I have a Linux 8.0 machine running Samba.
On a Windows XP PC when I issue command:
net view \\Redhat (where Redhat is the Name of Linux PC)
I got System error 5 has occurred and Access is denied message

In smb.conf I've enabled guest ok. What else should I do? thanks.

have you set up the user using

#smbpasswd -a user ?

and do you have the samba daemons running?

Perhaps you have config to link passwords to the unix passwords of the users (unix password sync) - you should comment that out and just rely on the smbpasswd file.. Also, you want to make sure you enable the password encryption in your conf (encrypt passwords = yes) and point the config to your samba password file (smb passwd file = /etc/samba/smbpasswd

christo

btw, What's Linux 8.0 ?

yes, I checked everything seems in working condition. Still couldn't figure out whats the cause. but thanks anyway.

and sorry for the typo: it Redhat 8.0 should have checked my spelling

look in your smb.conf for the samba log file path - then tail the file (immediately after a connection attempt). Praps there are some clues in there ?

christo

got progress now. don't know how and why, after changing some configurations in smb.conf I suddenly can see my Linux PC from the Windows PC -- a big progress!!!! I guess that is because I enaled plain shared password on the windows PC???? not sure yet.

the problem now is I can't see the shared directory on Linux machine from Windows PC. The following are traces from two log files when I tring to map a Linux drive onto the windows PC:

1. trace from log.windows_PC

more log.window_PC

[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] [2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.cdb_getsampwnam(1369)
unable to open passdb database.
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.cdb_getsampwnam(1369)
unable to open passdb database.

funny -- the replaced ":" followed by a "p" in the above text : )


2. trace from log.smbd

more log.smbd
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_socket_addr(1012)
getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_socket_addr(1012)
getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
Denied connection from (0.0.0.0)
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(499)
write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Connection reset by peer
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(524)
write_socket: Error writing 5 bytes to socket 13: ERRNO = Connection reset by peer
[2003/01/23 23:17:29, 0] lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(704)
Error writing 5 bytes to client. -1. (Connection reset by peer)
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_socket_addr(1012)
getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/access.c:check_access(333)
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/util_sock.c:get_socket_addr(1012)
getpeername failed. Error was Transport endpoint is not connected
Denied connection from (0.0.0.0)
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket_data(499)
write_socket_data: write failure. Error = Connection reset by peer
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/util_sock.c:write_socket(524)
write_socket: Error writing 5 bytes to socket 13: ERRNO = Connection reset by peer
[2003/01/23 23:18:41, 0] lib/util_sock.c:send_smb(704)
Error writing 5 bytes to client. -1. (Connection reset by peer)


do you know whats the cause of the problem??? thanks again

I installed samba and created a fileshare for the first time yesterday on our comany network.. I made a couple of notes here: http://www.spiration.co.uk/showpost.php?id=214

I don't know, but you might just find something useful there

christo