I have an Ubuntu file server with samba installed.

the host name is "jack-server"

I want to access the share "allusers" from my windows box.

I type "\\jack-server\allusers" into the run prompt, and i get the User name and password prompt. However, when I type "Administrator" as the user (mapped to root) and the password, It wont login.

It's as if i dont have the right password, but I know it is correct.

here is my smb.conf

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[global]
passwd chat debug = yes
name resolve order = wins bcast hosts
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n .
idmap gid = 15000-20000
add group script = /usr/sbin/groupadd %g
delete group script = /usr/sbin/groupdel %g
add user to group script = /usr/sbin/usermod -G %g %u
logon drive = H:
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
passdb backend = tdbsam
wins support = true
netbios name = jack-server
server string = %h server (Samba, Ubuntu)
printing = CUPS
idmap uid = 15000-20000
unix password sync = yes
workgroup = NOVUS
logon path = \\jack-server\profile\%U
os level = 20
auto services = global
add user script = /usr/sbin/useradd -m %u
printcap name = CUPS
add machine script = /usr/sbin/useradd -s /bin/false/ -d /var/lib/nobody %u
delete user script = /usr/sbin/userdel -r %u
log level = 3
domain logons = yes



# Set CUPS for printing

# Default logon
#logon script = scripts/logon.bat


# Useradd scripts


# sync smb passwords woth linux passwords

# set the loglevel


[homes]
comment = Home
valid users = %S
read only = no
browsable = no


[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = yes
guest ok = yes
browsable = no


[netlogon]
comment = Network Logon Service
path = /home/samba/netlogon
admin users = Administrator
valid users = %U
read only = no


[profile]
comment = User profiles
path = /home/samba/profiles
valid users = %U
create mode = 0600
directory mode = 0700
writable = yes
browsable = no

[allusers]
writeable = yes
path = /home/shares/allusers
force group = users
comment = All Users
valid users = jack,win,root,@users
public = yes
create mode = 0771

Firstly, when you say "mapped to root", do you mean you created an alias in the smbusers file, or did you do something else. There are supposedly a couple tricks to doing that. Personally I've never had any luck doing it anyway. Plus, it seems that you are (kind of) running a domain, in which case you should have "root" as a user anyway. Why not just use that?

Second, which version of Windows are you using to connect? I've found that there are many Samba intricasies that Windows treats differently with different versions, perhaps I could be more help with this info.

Lastly, did you try accessing the root of your share alone (\\jack-server)? Perhaps somehow the permissions got a little screwy. Of course the share specifies "root" as being a valid user, however Unix permissions always trump Samba permissions, and as weird as that sounds (being that we are dealing with "root" here) believe me, I've done it. After a kernel overhaul anything can happen.

Anyway get back to me and we'll work this thing out.

And an obvious question perhaps (and implicit in the response above) but you did add a samba user?

very sorry for not replying sooner, forgot I had posted here...

I solved the problem- I had mapped the root user (in the folder /etc/samba/users) as "Administrator" for use from windows PC's. Actually there is no such user as "Administrator" on windows... So i just had to change it to a user that was on the windows pc.

One of those stupid mistakes...

How did you forget? Aren't you automatically subscribed to your own thread?

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...do=editoptions
And pick an e-mail option.

Perhaps he meant forgot he'd posted on LQ and uses hotmail or similar for notifications

as i said, im sory for forgetting...

Yes, i forgot i had posted on LQ

I do have e-mail subscriptions for all my posts- but I do not have the time to go through all of them every day...