Dear David,
David Purton sagte: > We Just bought a new server at work and its running linux + samba. > Most seems to run fine, except I can't make the WinXP boxes remember > their passwords for reconnecting to shares at login. I assume you are able to connect to samba "by hand" (by explorer and mouse). Maybe i could ask you if you know that "smbpasswd" on linux console is necessary to change samba-passwords? Are you asked for username/password when making the connect by hand? Is your samba login and password the same as your locals at winxp? If not, it would be much better make them the same. If the problem is only the automatic login at startup i would expect, that your Workstation won't find the server at once. In that case you should make your samba a wins server. Have also a look at your dns. Maybe you should create file "lmhosts" out of "lmhosts.sam" (editing name and adress of your server into it) and set "use lmhosts" inside the properties of yor tcp/ip-stack. Do you get your ip-address by dhcp? then you could give your wxx helpful tips by your dhcp.conf : --- subnet 192.168.0.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { authoritative; range 192.168.0.20 192.168.0.99; option domain-name-servers 192.168.0.1; option routers 192.168.0.1; # this to lines : option netbios-name-servers 192.168.0.1; option netbios-node-type 8; # !! option broadcast-address 192.168.0.255; } --- Maybe, my smb.conf is more worthy for you. It runs with winxp-home and w95 very clean. ---- # Global parameters [global] interfaces = 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0 passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u debug level = 1 passwd chat = *Enter\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\sUNIX\spassword:* %n\n . read prediction = yes dns proxy = No encrypt passwords = Yes server string = %h server (Samba %v) workgroup = Essignetz syslog = 0 getwd cache = yes socket options = TCP_NODELAY IPTOS_LOWDELAY bind interfaces only = Yes wins support = true hosts allow = 192.168.0.0/255.255.0.0 [homes] comment = Home Directories writeable = Yes create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 [root] comment = root path = / writeable = Yes create mask = 0700 directory mask = 0700 [printers] comment = All Printers path = /tmp create mask = 0700 printable = Yes browseable = No ---- > If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? > Psalm 130:3 Do you believe in Christ? Then you will know the answer ;-) -- MfG / Yours Wilfried Essig -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]