[linux-help] Re: smb.conf

[Nathan <ncozzens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 09:32 AM 9/19/00 -0500, you wrote:
> At 07:40 PM 9/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
> > I'm having trouble getting Samba to give me access 
> > to my Linux box from my Win98 box.  I can see my 
> > Linux box in Network Neighborhood, but when I try to 
> > open it, I get a dialog box asking me to supply a 
> > password for the IPC$ resource.  None of my 
> > passwords work.  I've tried logging into my Win98 
> > box with a username and password that coincides with 
> > my Linux box (nate).  Didn't help.  Any ideas?
> Did you create a smbpasswd file?  Samba does not read 
> the Linux passwd file, but has its own passwd 
> file.  This does allow for you to have a different 
> password for Samba than for Linux.  The Debian 
> distribution has a program called mksmbpasswd that 
> takes your Linux passwd file and converts it to the 
> smbpasswd format.  Try 'man mksmbpasswd'.
My smbpasswd file was created as a part of my Debian 
installation.  I've looked at it, and it shows the 
user name I'm trying to use....although I can't read 
the password since it's encrypted.
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