Samba Authentication

From: ed bednarek (ebednarek_at_selectcom.ca)
Date: 11/18/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:38:46 -0500

I am running FC2 out of the box. Samba shares are visible from Windows
computers but Windows users get prompted to log on under their UNIX
names rather than Windows names. /etc/samba/smbusers exists and all
windows names are entered there. Any idea what is wrong ?

Ed.

# Samba config file created using SWAT
# from 127.0.0.1 (127.0.0.1)
# Date: 2004/11/10 19:00:01

# Global parameters
[global]
        workgroup = SELECTCOM
        server string = Samba Server
        password server = None
        username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
        log file = /var/log/samba/%m.log
        max log size = 50
        socket options = TCP_NODELAY SO_RCVBUF=8192 SO_SNDBUF=8192
        printcap name = /etc/printcap
        dns proxy = No
        idmap uid = 16777216-33554431
        idmap gid = 16777216-33554431
        guest ok = Yes

[homes]
        comment = Home Directories
        browseable = No

[printers]
        comment = All Printers
        path = /var/spool/samba
        printable = Yes
        browseable = No

[procedures]
        comment = procedures
        path = /disk2/procedures
        write list = @procedures_rw

[invoices]
        comment = invoices
        path = /disk2/invoices
        write list = @invoices_rw

[rebiller_backup]
        path = /disk2/rebiller backup
        write list = @rebiller_backup

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