Hello,

I followed this video to setup file sharing between my Windows XP and Ubuntu machines using Samba. (http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ad17kma8rNM).

I got to the point where both computer can see each other and are in the same workgroup. Each computer has at least one shared folder.

I have two things I need help with (MAINLY this first one):
1. When I try to access the Windows shares from the Ubuntu computer, it prompts me for authentication (username and password). However, I do not have a password for the windows machine, so I have no clue what to use here. Why is it asking for a password here? How can I either turn this off or find out what it wants? Because of this, I cannot access my Windows shares from the Ubuntu computer.

2. When I try to access the Ubuntu shares from my XP computer, it requires me to input the password I setup when I added a user to Samba. It works when I input the password, but this is sort of a hassle. Is there a way to turn this off? I can access the Ubuntu shares from this (XP) computer.

Thanks!

EDIT/UPDATE: Ok, I just had a "major breakthrough". I just tried sharing some other folders on my XP machine, and then tried accessing them from Ubuntu, and those ones worked! I didn't do anything different in the process.

However that other folder still doesn't let me access it without a password etc. Does this explain anything? I don't get why it's doing this.

Going from XP to SAMBA share: open a DOS command prompt and type

Type in the username and password and it shouldn't ask for it again.

Going from SAMBA to XP share: take a look in C:\Documents and Settings\ for the user you are currently "logged" in under. Chances are it is the user 'Owner.' In the Linux terminal type

...or something somewhat similar. If that doesn't quite work due to the password thing, then you can go into XPs Control Panel and assign a password to this user and try it all over again, but this time give it the password that you assigned to 'Owner.'

Hope this helps - if it doesn't, then I would suggest you look into webmin to control all of this...

Deion "Mule" Christopher

Ok, I just had a "major breakthrough". I just tried sharing some other folders on my XP machine, and then tried accessing them from Ubuntu, and those ones worked! I didn't do anything different in the process.

However that other folder still doesn't let me access it without a password etc. Does this explain anything? I don't get why it's doing this.

passwords have nothing to do with networking. moved to Linux - General.

You ever watch Reboot?
It's an interesting cartoon.
There is this one episode where Hexadecimal is surrounded by a firewall.
It's kinda funny, because she's within her castle/domain, but she can't get out.

Maybe you're experiencing the same problem...

please keep it relevant, or stick to the General forum.