Network access

[David Curtis]

John French wrote:
> I have been setting up a home file, print and e-mail server on 8.04 
> Server (64 bit (AMD)), and I would appreciate help with a couple of 
> questions.
> 
> 1. I believe I have Samba, Postfix and Dovecot configured about right, 
> but I am getting persistent refusals when I try to connect from Windows 
> machines. I get "Enter Network password", but when I enter my user name 
> and password (which are the same for Linux and Windows), I get 
> "Incorrect password or unknown username". I have tried deleting my user 
> id on th server, and re-entering it, using my wife's id, and so forth, 
> without success. Can it have to do with /etc/network/interfaces ?  I 
> have tried, as far as possible, not to disturb the defaults, but I have 
> set a static IP address, and have put that into /etc/network/interfaces.

No, the error message has nothing to do with /etc/network/interfaces. If 
you are recieving the error message then I would assume that your 
network is up and running as related to ethernet/TCP/IP and Samba. If 
they were not then you would recieve a different error to the effect 
that the network was not up, or a connection refused error. The password 
error indicates a setup problem.

One of the most common oversights with setting up samba is not assigning 
a smb password. Smb passwords are separate from account passwords, 
although the can be, for simplicity's sake, the same. To add a smb 
password for your user:

$sudo smbpasswd -a (user)

this will not change the account password.


> 2. I have wondered if Postfix is a bit OTT. A knowledgeable contributor 
> to the list has recommended masqmail, but it seems to be currently 
> unsupported. Any advice ?
> 
> John French
> 
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