Background: This is a repost that I wrote on reddit/r/linuxquestions. Unfortunately no one was able to help me with this problem. So I thought I should try and see if any of you peple have any suggestions. I've tried almost everything that the internet and I could come up with and I'm seriously hoping that someone out there knows what might be causing this error.
I'm currently working on setting up a file server at home. The computer is running Centos 7.0.1406 (Core) with Samba package 'Samba-4.1.1-37.el7_0.x86_64'. The file servers NetBIOS/hostname is 'athenaeum'.
The computer from which I intend to access this file server runs Windows 7 x64 Home Premium.
Configuration info:
My samba conf (/etc/samba/smb.conf)
Code:
[global]
workgroup = WORKGROUP
server string = Athenaeum - Samba Server, version %v
netbios name = athenaeum
security = user
map to guest = never
[athenaeum]
comment = athenaeum
writeable = Yes
valid users = @samba
path = /mnt/athenaeum
browseable = yes
create mask = 0750
directory mask = 0750
force create mode = 0750
force directory mode = 0750
force group = samba
inherit permissions = yes
The account
'max' has been set up as a samba user.
'samba' is the name of the samba group.
Code:
[max@athenaeum ~]$ ll /mnt/
total 8
drwxr-x---. 4 max samba 4096 Sep 21 00:24 athenaeum
drwxr-xr-x. 5 root root 4096 Aug 23 14:30 backup
And of course, I've restarted the service on multiple occasions.
Problem: Whenever I try to access this share I am presented with two different error messages:
#1:
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"Z:\ is not accessible. Access is denied." Despite the fact that it shows up as a green/okay network share.
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http://imgur.com/3gX2Ip7
#2:
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"The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password. To connect using a different user name and password, first disconnect any existing mappings to this network share."
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http://imgur.com/BxzOimU
Please note, that I have done so. I've run all kinds of variations of net use, including C:\net use /delete * And later remapped it again. No success. I've tried connecting to both hostname and directly to the IP-address. Switched of firewalld. Still didn't work. Iptables is installed by default but no daemon seems to be running.
What I've tried so far:
1. A common problem that might occur is that Windows uses the wrong type of NTLM authentication than the one that Samba uses. It is possible to force windows to use NTLM v.1 through local GPO's but Home Premium does not include the local gpo editor. I've tried the regedit-hack where you change the registry-entry “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Lsa\LMCompatibilityLevel”
I've tried changing it to "1" (Clients use LM and NTLM authentication, and they use NTLMv2 session security if the server supports it. Domain controllers accept LM, NTLM, and NTLMv2 authentication.)
And I've tried changing it to "2" Clients use only NTLM authentication, and they use NTLMv2 session security if the server supports it. Domain controller accepts LM, NTLM, and NTLMv2 authentication.
No luck.
2. I tried setting up a virtual machine in Oracle's Virtual Box, running Windows 7 x64 Professional and in this machine, through the local gpo editor, I edited the NTLM Compatibility Levels to the ones compatible with samba. STILL didn't work. By now I'm running out of ideas.
3. Also note: I've tried to connect to it by entering the following variations in the user authentication window that my windows machine throws at me:
Username: 192.168.20.2\max Password: *********
Username: max@192.168.20.2 Password: *********
Username: max Password: *********
4.And I've also tried with another user account that was setup as a samba user, yet no success.
5.Changed password of linux/samba-user 'max' with smbpasswd. (smbtool is not installed on my system appearantly, should it be?)
With my newly changed sambapassword I tried to reconnect the share, this time the parameter for valid users was set as. valid users = max Nope. Still not working.
I changed the map to guest = none to map to guest = bad user (allow guest logons if no credentials entered). I also commented out valid users. Did not work.
All and all, no matter what I do, the log kees showin me the following:
Code:
STATUS=daemon 'smbd' finished starting up and ready to serve connectionsFailed to delete pidfile /run/smbd.pid. Error was No such file or directory
[2014/10/20 23:23:57, 0] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1198(main)
smbd version 4.1.1 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2013
[2014/10/20 23:23:57.557082, 0] ../source3/smbd/server.c:1278(main)
standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option
[2014/10/20 23:23:57.595802, 0] ../lib/util/become_daemon.c:136(daemon_ready)
STATUS=daemon 'smbd' finished starting up and ready to serve connectionsUnable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Transport endpoint is not connected
STATUS=daemon 'smbd' finished starting up and ready to serve connectionsfailed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2014/10/20 23:24:57.650572, 0] ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:151(cups_connect)
Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Transport endpoint is not connected
[2014/10/20 23:24:57.651385, 0] ../source3/printing/print_cups.c:528(cups_async_callback)
failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
It'd be very nice if someone could help me? Is there something that I've missed?
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