Samba has NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

acb67 · 07-22-2003, 05:32 PM

what version of samba are you using?

gale01 · 07-23-2003, 12:58 PM

Samba contained in Redhat Linux 8.0.

vaishvila · 08-29-2003, 05:15 AM

The feedback on making a samba password file in /etc/samba, then adding users was great, I had been looking for that in the Samba documentation and couldn't find it.

Unfortunately, I still get subj error when I try to connect to my linux client with smbclient //hostname/username

testparm works great, and so does smbclient -L hostname
when I type the root password at the prompt to see local shares, the root password is accepted.

But the user passwords are rejected. Tried rebooting, also installed webmin - assume there's a sync problem somewhere, but webmin has way more features than I'm prepared to use right now.

Also tried installing swat
I created a swat file in xinetd.d and added/enabled tcp port 901, but the server path in the swat file is not correct - I couldn't find a bin directory under samba, not sure why. Samba was prepackaged with the RedHat 8.0, rpm-qa | grep samba shows version 2.2.7-5.8.0 plus samba-client and samba-common, so it doesn't look like anything is missing.

I feel a long way off from connecting to other PCs on my LAN

blue ice · 10-18-2004, 07:54 PM

Perhaps a bit too late to reply
but I've also been hassling with this problem
... and found the solution
I also created that smbpasswd file with mksmbpasswd ... and I think that's the problem

so I did "cat /dev/nul > /etc/samba/smbpasswd"
after that "smbpasswd -a thomas"
works like a sharm

my smb conf is

Code:

[global]
workgroup = DUPAS
log level = 1
socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
max xmit = 65535
read only = no
encrypt passwords = yes
smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
map to guest = Bad User
restrict anonymous = yes
security=user
guest ok = no
domain master = no
preferred master = yes
max protocol = NT
ldap ssl = No
server signing = Auto

[homes]

[Windows]
path = /mnt/windows

[WD]
path = /mnt/wd

I hope that the confusion 'bout this problem gets solved. Because there ain't many people who really post their solution when they finally found it

Asificare · 10-18-2004, 08:27 PM

Thanks for that tip blue ice, I was having the same problem, mainly confusion though

The command you posted need modifying as it is missing an 'l' of the word null, so it should read:

cat /dev/null > /etc/samba/smbpasswd

Then add/modify the passwords for the users already in the system

I still had errors after this, but that was because I was so used to inputting the SU password, it kept failing, until I woke up and put my users password in, then it gave me results, like so :

[root@localhost richard]# smbclient -L localhost
Password:
Domain=[LOCALHOST] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.6]

Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (Linux Shares)
ADMIN$ IPC IPC Service (Linux Shares)
Printer Printer EPSON Stylus C41
richard Disk Home Directories
Domain=[LOCALHOST] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.6]

Server Comment
--------- -------

Workgroup Master
--------- -------

I do not get anything under server or workgroup, is this a problem?

Cheers
Asif

biglaz · 10-18-2004, 10:41 PM

I'm also having this problem! I've tried both piping /etc/passwd through mksmbpasswd.sh then doing smbpasswd username; and starting with a blank file but using 'smbpasswd -a'; both lead these errors:

[root@localhost samba]# smbclient //localhost/Test
Password:
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

[root@localhost samba]# smbclient //localhost/myuser
Password:
session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE

smb.conf:

Code:

[global]
 workgroup = HOME
 netbios name = SERVERA
 server string = Samba Server
 hosts allow = 173.221.0 127.
 interfaces = wlan0 lo
 bind interfaces only = yes
 load printers = no
 guest ok = no
 log file = /var/log/samba/smbd.log
 max log size = 1000
 security = user
 encrypt passwords = yes
 smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd
 socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
 dns proxy = no
[homes]
 comment = Home Directories
 browseable = no
 writable = yes
[Test]
 comment = Test Dir
 path = /home/test
 browseable = yes
 writable = yes
 read only = no

"smbclient -L localhost" output:

Code:

[root@localhost samba]# smbclient -L localhost
Password:
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[HOME] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.7]

        Sharename       Type      Comment
        ---------       ----      -------
        Test            Disk      Test Dir
        IPC$            IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server)
        ADMIN$          IPC       IPC Service (Samba Server)
Anonymous login successful
Domain=[HOME] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.0.7]

        Server               Comment
        ---------            -------
        SERVERA              Samba Server

        Workgroup            Master
        ---------            -------
        HOME                 SERVERA

Any help would be appreciated. This is starting to get frusterating

Thanks!

EDIT:
I got the logins to work by using the "-U" tag.
smbclient //localhost/Test -U username

debaire · 12-10-2004, 01:25 PM

Doing the smbpasswd 'username' did the trick.

scholarlv · 12-16-2007, 02:01 PM

Here is my testparm output. I am using Ubuntu Server 7.10 Gutsy Gibbon. Did install of LAMP, Samba install. I don't use Webmin or SWAT. I just built a VMWare Server to start testing different flavors of unix.

[global]
workgroup = (mynetwork)
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
obey pam restrictions = Yes
passdb backend = tdbsam
syslog = 0
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 1000
dns proxy = No
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
invalid users = root
hosts allow = 192.168.

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
valid users = %S
read only = No
create mask = 0700
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers

[vm]
comment = Virtual Machine
path = /var/lib/vmware/
guest ok = Yes

It seems like you need to create your Samba users.
By doing: sudo smbpasswd -a username

It will prompt you for password. Then it should work just fine. I hope this helps most of you.