This is my smb.conf listing

Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 172.20.91.74 (172.20.91.74)
# Date: 2002/12/27 15:17:45

# Global parameters
[global]
workgroup = MYGROUP
netbios name = SAMBAMAN
server string = Samba Server %h
encrypt passwords = Yes
update encrypted = Yes
log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
max log size = 50
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
local master = No
dns proxy = No
guest account = pcguest
hosts allow = 172.20. 127.
printing = lprng

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
path = /home/%u
username = pcguest
create mask = 0777
force create mode = 0775
force security mode = 0775
directory mask = 0775
force directory mode = 0775
force directory security mode = 0775

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
printable = Yes
browseable = No

[public]
comment = Public Stuff
path = /home/tcs/cplus
guest account =
write list = @staff
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

[pchome]
path = /tmp/%m/
read only = No
guest ok = Yes

Q1. When I access pchome it tells "network path not found" ?

Q2. I have setup security as user . The first time I accessed my
server giving \\servername it asked for a username and password
but it does not do the same for subsequent accesses why ?

did you run ?

man smbpasswd
smbpasswd -a user

if you did not, this sets up the passwd for samba. also look this up

[global]
unix password sync =
passwd program =

isalt

I have run Smbpasswd and added users

[global]
unix password sync =no
passwd program =/bin/passwd

Thanks

ok.

try
null passwords = yes (default is no)

*******WARNING*********************
this could be a major security problem


I think that this must be set globally.

you need to test what this does to your
security model.

isalt

*blink*

Uh, this is the way that windows *works*.

It caches your usernames / passwords so you dont *have* to redo them every time you log in.

If you're on a windows 95/98/ME machine, and you fancy a looksee, rename :

c:\windows\yourname.pwl

to something else. That's your username/password file and contains hashes of your usernames/passwords for connected drives to. Remove it, log out, restart, create new username & passwords, connect to drive.. it'll ask you for username/password again.

That is, unless your username / password is the same on both ends, and then I think it might just pass you right through.

This is expected behaviour.

Slick.