On Tue, Jun 3, 2008 at 2:30 PM, Scott Silva <ssilva at 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 at 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). >>>> >> ::: >> >> 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