Samba and Windows
Tez
binary_y2k2 at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Jan 15 13:17:48 UTC 2007
Jim Byers wrote:
> Tez wrote:
>
>> Jim Byers wrote:
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>>> I have had to reinstall Dapper and am trying to setup Samba so XP
>>> Clients can see Dapper server. I can see my Samba server from XP and
>>> see the shared folders, but when I double click XP network workgroup
>>> icon I get a popup login. The first time I set Samba up I had the same
>>> problem and some one told me what to change to allow me to access
>>> server. I will print out and lock up the tip next time.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
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>> You probably need to change "security = USER" to "security = SHARE" in
>> /etc/samba/smb.conf
>>
>>
>> Tez
>>
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> Jim wrote:
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> Thanks Tez, that was the change that fixed me last time thanks to you,
> but as I look at my smb.conf I see that I have made that change already,
> but still get the popup from XP. Is there something anything else that
> can be causing that problem?
>
> Jim
>
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Did you restart/reload samba after?
as long as it's set to "SHARE" it shouldn't ask for a password
Tez
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