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need help file sharing redhat 9 and XP w/samba

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raftman

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I'm trying to share files between a redhat 9 box and an xp box. I've set up samba via SWAT with workgroup and netbios info. The shares I created appear in XP under network neighborhood, but when I try accessing them it asks me for a password for the default user "Guest". No password works, and I've tried "map network drive" and logging in with the username that exists on the linux box. It does not accept the password.

I've tried setting 'Guest OK' but am still cannot access the shares.

Any help? I suspect there is a problem with the way passwords are specified or the way the users are defined on the linux box.

Thanks for any help.

 
I have consistent success with samba when i select "share" as the security option in smb.conf and use the same username and password on the unix system as I use on the windows system.
You must also run smbpasswd and create the smb passsword for that user. This is seperate from the process of setting up the user on the unix box.
 
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