Ran into this one myself a few weeks back, when I took our file/print
server from Slackware 3.1 to Redhat 5. Before, the Win95 clients (I run a
smallc omputer lab of about 10 Win95 workstations and a few macs; a
Pentium running Linux does file / print /internet services for all of
'em) would jsut work with the samba-exported resources, but with RedHat
and the samba rpm I was getting the "password required" bit. Solution:
1. Create an accoutn on the Linux box. In our case, "johnston" with
a password of "jnst"
2. Download and install the TweakUI control panel from Microsoft's
PowerToy collection (on their website).
3. Using TweakUI, one of the tabs (I forget which; poke thru 'em)
lets you tell the computer to automatically logon at startup;
use the same username and password specified in step 1 and
your Samba resources will always be available, without your
users needing to worry abotu network passwords. (My lab gets
used by luddites; I keep it as idiot-proof as possible.)
Have fun!
> We just added another computer to our network (3 now) and before I just
> used guest w/ samba. With two computers, howerver, it doesn't let me use
> them as both guests (two different guests), and while setting them up as
> plain users does work, that requires a password (w/o a password it doesn't
> seem to work). This is a private home network, and we don't want to have
> to enter a password everytime someone uses a win95 computer (I never do,
> but of course I'm not the only one here ;-).
>
> Thanks!
> Chris
> <- Visit Me At http://home.hiwaay.net/~jfrost ->
>
> <-- For My Public PGP Key Visit http://home.hiwaay.net/~jfrost/pgp_key.txt -->
>
>
> --
> PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
> http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
> To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
> "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
>
Chris. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://ebhon.jnst.uor.edu/Users/crank
Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again
- tori amos
--
PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES!
http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists
To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe" as the Subject.
