Ok. I have a RedHat Linux 7.1. Using VMware, I am able to run Winblows 98 inside of Linux. I assume that if you can help me, you understand what I'm talking about and how that works. Ok. My problem arises with trying to access my linux directories from within Windows. I go into Network Neighborhood and this is what I get.

Name Comment
Entire Network Entire Network
Intel1-vm
Smpri VMware Host

So, naturally I want to go to the VMware Host so I double-click there and it automatically enters password, everything's cool and I get this...

Name Comment
HostFS VMware Host File System
lj4
myers Home directories

lj4 is a printer which I can access fine. I can look at it's queue with no problems. However, I can not access my home directories or the Host File System. It asks for a password and all of my passwords will not work. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Oh.. and I'm running Samba version 2.0.6. Thanks.

If it is simply a password not authenticating issue, simply type:

/usr/bin/smbadduser <username>
/usr/bin/smbpasswd <username>


make sure the username you use is already on the system. (i.e in the /etc/passwd file)

If you want you can make a NULL system user dedciated to Samba. Type:

adduser <username>

then in the /etc/passwd fiel change their shell to /bin/false
and add their username to /etc/ftpusers

I hope I helped you.

E-Mail me if you have any questions. drewkennerly@hotmail.com

Thanks but I've tried all of this numerous times with zero success. In fact, now when I try to change my password, I get this message:

[root@smpri private]# smbpasswd -a myers
New SMB password:
Retype new SMB password:
getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (uid not number)
getsmbfilepwent: malformed password entry (uid not number)
Added user myers.

And then my password still doesn't work. It used to stop me and not even let me in the smpri directory but now it lets me there but it won't let me access my home directory of the host file system.

Help!