Kevin Thorpe wrote:
>
>>> I'm trying to set up a new Samba user. I've done useradd to put them in
>>> passwd, I've done smbpasswd to set a samba password. They're in the
>>> required group (spendtrak) for this share. I've even restarted samba.
>>> When I try and connect to the share with 'connect using a different
>>> username' form XP it just keeps asking me for the password. I can
>>> connect to the share as myself, but not if I define myself as the
>>> 'different user name'. Is there a log anywhere which will tell me what's
>>> going wrong with the login.
>>>
>>> Sorry, but this is frustrating the hell out of me.
>>>
>>>
>>> # share for spendtrak
>>> [spendtrak]
>>> comment = Spendtrak Files
>>> path = /home/spendtrak
>>> writable = yes
>>> printable = no
>>> valid users = +spendtrak
>>> force group = spendtrak
>>> create mode = 0660
>>> create mask = 0660
>>> force create mode = 0660
>>> directory mode = 0770
>>> directory mask = 0770
>>> force directory mode = 0770
>>> inherit permissions = yes
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Well smbclient seems to work fine so I guess it's Windows at fault (as
>> per bloody usual).
> Well I finally worked it out. Reboot Windows then it works. Bah! Stupid
> Microsoft. Wasted half my morning because Windows is broken.
I don't think you can connect to the same machine as 2 different users - and
windows will cache connections even if they aren't mapped to a drive letter. If
it happens again, try 'NET USE' from a cmd window to see if you have lingering
connections and delete them.
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Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com