NT Workstation cannot access CIFS hpux server

[ian morgan_3]

Hi all, my customer cannot attach to a share on hpux CIFS server. This is a new server, previous server was fine. New installation of CIFS/Samba, security files are identical. However, I have emulated customers access successfully albeit from a different domain.
I'm thinking its an NT PDC problem as my knowledge of CIFS started with thhis problem.
Cheers

[Geoff Wild]

Was the HPUX server added to the Windows Domain?

Rgds...Geoff

[ian morgan_3]

Hi Geoff, seems obvious really. The customer advised that local NT server people had been involved but couldnt help. I shall ask that question of the NT team. Cheers for swift response.

Ian M

[Geoff Wild]

Hey Ian - cool - can you post your smb.conf file as well as any errors in /var/opt/samba/smbd.log and nmbd.log?

Maybe turn logging up on sambe to say 2?

Rgds...Geoff

[I.Delic]

hi morgan,

You can configur your samba server with SWAT tool. Just typ Ipadreds:901 in je webbrowse.
If you want to do that manualy you have to set smb.conf file.

For more info check http://samba.org/

Don't forget that you have to make each windowsNT user on your UNX box as UNIX user.
After that you have to make samba user's to . Usernam and the password's has to be same as your windowsNT users.

if you use ordinary workgroup than you have to make some chenges in this section of smb.conf file

[global]
workgroup = TUX-NET -> name of the workgroup

After you make some changes in your smb.conf file you have to restart your samba server /etc/init.d/smb restart


i hoop this help

Idriz Delic

DON'T PAY THE "BILL" USE LINUX

[I.Delic]

hi morgen,

The solution i just send to you is for Linux box.

You have to look for stopsmb and startsmb to restart your samba server on HPUX machine

Idriz

[ian morgan_3]

Geoff, I attach entries from logs as requested. Please dont forget that I am able to make the connection successfully from my PC in a diff domain. No response from NT team guy yet

contents of log.nmbd (no errors?)
Netbios nameserver version 2.2.8a based HP CIFS Server A.01.10 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1994-2002
[2004/06/28 15:22:10, 0] nmbd/nmbd_responserecordsdb.c:(234)
find_response_record: response packet id 11168 received with no matching record.
[2004/06/28 15:22:10, 0] nmbd/nmbd_responserecordsdb.c:(234)
find_response_record: response packet id 11169 received with no matching record.

contents og log.smbd
[2004/06/28 15:22:06, 0] smbd/server.c:(793)
smbd version 2.2.8a based HP CIFS Server A.01.10 started.
Copyright Andrew Tridgell and the Samba Team 1992-2002
[2004/07/07 15:03:52, 0] tdb/tdbutil.c:(531)
tdb(/var/opt/samba/private/secrets.tdb): tdb_reopen: file dev/inode has changed!
[2004/07/07 15:48:36, 0] tdb/tdbutil.c:(531)
tdb(/var/opt/samba/private/secrets.tdb): tdb_reopen: file dev/inode has changed!

contents of users pc log (not updated since 23rd June)
[2004/06/23 15:56:54, 0] passdb/pdb_smbpasswd.c:(1369) unable to open passdb database.

contents of smb.conf
[global]
netbios name = testpord

# workgroup = NT-Domain-Name or Workgroup-Name, eg: REDHAT4
workgroup = SAMBA_TEST

# server string is the equivalent of the NT Description field
server string = Samba Server

# this tells Samba to use a separate log file for each machine
# that connects
log file = /var/opt/samba/log.%m

# Put a capping on the size of the log files (in Kb).
max log size = 1000

# Security mode. Most people will want user level security. See
# security_level.txt for details.
security = user
# Use password server option only with security = server or domain
# password server = *

# You may wish to use password encryption. Please read
# ENCRYPTION.txt, Win95.txt and WinNT.txt in the Samba documentation.
# Do not enable this option unless you have read those documents
encrypt passwords = yes

# Most people will find that this option gives better performance.
# See speed.txt and the manual pages for details
socket options = TCP_NODELAY

# Browser Control Options:
# set local master to no if you don't want Samba to become a master
# browser on your network. Otherwise the normal election rules apply
local master = no

read only = no
preserve case = yes
short preserve case = no
dos filetime resolution = yes
syslog = 0

[ian morgan_3]

Geoff, also
- i havent included printer shares as info considered sensitive....
- the NT guy has responsed, he also connected from his PC to the share successfully and he IS in the same domain as customer.
Customer to raise a Deskside support ticket as this could now be PC related even though he can still connect to original live server ok.

thanks
Ian M

[ian morgan_3]

Geoff et al - please accept my apologies for the customers silliness. All this time he was using the wrong password despite me asking several times upon initial outset of problem. Its a cruel world out there!. I even read the 152 page CIFS manual to get this sorted!

[Darren Prior]

Hi Ian,

Is it just one PC that has the problem, or one user, or is it more complex than that? Have you tried getting the user to login from your PC that worked?

regards,

Darren.

[ian morgan_3]

Darren, we couldnt test the user on my PC as we are 260miles apart :-), Anyways, thanks for reply but all sorted now.

[Darren Prior]

Ah yes, that old chestnut - users and passwords At least you now have a full appreciation of the CIFS manual now ;)

You must have sent your reply around the same time that I was initially reading your post!

regards,

Darren.

PS: Please don't forget to assign points to those that gave assistance. (and I'm not necessarily including myself in that, due to my timing!!)

[Geoff Wild]

Ian,

Glad it's resolved.

Something you might want to test in the future, change to SECURITY = SERVER

Then set PASSWORD SERVER = NTBDC1, NTBDC2
and put WORKGROUP = NTDOMAIN

NTDOMAIN is of course the Windows Domain that your client is in, and NTBDCX is a list of Windows NT Domain Controllers.

That way, the customer doesn't have to enter a password at all....they will be authenticated based on the Windows Login (they will still need an Unix id = to their Windows id - or setup in the map file /etc/opt/samba/username.map).

Rgds...Geoff