samba, fc5 win98

[Rick Stevens]

On Wed, 2007-05-02 at 09:10 -0400, tyche at ica.net wrote:
> i have an old laptop that i use as an answering machine. i am running out of 
> hd space on it. i would like too use some filespace on my fc5 server for the 
> answering machines use.
> 
> i am unable to get the laptop to mount the smb share. win98 keeps telling me 
> the password is wrong.
> 
> even with iptables shut down and encryption off on both machines still no 
> mounting. i can ftp files from one to the other, but can not mount the 
> shares.
> 
> security does no good unless it allows one to do what one needs doing.
> 
> any help would be appreciated.

Windows 95 does not use encrypted passwords.  I believe that the samba
configuration on FC3, 4, 5, and 6 default to having password encryption
enabled.  Try digging into your /etc/samba/smb.conf file and make sure
you have

	encrypt passwords = no

set.  Then restart Samba ("service smb restart") and try it again.

For the record, the following Windows systems do NOT use encrypted
passwords:

	Windows for Workgroups (Windows 3.11)
	Windows 95 (without SMB update)
	Windows NT 3.x
	Windows NT 4.0 (before SP3)

All others use encrypted passwords.

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