[plug] Fedora changes in Samba ?

[Kai Jones]

Ben Jensz wrote:
> 
> Kai Jones wrote:
> 
>>
>> I've already checked this URL, what's where I got the reg keys from
>> http://hr.uoregon.edu/davidrl/samba/advanced.html
>>
>> My home box is not set-up as PDC or anything, I've only configured it 
>> so I can map some folders to my Windows box.
>>
>> Config (which I haven't changed, but may have been modified by Samba's 
>> upgrade ?) looks like this:
>>
>> #======================= Global Settings 
>> =====================================
>> [global]
>>
>> # workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name
>>    workgroup = Workgroup
>>
>> # server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
>>    server string = Linux Samba Server
>>
>> # this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
>> # that connects
>>    log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
>>
>> # Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
>>    max log size = 0
>>
>> # Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
>> # security_level.txt for details.
>>    security = user
>>
>> # This parameter will control whether or not Samba should obey PAM's
>> # account and session management directives. The default behavior is
>> # to use PAM for clear text authentication only and to ignore any
>> # account or session management. Note that Samba always ignores PAM
>> # for authentication in the case of encrypt passwords = yes
>>
>>   obey pam restrictions = yes
>>
>> # Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
>> # See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
>>    socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
>>
>> # DNS Proxy - tells Samba whether or not to try to resolve NetBIOS names
>> # via DNS nslookups. The built-in default for versions 1.9.17 is yes,
>> # this has been changed in version 1.9.18 to no.
>>    dns proxy = no
>>
>> #============================ Share Definitions 
>> ==============================
>>
>> [homes]
>>    comment = Home Directories
>>    browseable = no
>>    writable = yes
>>    valid users = %S
>>    create mode = 0664
>>    directory mode = 0775
>>
>> [javaradio]
>>    path = /home/javaradio
>>    comment = Javaradio
>>    writeable = yes
>>    browseable = yes
>>    writelist = @kai
> 
 > Taking a look in /var/log/samba should give some sort of an idea of the
 > problem.
 >
 > You're not specifying whether you're using encrypted passwords or not.
 > The default in respect of that might've changed between major versions.
 >
 > Were you using encrypted passwords?  (i.e. add a unix user, then add a
 > samba user with smbpasswd)
 >
 >
 > / Ben

I checked the Samba logs last and there's nothing in there indicating 
any problems.

I haven't added any users to that box for years but when I did I added a 
unix user with "adduser [username]" and then "passwd [username]"

I will try smbpasswd tonight after work and see what happens