First, I'm running Slackware 10, and I've been trying to configure my system with samba so I can upload files from WindowsXP to a home directory on the Linux box.

In my smb.conf, I have added an nt workgroup that the other machine is on. I have added the correct ip to hosts allow. Under the share definitions, I have added the following so that the user "magicked" will hopefully be able to connect to his home directory and upload:

comment = Magicked's Home
path = /home/magicked
valid users = magicked
public = no
writeable = yes
printable = no

When I open Network Places in windows, I can look under the workgroups and see the Slackware box, and when I try to connect, it asks for a username and password (as it should). So, I type in "magicked", and the password, and it automatically changes the username to: "LAPTOP\magicked" and won't connect.

Of course, I have something set wrong, but I've been unable to figure out what.

Thanks

Try this configuration following your path; get rid of what you have. Pretty much standard settings for home directories.

valid users = %S
browseable = No
read only = No
inherit permissions = Yes
guest ok = No
printable = No
create mask = 0600
directory mask = 0700

Do you use SWAT to configure your Samba?

I haven't used SWAT, no. Should I try that?

Oh, and I just thought of this, do I have to restart samba for the changes to take effect?

Okay, I got to the next step. Just in case anyone else has this same problem, I'll post what I did:

I hadn't created an smbuser under the smbpasswd file.

I had to create the password file by typing: smbpasswd -c /etc/samba

then I had to add the user magicked to the password file: smbpasswd -a magicked

Then I could log in!