Cannot access Samba server from Windows

digiplaya · 12-17-2003, 04:28 PM

Hello, this is Digiplaya. I have a big problem. When I go into Windows XP and try to access my Samba servers (DHCPPC5 and DHCPPC8) it asks for a username and password right?

Well, I try to use this username/password combo, which I think is right, this is what I use to access DHCPPC5:

Username: digiplaya
Password: ******

But to no avail. Windows XP puts this in front of the username: //DRAGON5

So what should I do, and why doesn't it work?

Digiplaya

david_ross · 12-17-2003, 04:36 PM

Did you create samba accounts as well as unix accounts?

digiplaya · 12-19-2003, 02:26 PM

How do you create Samba and Unix accounts?

Digiplaya

david_ross · 12-19-2003, 02:43 PM

unix accounts are usually created with "useradd" and samba accounts with "smbadduser"

digiplaya · 12-27-2003, 12:11 AM

It doesn't work in the terminal mode (CTRL-ALT-F1). Where do I have to type that in?

Digiplaya

david_ross · 12-27-2003, 12:52 PM

Make sure you are really logged in as root. or use the full path - try:
whereis useradd
whereis smbadduser

digiplaya · 12-28-2003, 10:54 PM

Actually, I'm using FTP now, but I have another question.

I can upload files to the FTP server on the server computer, however, I can only upload to home/mdanderson.

I cannot upload to other drives on the server from my Windows XP computer. Do I have to change a FTP server permissions setting, and how do I do that?

Digiplaya.

digiplaya · 12-29-2003, 12:32 AM

Hello everyone, thanks for looking at my post, but I already solved the problem.

My FTP server works fine!

Digiplaya