Using Samba to Grant Access

sniper8752 · 12-20-2013, 08:39 AM

I am trying to create a Samba server, and allow a user on the server access to the shared folder. When I login with the account though, it gives me this error message. I set security = user in the configuration file, and installed the libpam-smbpass package.

berndbausch · 12-20-2013, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sniper8752

I am trying to create a Samba server, and allow a user on the server access to the shared folder. When I login with the account though, it gives me this error message. I set security = user in the configuration file, and installed the libpam-smbpass package.

A few things I can suggest without knowing anything of your configuration:
Ensure that the client is not connected already, as suggested by the error message.
Check the samba log files.
Increase the debug level using smbcontrol and check the logs again.
Isolate the problem by removing PAM.

sniper8752 · 12-20-2013, 09:54 PM

I have copied the tail of the log files.

log.smbd:

Code:

  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:29:31.910285,  0] param/loadparm.c:6180(lp_bool)
  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:29:32.046915,  0] smbd/server.c:1107(main)
  standard input is not a socket, assuming -D option
[2013/12/20 22:29:32.704343,  0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2013/12/20 22:29:32.704632,  0] printing/print_cups.c:487(cups_async_callback)
  failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2013/12/20 22:35:52.559080,  0] param/loadparm.c:6180(lp_bool)
  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:35:52.564539,  0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2013/12/20 22:35:52.565704,  0] printing/print_cups.c:487(cups_async_callback)
  failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2013/12/20 22:36:21.161450,  0] param/loadparm.c:6180(lp_bool)
  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:36:21.167404,  0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2013/12/20 22:36:21.168664,  0] printing/print_cups.c:487(cups_async_callback)
  failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL
[2013/12/20 22:42:33.360108,  0] printing/print_cups.c:110(cups_connect)
  Unable to connect to CUPS server localhost:631 - Connection refused
[2013/12/20 22:42:33.360392,  0] printing/print_cups.c:487(cups_async_callback)
  failed to retrieve printer list: NT_STATUS_UNSUCCESSFUL

log.nmbd:

Code:

  Samba name server [server] is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.2

  *****
[2013/12/20 12:03:49,  0] nmbd/nmbd.c:331(reload_interfaces)
  reload_interfaces: No subnets to listen to. Waiting..
[2013/12/20 12:08:49,  0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:397(become_local_master_stage2)
  *****

  Samba name server [server] is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.2

  *****
[2013/12/20 22:29:32,  0] nmbd/nmbd.c:860(main)
  nmbd version 3.6.3 started.
  Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2011
[2013/12/20 22:29:32,  0] param/loadparm.c:6180(lp_bool)
  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:29:32,  0] param/loadparm.c:6180(lp_bool)
  lp_bool(no # Removed the ; from in front - ?): value is not boolean!
[2013/12/20 22:29:55,  0] nmbd/nmbd_become_lmb.c:397(become_local_master_stage2)
  *****

  Samba name server [server] is now a local master browser for workgroup WORKGROUP on subnet 192.168.1.2

  *****

Please let me know if this helps.

deep27ak · 12-26-2013, 04:31 AM

You need to delete all the existing connections made to your samba server from your windows machine. Windows by default stores cache of the last username/password used to access the share so you will have to delete the existing cache before reattempting to connect.

Type this on windows cmd prompt

Code:

> net use

This will show you the existing share connections to your windows machine

Now delete the share cache for your samba server using the below command

Code:

> net use "\\path\to\share" /user:"domain\username" "password"

Try to reconnect using your new credential