Samba Password Authentication is failing

[Tom H]

> For reference:
> Satan    Linux       192.168.1.2
> Lucifer   WinXP   192.168.1.3
>
> Partial success.   Now I'm more confused than ever because what's
> happening contradicts what I think I know about windows networking.
>
> First of all, the two files
>
>      C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\lmosts.sam
>      C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
>
> contain:
>
>     192.168.1.2 satan
>
> and as such, from Lucifer, I can "ping satan" and "ping 192.168.1.2"
> successfully.   That's no surprise.

Please change lmosts.sam to lmhosts.