samba problems

[Paul]

On Monday 04 August 2008 7:25:48 Karl Auer wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-08-04 at 10:06 +0100, David Meireles wrote:
> > public = yes
> > guest ok = yes
>
> No to both. He wants ONE user to have access.
>
> > Force user = some user @ the server # Don't know if this one will be
> > needed, but try
>
> No. He wants ONE user to have access.
>
> > And of course, you'll have to have the "security = share" definition in
> > the [general] part of smb.conf
>
> No. He wants ONE user to have access.
>
> > > \\tpt41\HD3 is not accessible.  You might not have permission to use
> > > this network resource.  Contact the administrator...
> > > Access is denied.
> > >
> > > I would expect to at least get a user/password dialog before the error
> > > message.
>
> Yes. What happens when you try "Connect as other user"? I'm wondering if
> the username on the Windows box matches the username on the Unix box,
> but the password doesn't, and Windows is automatically sending the wrong
> password. Just a guess, though.
>

I can't find "Connect as other user" on XP.  However, I'm certain that the 
username and password is the same on both machines (caps too).

> > >>> [HD3]
> > >>> path = /media/hd3/
>
> You *have* checked the permissions on the directory, right? And the user
> concerned (that is, the effective user on the Unix side) *does* have at
> least read and execute permissions on the /media and /media/HD3?

The share is owned by root, but permissions are rwxr-xr-x.
>
> Regards, K.