Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 24 February 2006 13:09, Paul Howarth wrote: > >>Is the username you are using on the client the same as the one on the >>server? If not, you might try mapping them in /etc/samba/smbusers, e.g.: >> >>server-username = client-username >>anne = anne-wilson >> >>with an appropriate "username map = /etc/samba/smbusers" directive in >>smb.conf of course. >> > > The username is the same, whichever client I use. The password and UID may or > may not be, depending on the client box. > > Anne > When using Samba, the UID and password on the client box are independent of the settings on the server. For that matter, if you are using encrypted passwords, the password for the user on the server may be different then the Samba password on the server. Also, if you do not have an entry for a user in smbpasswd, then the home directory for that user will not show up. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!
