Re: AARRGGHH: Samba + WinXP Home

[Kent West]

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).

Yes - winXP asks for both a username and a password which enable
connection to the server.

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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.

mmm - this is a possible issue

linux and smbpasswd are the same, but the win XP passwords are prolly
set to blank - user names are the same on each.

Looks like that might be the problem; a quick google turned up this item:
http://www.theeldergeek.com/blank_password_network_access.htm



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