded a server from CentOS 5 to CentOS 6 and migrated the samba
>> users, accounts, and files. Everyone reconnected without a problem
>> except a Win98 user.
> I take it that you cannot upgrade the Win98 computer.
No, it's actually a very expensive milling machine.
>> Is there anything that changed that would disallow a Win98 machine
>> from connecting.
> Possibly, you could try reading the release notes you will find here:
>
> https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Features_added/changed_(by_release)
>
>> It doesn't prompt for password.  It just doesn't connect.
>>
>> When attempting to map the drive, I get:
>> "The following error occurred while trying to connect S: to
>> \\server\folder
>>
>> The computer or sharename could not be found. Make sure you typed it
>> correctly and try again."
>>
>> No entries in /var/log/messages /var/log/samba/smb.log /var/log/secure
> Have you tried raising the log level in smb.conf ?
>> I can connect on the same subnet with Windows 10 machines using the
>> same credentials.
>>
> Can you post your smb.conf
[global]

     workgroup = myworkgroup
     netbios name = SERVERNAME

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
     server string = Server

# This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
# connections to machines which are on your local network. The
# following example restricts access to two C class networks and
# the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
# the smb.conf man page

     hosts allow = 192.168.1.

# if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
# than setting them up individually then you'll need this
     printcap name = /etc/printcap
;    load printers = yes

# It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
# yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
# bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx, cups
;    printing = cups

# Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to 
/etc/passwd
# otherwise the user "nobody" is used
;  guest account = pcguest

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
     log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
log level = 2
# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
     max log size = 50

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
;    security = user

# Use password server option only with security = server
# The argument list may include:
#   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
# or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
#   password server = *
;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>

# Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
# all combinations of upper and lower case.
;  password level = 8
;  username level = 8

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
;    encrypt passwords = yes
;    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

# The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious errors
# when Samba is built with support for SSL.
;   ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt

# The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
# update the Linux system password also.
# NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd file'
above.
# NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change only
#        the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix password
#        to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
#   unix password sync = Yes
;    unix password sync = No
#   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
#   passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n 
*passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*

# You can use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If
# enabled, then PAM will be used for password changes when requested
# by an SMB client instead of the program listed in passwd program.
# It should be possible to enable this without changing your passwd
# chat parameter for most setups.

     pam password change = yes

# Unix users can map to different SMB User names
;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers

# Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
# on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
# of the machine that is connecting
;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m

# This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's
# account and session management directives. The default behavior is
# to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any
# account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM
# for authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes

     obey pam restrictions = yes

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
     socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192

# Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
# If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
# here. See the man page for details.
;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24

# Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
#  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
#    a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
;   remote browse sync # Cause this host to announce itself to local subnets
here
;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
;    local master = yes

# OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
# elections. The default value should be reasonable
     os level = 128

# Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
# allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
# if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
     domain master = yes

# Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on startup
# and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the election
;   preferred master = yes

# Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
# Windows95 workstations.
     domain logons = yes

# if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
# per user logon script
# run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
;   logon script = %m.bat
# run a specific logon batch file per username
;   logon script = %U.bat

# Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
#        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
#        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U

# Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
# WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's WINS 
Server
     wins support = yes

# WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
#    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but NOT both
;   wins server = w.x.y.z

# WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
# behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
# at least one    WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
     wins proxy = yes

# DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
# via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
# this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
;    dns proxy = yes
     username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
;    guest ok = no
;    guest account = nobody

# Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
# NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
;  preserve case = no
;  short preserve case = no
# Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
;  default case = lower
# Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
;  case sensitive = no

     follow symlinks = yes
     wide links = yes
     unix extensions = no
     laman auth = yes
     client lanman auth = yes
     client plaintext auth = yes
#============================ Share Definitions 
=============================[homes]
     comment = Home Directories
     browseable = no
     writeable = yes
     follow symlinks = yes
     wide links = yes
     unix extensions = no
;   valid users = %S
;   create mode = 0664
;   directory mode = 0775

#=== Administration Group shared directories ==
[share]
     comment = shared directory
     path = /home/share
     directory mask = 0770
     force create mode = 0770
     force directory mode = 0770
     valid users = +share
;    guest ok = no
     writeable = yes


> Rowland
>
>

On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:32:06 -0500
Justin Cantrell via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> On 12/11/2017 04:21 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:49:51 -0500
> > Justin Cantrell via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I upgraded a server from CentOS 5 to CentOS 6 and migrated the
> >> samba users, accounts, and files. Everyone reconnected without a
> >> problem except a Win98 user.
> > I take it that you cannot upgrade the Win98 computer.
> No, it's actually a very expensive milling machine.
> >> Is there anything that changed that would disallow a Win98 machine
> >> from connecting.
> > Possibly, you could try reading the release notes you will find
> > here:
> >
> >
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Features_added/changed_(by_release)
> >
> >> It doesn't prompt for password.  It just doesn't connect.
> >>
> >> When attempting to map the drive, I get:
> >> "The following error occurred while trying to connect S: to
> >> \\server\folder
> >>
> >> The computer or sharename could not be found. Make sure you typed
> >> it correctly and try again."
> >>
> >> No entries
> >> in /var/log/messages /var/log/samba/smb.log /var/log/secure
> > Have you tried raising the log level in smb.conf ?
> >> I can connect on the same subnet with Windows 10 machines using
the
> >> same credentials.
> >>
> > Can you post your smb.conf
> [global]
> 
>      workgroup = myworkgroup
>      netbios name = SERVERNAME
> 
> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>      server string = Server
> 
> # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
> # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
> # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
> # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
> # the smb.conf man page
> 
>      hosts allow = 192.168.1.
> 
> # if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>      printcap name = /etc/printcap
> ;    load printers = yes
> 
> # It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
> # yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
> # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx, cups
> ;    printing = cups
> 
> # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to 
> /etc/passwd
> # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
> ;  guest account = pcguest
> 
> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
> # that connects
>      log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> log level = 2
> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>      max log size = 50
> 
> # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
> # security_level.txt for details.
> ;    security = user
> 
> # Use password server option only with security = server
> # The argument list may include:
> #   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
> # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
> #   password server = *
> ;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
> 
> # Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
> # all combinations of upper and lower case.
> ;  password level = 8
> ;  username level = 8
> 
> # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
> # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
> # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> ;    encrypt passwords = yes
> ;    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
> 
> # The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious
> errors # when Samba is built with support for SSL.
> ;   ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
> 
> # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
> # update the Linux system password also.
> # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd
file'
> above. # NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change
> only #        the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix
> password #        to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
> #   unix password sync = Yes
> ;    unix password sync = No
> #   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> #   passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n 
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
> 
> # You can use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If
> # enabled, then PAM will be used for password changes when requested
> # by an SMB client instead of the program listed in passwd program.
> # It should be possible to enable this without changing your passwd
> # chat parameter for most setups.
> 
>      pam password change = yes
> 
> # Unix users can map to different SMB User names
> ;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> 
> # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
> # of the machine that is connecting
> ;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
> 
> # This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's
> # account and session management directives. The default behavior is
> # to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any
> # account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM
> # for authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes
> 
>      obey pam restrictions = yes
> 
> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
> # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
>      socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
> 
> # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
> # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
> # here. See the man page for details.
> ;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
> 
> # Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
> #  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
> #    a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
> ;   remote browse sync > # Cause this host to announce itself to local
subnets here
> ;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
> 
> # Browser Control Options:
> # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
> # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> ;    local master = yes
> 
> # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
> # elections. The default value should be reasonable
>      os level = 128
> 
> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
> # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
> # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
>      domain master = yes
> 
> # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
> startup # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the
> election ;   preferred master = yes
> 
> # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
> # Windows95 workstations.
>      domain logons = yes
> 
> # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
> # per user logon script
> # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
> ;   logon script = %m.bat
> # run a specific logon batch file per username
> ;   logon script = %U.bat
> 
> # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
> #        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
> #        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
> ;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
> 
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's
> WINS Server
>      wins support = yes
> 
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> #    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but
> NOT both ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
> 
> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> # at least one    WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>      wins proxy = yes
> 
> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS
> names # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17
> is yes, # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> ;    dns proxy = yes
>      username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> ;    guest ok = no
> ;    guest account = nobody
> 
> # Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
> # NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
> ;  preserve case = no
> ;  short preserve case = no
> # Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
> ;  default case = lower
> # Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
> ;  case sensitive = no
> 
>      follow symlinks = yes
>      wide links = yes
>      unix extensions = no
>      laman auth = yes
>      client lanman auth = yes
>      client plaintext auth = yes
> #============================ Share Definitions 
> =============================> [homes]
>      comment = Home Directories
>      browseable = no
>      writeable = yes
>      follow symlinks = yes
>      wide links = yes
>      unix extensions = no
> ;   valid users = %S
> ;   create mode = 0664
> ;   directory mode = 0775
> 
> #=== Administration Group shared directories ==> 
> [share]
>      comment = shared directory
>      path = /home/share
>      directory mask = 0770
>      force create mode = 0770
>      force directory mode = 0770
>      valid users = +share
> ;    guest ok = no
>      writeable = yes
> 
> 
> 
> > Rowland
> >
> >
> 
> 
You have 'laman auth = yes' , it should be 'lanman auth = yes'

Rowland

-----Original Message----- 
From: Rowland Penny via samba
Sent: Monday, December 11, 2017 4:54 PM
To: samba at lists.samba.org
Subject: Re: [Samba] Windows 98 cannot connect to Samba 3.6.23-45el6 after 
upgrade from 3.0.33-3.41.el5

On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 16:32:06 -0500
Justin Cantrell via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> On 12/11/2017 04:21 PM, Rowland Penny via samba wrote:
> > On Mon, 11 Dec 2017 15:49:51 -0500
> > Justin Cantrell via samba <samba at lists.samba.org> wrote:
> >
> >> I upgraded a server from CentOS 5 to CentOS 6 and migrated the
> >> samba users, accounts, and files. Everyone reconnected without a
> >> problem except a Win98 user.
> > I take it that you cannot upgrade the Win98 computer.
> No, it's actually a very expensive milling machine.
> >> Is there anything that changed that would disallow a Win98 machine
> >> from connecting.
> > Possibly, you could try reading the release notes you will find
> > here:
> >
> >
https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/Samba_Features_added/changed_(by_release)
> >
> >> It doesn't prompt for password.  It just doesn't connect.
> >>
> >> When attempting to map the drive, I get:
> >> "The following error occurred while trying to connect S: to
> >> \\server\folder
> >>
> >> The computer or sharename could not be found. Make sure you typed
> >> it correctly and try again."
> >>
> >> No entries
> >> in /var/log/messages /var/log/samba/smb.log /var/log/secure
> > Have you tried raising the log level in smb.conf ?
> >> I can connect on the same subnet with Windows 10 machines using
the
> >> same credentials.
> >>
> > Can you post your smb.conf
> [global]
>
>      workgroup = myworkgroup
>      netbios name = SERVERNAME
>
> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>      server string = Server
>
> # This option is important for security. It allows you to restrict
> # connections to machines which are on your local network. The
> # following example restricts access to two C class networks and
> # the "loopback" interface. For more examples of the syntax see
> # the smb.conf man page
>
>      hosts allow = 192.168.1.
>
> # if you want to automatically load your printer list rather
> # than setting them up individually then you'll need this
>      printcap name = /etc/printcap
> ;    load printers = yes
>
> # It should not be necessary to spell out the print system type unless
> # yours is non-standard. Currently supported print systems include:
> # bsd, sysv, plp, lprng, aix, hpux, qnx, cups
> ;    printing = cups
>
> # Uncomment this if you want a guest account, you must add this to
> /etc/passwd
> # otherwise the user "nobody" is used
> ;  guest account = pcguest
>
> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
> # that connects
>      log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
> log level = 2
> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>      max log size = 50
>
> # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
> # security_level.txt for details.
> ;    security = user
>
> # Use password server option only with security = server
> # The argument list may include:
> #   password server = My_PDC_Name [My_BDC_Name] [My_Next_BDC_Name]
> # or to auto-locate the domain controller/s
> #   password server = *
> ;   password server = <NT-Server-Name>
>
> # Password Level allows matching of _n_ characters of the password for
> # all combinations of upper and lower case.
> ;  password level = 8
> ;  username level = 8
>
> # You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
> # ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
> # Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
> ;    encrypt passwords = yes
> ;    smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
>
> # The following is needed to keep smbclient from spouting spurious
> errors # when Samba is built with support for SSL.
> ;   ssl CA certFile = /usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt
>
> # The following are needed to allow password changing from Windows to
> # update the Linux system password also.
> # NOTE: Use these with 'encrypt passwords' and 'smb passwd
file'
> above. # NOTE2: You do NOT need these to allow workstations to change
> only #        the encrypted SMB passwords. They allow the Unix
> password #        to be kept in sync with the SMB password.
> #   unix password sync = Yes
> ;    unix password sync = No
> #   passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
> #   passwd chat = *New*password* %n\n *Retype*new*password* %n\n
> *passwd:*all*authentication*tokens*updated*successfully*
>
> # You can use PAM's password change control flag for Samba. If
> # enabled, then PAM will be used for password changes when requested
> # by an SMB client instead of the program listed in passwd program.
> # It should be possible to enable this without changing your passwd
> # chat parameter for most setups.
>
>      pam password change = yes
>
> # Unix users can map to different SMB User names
> ;  username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
>
> # Using the following line enables you to customise your configuration
> # on a per machine basis. The %m gets replaced with the netbios name
> # of the machine that is connecting
> ;   include = /etc/samba/smb.conf.%m
>
> # This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's
> # account and session management directives. The default behavior is
> # to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any
> # account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM
> # for authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes
>
>      obey pam restrictions = yes
>
> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
> # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
>      socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>
> # Configure Samba to use multiple interfaces
> # If you have multiple network interfaces then you must list them
> # here. See the man page for details.
> ;   interfaces = 192.168.12.2/24 192.168.13.2/24
>
> # Configure remote browse list synchronisation here
> #  request announcement to, or browse list sync from:
> #    a specific host or from / to a whole subnet (see below)
> ;   remote browse sync > # Cause this host to announce itself to local
subnets here
> ;   remote announce = 192.168.1.255 192.168.2.44
>
> # Browser Control Options:
> # set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
> # browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
> ;    local master = yes
>
> # OS Level determines the precedence of this server in master browser
> # elections. The default value should be reasonable
>      os level = 128
>
> # Domain Master specifies Samba to be the Domain Master Browser. This
> # allows Samba to collate browse lists between subnets. Don't use this
> # if you already have a Windows NT domain controller doing this job
>      domain master = yes
>
> # Preferred Master causes Samba to force a local browser election on
> startup # and gives it a slightly higher chance of winning the
> election ;   preferred master = yes
>
> # Enable this if you want Samba to be a domain logon server for
> # Windows95 workstations.
>      domain logons = yes
>
> # if you enable domain logons then you may want a per-machine or
> # per user logon script
> # run a specific logon batch file per workstation (machine)
> ;   logon script = %m.bat
> # run a specific logon batch file per username
> ;   logon script = %U.bat
>
> # Where to store roving profiles (only for Win95 and WinNT)
> #        %L substitutes for this servers netbios name, %U is username
> #        You must uncomment the [Profiles] share below
> ;   logon path = \\%L\Profiles\%U
>
> # Windows Internet Name Serving Support Section:
> # WINS Support - Tells the NMBD component of Samba to enable it's
> WINS Server
>      wins support = yes
>
> # WINS Server - Tells the NMBD components of Samba to be a WINS Client
> #    Note: Samba can be either a WINS Server, or a WINS Client, but
> NOT both ;   wins server = w.x.y.z
>
> # WINS Proxy - Tells Samba to answer name resolution queries on
> # behalf of a non WINS capable client, for this to work there must be
> # at least one    WINS Server on the network. The default is NO.
>      wins proxy = yes
>
> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS
> names # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17
> is yes, # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
> ;    dns proxy = yes
>      username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
> ;    guest ok = no
> ;    guest account = nobody
>
> # Case Preservation can be handy - system default is _no_
> # NOTE: These can be set on a per share basis
> ;  preserve case = no
> ;  short preserve case = no
> # Default case is normally upper case for all DOS files
> ;  default case = lower
> # Be very careful with case sensitivity - it can break things!
> ;  case sensitive = no
>
>      follow symlinks = yes
>      wide links = yes
>      unix extensions = no
>      laman auth = yes
>      client lanman auth = yes
>      client plaintext auth = yes
> #============================ Share Definitions
> =============================> [homes]
>      comment = Home Directories
>      browseable = no
>      writeable = yes
>      follow symlinks = yes
>      wide links = yes
>      unix extensions = no
> ;   valid users = %S
> ;   create mode = 0664
> ;   directory mode = 0775
>
> #=== Administration Group shared directories ==>
> [share]
>      comment = shared directory
>      path = /home/share
>      directory mask = 0770
>      force create mode = 0770
>      force directory mode = 0770
>      valid users = +share
> ;    guest ok = no
>      writeable = yes
>
>
>
> > Rowland
> >
> >
>
>
>You have 'laman auth = yes' , it should be 'lanman auth =
yes'
No luck. It doesn't even ask for username and password. It's like
it's not
even hitting the server.