Password/Username Prompt with Window network share!?!

[Andis Lazdinsh]

You should also add your user name and password to samba. Search for 
smbpasswd.

Andis

Chris wrote:
> Hello all,
> I'm testing Xubuntu with the Alt CD on an old PC (Intel 810 chipset,
> Celeron 600Mhz, 196MB RAM) and it works great!  I can't beleive how well
> this "light" version of what seems like Gnome with a different window
> manager>
>
> Anyway..I'm try to share out a folder or any resource that I can
> transfer about 10GB of music to.  The issue is I can't seem to find the
> controls to do this.
>
> I installed SMB and NTS, then opened a new folder on the Desktop.  Right
> click and set the permissions and everything else that it look I can
> set. I can't seem to find the place where you can set up Public or
> Simple file sharing to open up the permissions so you don't need a
> password or user name.
>
> I go to the Window XP machine...I can see this machine in the View
> Workgroup Computer....but when I click on it it prompts me on a user
> name and password?  What user name and password is it looking for.  I
> tried the name of the Windows machine's password and user name...and the
> username and password of the Xubuntu that I'm trying to connect to and
> it won't let me in??  
>
> Where are all the equivilent controls for Xubuntu that Gnome has?
> I've been working on this for 3 days now....doesn't anybody know what
> the deal is with this?
>
> Thanks everybody,
> Chris
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