on 3-6-2009 1:46 AM Noob Centos Admin spake the following: > I was back onsite and trying it again, in vain. Copied the conf from > another site's working setup and dumped directly, recreated with the > same names and all. No go. > > So again removed and install samba again, made a blank conf file, fire > up SWAT and did the most basic config. > > Even chmod 777 the directory. > > Conf file > [global] > workgroup = MKSC52 > netbios name = MKSC52 > security = SHARE > log level = 2 > os level = 35 > Security = share is depreciated and doesn't work the same anymoreIt might even default to security = user... > [staff] > comment = Staff Share > path = /home/staff > valid users = jackie @staff > > > I've changed one of the Windows machine workgroup to a fresh one as > above, in case the existing WIndows 2000 domain controller was somehow > interfering. The pc name was also changed to the user's name. But no > joy either. > > But at least Samba is logging something after that > > # [2009/03/06 17:38:31, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(324) > netbios connect: name1=MKS2009C52 name2=JACKIE > > [2009/03/06 17:38:31, 2] smbd/reply.c:reply_special(331) > netbios connect: local=mks2009c52 remote=jackie, name type = 0 > > [2009/03/06 17:40:31, 2] smbd/process.c:timeout_processing(1363) > Closing idle connection > > On the windows side, there was a brief pause before Windows tells me I > have no permission to access the network resource. No prompt for > password. This sometimes happens if the username is the same between samba and windows, but the passwords are either different or empty. It also happens with Windows XP if they are set to simple file sharing mode. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090306/dfe9c1a4/attachment-0003.sig>