Samba user authentication

[David Bandel]

On 7/1/07, Collins Richey <crichey at gmail.com> wrote:
> What we do on our RH3/4 systems (a little different that your needs):
>
> 1. Setup samba.conf with linux userid as share name and directry for
> share /home/<userid>
>
> 2. Logged in on Linux as root
>
> smbpasswd -a <userid>
>
> 3. On windows system (WinXP), from an explorer window, select Tools ->
> Map Network Drive
>
> 4. Pick a letter
>
> 5. Check 'reconnect at boot'
>
> 6. Click on 'use a different id'
>
> 7. enter the Linux <userid> and the password created by smbpasswd
>
> Number 6 above is critical, since Windows defaults to using the Windows <usrid>.
>

Thanx.  That did it.  Just seems counterintuitive to have to use
smbpasswd when what I wanted was for samba to use pam and the normal
login files.

Oh well.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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