On Mon, 2010-06-14 at 22:43 +0100, Stroller wrote: > On 14 Jun 2010, at 21:41, Michael Sullivan wrote: > > ... When I try to connect to the samba share from my > > linux install, I get this: > > > > mich...@camille ~ $ smbclient //carter//home > > Enter michael's password: > > Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6] > > tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME > > mich...@camille ~ $ smbclient //carter//michael > > Enter michael's password: > > Domain=[MYGROUP] OS=[Unix] Server=[Samba 3.4.6] > > tree connect failed: NT_STATUS_BAD_NETWORK_NAME > > > > (The host name is carter, and I didn't understand what the second part > > should be.) > > If you're referring to the //first/second syntax, then the first part > is the computer name, the second part the share name. > > > Also, I didn't know if "michael's password" meant my password on my > > local box, my password on the remote box, or some password I set up > > for > > Samba forever ago... > > The second / third option. > > Each user on the Samba server has a password, but it isn't the same as > their system password. Log on to the Samba server (i.e. `ssh carter`) > and run smbpasswd (possibly `sudo smbpasswd -U michael`). > > > Here's my /etc/samba/smb.conf file: > > ... > > hosts allow = 192.168.1. 127. > > If it's been some time since this system was used, are you still using > the 192.168.1.x subnet? If your ISP sent you a new router, you might > now be on 192.168.0.x. IMO change this to: > hosts allow = 192.168. 127. > > Also run `smbtree` (works without a password). > > I appreciate that Samba tends not to make any sense when you're > inexperienced, but there ought to be lots of troubleshooting guides > out there. Google "troubleshooting samba", follow through the steps > suggested by 2 or 3 and report back & tell us what you've done. > > Stroller. > > I've got a couple of new errors in the logs:
>From /var/log/samba/log.__ffff_192.168.1.3: [2010/06/15 11:56:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:1564(matchname) matchname: host name/address mismatch: ::ffff:192.168.1.3 != camille.espersunited.com [2010/06/15 11:56:58, 0] lib/util_sock.c:1685(get_peer_name) Matchname failed on camille.espersunited.com ::ffff:192.168.1.3 and from /var/log/samba/log.camille: [2010/06/15 11:56:58, 0] smbd/service.c:942(make_connection_snum) Can't become connected user! What's with the ffff:192.168.1.3? Camille's address IS 192.168.1.3, and it seems to know that because it calls the host at the address 'camille'...
