Not Accessible

i installed samba 3.0.26a on opensuse 10.3. with suse firewall is off i can see my windows xp..

from opensuse's file browser home/network servers i can see my shared windows xp folder/s and can transfer files/folders from windows xp onto openuse while im on opensuse system

when i search computers from windows xp i get two samba 3.0.26a-3.5-1616-suse-sl10.3(computer name) in folder workgroup in search results.

one samba in the search results has groups, profiles, users and the 2nd samba i see in search results has groups, profiles, users and printers ... first question should there be two samba in search results??

second question, when i try to access all the groups, users, and profiles, i get a password, username pop up. after i type in username and password i get an error message computer name\user is not accessible. might not have permission to use network resources.

what step do i need to do to access my opensuse system???

thanks

based on the information provided:
- your smb.conf is messed up (two share sets). Please post smb.conf
- you need to have the same exactly user login on windows and linux. you need to add username/password to samba
open terminal window and run
#smbpasswd -a Diablo
#enter New Passwod:
Diablo_password


so you need to have Diablo user on windows and linux machine and password is exactly the same.

based on the information provided:
- your smb.conf is messed up (two share sets). Please post smb.conf
- you need to have the same exactly user login on windows and linux. you need to add username/password to samba
open terminal window and run
#smbpasswd -a Diablo
#enter New Passwod:
Diablo_password
so you need to have Diablo user on windows and linux machine and password is exactly the same.
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for this trial of figuring out transferring
i have windows xp on PC full computer name: desktop
workgroup: WORKGROUP all caps
no password on desktop
laptop has opensuse computer name netbios name: laptop

i didn add and software to windows xp

im confused, what has to be the same,

im assuming by what youre saying my computer name on windows has to be laptop as well
i opened terminal window and ran on MY opensuse

# smbpasswd -a ?????
New SMB password: ?????
retype new SMB password: ?????
is this the password to type in the pop up on windows ?

you need to have the same exactly user login on windows and linux.[/b]

I am not sure how to put this more clear?

windows user (created on windows machine) is Diablo
password on windows machine (disable autologin) is Diablo_password
linux user (created on linux machine) is Diablo
password on linux machine is Diablo_password

open terminal on linux machine enter
smbpasswd -a Diablo
#enter New Passwod:
Diablo_password



let's sort out linux box accessibility first, later someone will help with duplicates.

I am not sure how to put this more clear?

windows user (created on windows machine) is Diablo
password on windows machine (disable autologin) is Diablo_password
linux user (created on linux machine) is Diablo
password on linux machine is Diablo_password

open terminal on linux machine enter
smbpasswd -a Diablo
#enter New Passwod:
Diablo_password
let's sort out linux box accessibility first, later someone will help with duplicates.
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am i supposed to use my windows user account name or my computer full name??

in a terminal im typing
# smbpassword -a diablo
new smb passwordhere i type my password)
retype new smb password: (here i type my password again)

i get failed to modify password entry for user diablo

Here's a bit of background reading to clarify what those shares are that you see from windows, might help crystallise things to go with broch's advice: A Suse/openSUSE/Windows Network Primer

Swerdna

Here's a bit of background reading to clarify what those shares are that you see from windows, might help crystallise things to go with broch's advice: A Suse/openSUSE/Windows Network Primer

Swerdna
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been looking at that still have the same problem
dont know why i get : failed to modify password entry for user diablo

been looking at that still have the same problem
dont know why i get : failed to modify password entry for user diablo
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diablo is probably not a user on the Suse machine. Is that right?

Whatever ids your username on the openSUSE machine, add that name to the samba user database with smbpasswd -a that_name
etc etc.
Then from windows, supply that user's name and password tpo access the Suse machine

Swerdna

diablo is probably not a user on the Suse machine. Is that right?

Whatever ids your username on the openSUSE machine, add that name to the samba user database with smbpasswd -a that_name
etc etc.
Then from windows, supply that user's name and password tpo access the Suse machine

Swerdna
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i can ping suse from my windows with 0% packets loss
i added my username to a terminal
su to root

smbpasswd -a ??
new smb password (type password here)
retype new smb password (typed password here again)
added user ??.

so my user is added

when i used my user name and password from windows to access suse i still get access users is not accessible, might not have permission...

Check the workgroup on the windows box is "workgroup", same as Suse. Reboot both computers.

Make this address in the windows network browser address bar: \\laptop\abcdefg, replacing abcdefg by the username you added successfully to the smbpasswd database.
Make this address too: \\laptop\users, and click on abcdefg

Swerdna