SAMBA problem

[GrassMunk]

Im having troubles with my samba config. I FINALLY am able to 'see' my linux box in Network Neighbourhood BUT i have a new problem.
When i double click the icon it shows me this:

You must supply a password to make a connection:

ressource: \\LINUX\IPC$
password:


but when i type the password for one of the accounts or the root account it STILL doesnt let me connect to the box. anyhelp is much oblidged.

[TheMuso]

Firstly, what version of windows are you running?
If 95/98/ME, I suggest that you log into windows with the username and password of an account that is in the Samba database, and then try to access network neigourhood. Can we also see your smb.conf file please to get a better idea of what you have done?

Thanks, and good luck.

[GrassMunk]

The computers im using is win98se.
My linux box is Linux Mandrake 8.0
im using SWAT to configure samba and here is my smb.conf

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2002/01/03 00:53:22

# Global parameters
[global]
coding system =
client code page = 850
workgroup = @HOME
netbios name = LINUX
netbios aliases =
netbios scope =
server string = Samba Server %v
interfaces =
bind interfaces only = No
security = SHARE
encrypt passwords = No
update encrypted = No
allow trusted domains = Yes
hosts equiv =
min password length = 5
map to guest = Never
null passwords = No
password server =
smb passwd file = /etc/smbpasswd
root directory = /
passwd program = /bin/passwd
passwd chat = *new*password* %n\n *new*password* %n\n *changed*
passwd chat debug = No
username map =
password level = 0
username level = 0
unix password sync = No
restrict anonymous = No
use rhosts = No
debug level = 1
syslog = 1
syslog only = No
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
max log size = 50
debug timestamp = Yes
debug hires timestamp = No
debug pid = No
debug uid = No
protocol = NT1
read bmpx = No
read raw = Yes
write raw = Yes
nt smb support = Yes
nt pipe support = Yes
nt acl support = Yes
announce version = 4.2
announce as = NT
max mux = 50
max xmit = 65535
name resolve order = lmhosts host wins bcast
max ttl = 259200
max wins ttl = 518400
min wins ttl = 21600
time server = No
change notify timeout = 60
deadtime = 0
getwd cache = Yes
keepalive = 300
lpq cache time = 10
max disk size = 0
max open files = 10000
read prediction = No
read size = 16384
shared mem size = 1048576
socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
stat cache size = 50
load printers = Yes
printcap name = lpstat
printer driver file = /etc/printers.def
strip dot = No
character set =
mangled stack = 50
stat cache = Yes
domain groups =
domain admin group =
domain guest group =
domain admin users =
domain guest users =
machine password timeout = 604800
add user script =
delete user script =
logon script =
logon path = \\%N\%U\profile
logon drive =
logon home = \\%N\%U
domain logons = No
os level = 20
lm announce = Auto
lm interval = 60
preferred master = No
local master = Yes
domain master = No
browse list = Yes
dns proxy = No
wins proxy = No
wins server =
wins support = No
wins hook =
kernel oplocks = Yes
ole locking compatibility = Yes
oplock break wait time = 10
smbrun = /usr/bin/smbrun
config file =
auto services =
lock directory = /var/lock/samba
default service =
message command =
dfree command =
valid chars =
remote announce =
remote browse sync =
socket address = 0.0.0.0
homedir map =
time offset = 0
unix realname = No
NIS homedir = No
source environment =
panic action =
comment =
path =
revalidate = No
username =
guest account = WARREN YOUNG
invalid users =
valid users =
admin users =
read list =
write list =
force user =
force group =
writeable = No
create mask = 0744
force create mode = 00
security mask = -1
force security mode = -1
directory mask = 0755
force directory mode = 00
directory security mask = -1
force directory security mode = -1
inherit permissions = No
guest only = No
guest ok = No
only user = No
hosts allow =
hosts deny =
status = Yes
max connections = 0
min print space = 0
strict sync = No
sync always = No
write cache size = 0
printable = No
postscript = No
printing = cups
print command = /usr/bin/lp -d%p -oraw %s; rm %s
lpq command = /usr/bin/lpstat -o%p
lprm command = /usr/bin/cancel %p-%j
lppause command =
lpresume command =
queuepause command = /usr/bin/disable %p
queueresume command = /usr/bin/enable %p
printer =
printer driver = NULL
printer driver location =
default case = lower
case sensitive = No
preserve case = Yes
short preserve case = Yes
mangle case = No
mangling char = ~
hide dot files = Yes
delete veto files = No
veto files =
hide files =
veto oplock files =
map system = No
map hidden = No
map archive = Yes
mangled names = Yes
mangled map =
browseable = Yes
blocking locks = Yes
fake oplocks = No
locking = Yes
oplocks = Yes
level2 oplocks = No
oplock contention limit = 2
strict locking = No
share modes = Yes
copy =
include =
preexec =
preexec close = No
postexec =
root preexec =
root preexec close = No
root postexec =
available = Yes
volume =
fstype = NTFS
set directory = No
wide links = Yes
follow symlinks = Yes
dont descend =
magic script =
magic output =
delete readonly = No
dos filetimes = No
dos filetime resolution = No
fake directory create times = No

[homes]
comment = Home Directories
writeable = Yes
browseable = No

[printers]
comment = All Printers
path = /var/spool/samba
create mask = 0700
guest ok = Yes
printable = Yes
print command = lpr-cups -P %p -o raw %s -r # using client side printer drivers.
lpq command = lpstat -o %p
lprm command = cancel %p-%j

[/home/phil]
path = /tmp
writeable = Yes
guest ok = Yes

[Chatterjee]

set "encrypted passwords = yes"

-S

[TheMuso]

Yes, what the previous poster suggested.
I can understand that swat makes it easier to configure, but certainly I would say that a lot of the stuff that is in the config file now is not needed for a small home network, as it then makes the samba setup harder to troubleshoot in the event of more problems. Do as you wish, but it is just a thought,

[lcalow]

I have had this problem before you didn't add users to Samba. Look in /etc/samba/smbpasswd there should be a viewable list of users if there is not. Go into Swat and add your users.
This is the easiest way. Also make sure the users are valid users on you Linux box.
I hope this helps