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Old 09-22-2009, 11:04 PM   #1
Rahul Kolan
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Unable to connect multiple samba shares


I am not able to map multiple samba shares using different user name/id. If I mapping a new samba share (network drive)as a different user in on Windows XP, Error poppup window:
" The network forlder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password, first disconnect any existing mapping to this network share"

The reason I want to have multiple connections at the same time using different users is: in one program I want to map a network drive for users to share documents; in another program I want to map a different share/drive with different name/id to run financial program. Is this the problem of samba or MS OS? Is there any way to get/fix problem?
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Old 09-23-2009, 04:35 PM   #2
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I am not able to map multiple samba shares using different user name/id. If I mapping a new samba share (network drive)as a different user in on Windows XP, Error poppup window:
" The network forlder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password, first disconnect any existing mapping to this network share"

The reason I want to have multiple connections at the same time using different users is: in one program I want to map a network drive for users to share documents; in another program I want to map a different share/drive with different name/id to run financial program. Is this the problem of samba or MS OS? Is there any way to get/fix problem?
Thanks.
The error is quite clear...you're trying to map two resources to the same place. You can't do that under ANY OS.

Map one folder (say, /users/shared-documents) for the document share folder, and another to /users/finance for the application. Both can use a different Windows ID/password, but go to different places. You won't be able to map both to the same place.
 
  


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