> I'm an experienced user with Windows NT/2000 server, and some HP-UX/Xenix.
> But I've never used Linux much until this week. Trying to get Samba to
> work. I can ping the boxes and Win 2000 sees the Linux box in the
> workgroup. So the networking side seems OK. But I can't seem to get them
> to see each others shares.
>
> Problem: Window 2000 "Rufus" can see SuSE 9.0 Linux box "TUX400" in the
> workgroup "KENET", but cannot access any shares. When I click on TUX400 to
> view it's shares, I get this W2K Error message: "\\TUX400 not accessible.
> Path not found."
>
> Shares:
> ken (/usr/ken) Linux user
> kennt (/usr/kennt) Linux user
> smb-share (public)
>
> Password encryption = yes
>
> ----From smb.conf-----
> [smb-shared]
> Path = /smb-shared/
> Briwseabke = yes
> Guest ok = yes
> Printable = no
> Read only = no
>
> I tried to connect using Internet Explorer to http//TUX400/kennt. I gave it
> the user "kennt" and the password. After three tries, I got this error:
> "Authorization Required". No matter what user or share I try, it's always
> the same.
>
> What am I missing? I'm RTFM'ing all I can, but I bet I'm missing something
> simple.
>
Have you created Samba users using the smbpasswd utility? Even if the Unix
users exist, you won't authenticate until samba users are configured.
Does the Unix user have access to the share on the Unix side? I.e., check that
the permissions allow the unix user to see inside.
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