On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Scott Silva ssilva@sgvwater.com wrote:
on 6-3-2008 1:00 PM MHR spake the following:
On Mon, Jun 2, 2008 at 10:16 AM, John R Pierce pierce-BRp9yk6zKL1Wk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org wrote:
win9X has horrible network username habits... you need to determine what username its running as... dirty trick, log off, and the username should be in the login prompt, just hit enter to relogin with the same username and the same blank local password.. on the SAMBA server, create that username as a linux user, AND `smbuser -a username`, assign it a smb password. when win98 prompts for a password, thats the username it will use, you get no choice, and win98 should be able to 'save' that password (if you check said box on the login prompt), which causes it to be saved to a <username>.pwd file (I think thats the name of the password cache).
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PS: I have always said that I don't really hate Window$, I just prefer working in and on Unix/Linux. I don't think that's true any more, although I must say that of all the versions of Window$ I've ever used, XP is the least objectionable.
Vista will raise your disappointment level back up!
That was intended to include Vista - it sinks to a new low for Micro$$$$. Even SP1 made it worse.
mhr