[H-GEN] sharing problems in mixed Linux/Windows network

[Rod Hurford]

David O'Brien wrote:
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> Hi group
> I have a networking issue that I'm hoping to get some help with. Configuration 
> as follows:
> 
> 1 x Linux machine with Mandrake 9.0
> 1 x Windows 2000 Server machine
> 1 x Windows XP Pro machine
> 
> All are networked using a D-Link router (XP via wireless), I can ping 
> everything on the network from every other thing. I have shares set up on the 
> Linux machine, and I can mount dirs that are shared on the Windows 2000 
> Server machine. I can use Terminal Services and VNC from the linux box and 
> from either Windows box, but not *to* the linux box because it isn't 
> configured to accept connections at the moment. I have samba running on the 
> linux box.
> 
> Ok...
> #1 When I browse to the linux shares from the Windows 2000 machine, I can read 
> and write to them without entering a username or password (they are the same 
> on each machine anyway).  The username/password dialog appears, and I just 
> press enter.  Everything is cool.
> 
> When i do the same thing from the XP machine, of course it insists on a 
> username/password (OK is greyed out) but none of the username/passwords that 
> I use will work. I can see the machine in the list, but can't access it.
> 
> Share permissions give rwx to everyone (scary practice, but an attempt to find 
> out what's going on).
> I got into the users setup area in Mandrake Control Panel to see if there was 
> anything there that pointed to a solution, which leads to ...
> 
> #2 When I click Users in Mandrake Control Panel, I get the message "Cannot 
> lock user lib, file /etc/ptemp or /etc/gtmp exist" and sure enough it does. 
> 
> I don't know if I should be removing these files or what before I proceed.
> 
> I've attempted to provide enough info without dribbling on too much..   :-)
> 
> Can anyone suggest where I should start debugging?
> 
> thanks a lot
> David
> 
I seem to remember reading something recently about XP encrypting 
usernames/passwords and samba by default does not....

a quick search via google found:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/SMB-HOWTO-7.html

and

http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba/client.html

Hope this helps
Rod