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Mark Haidekker wrote:
>>Samba uses its own password file, /etc/samba/smbpasswd. Did you set up an
>>entry in it?
>>
>>I believe the usernames don't have to match if you're using the password
>>file.
>
>
> Actually, I took the existence of the smbpasswd file for granted. The user
> name in the smbpasswd file has to match the UNIX user name. If WIndows has a
> different name, you need to translate it via smbusers.
I never had to touch smbusers at all probably because 'smbadduser' command
takes care of all that, so why would you do it by hand? Neither usernames nor
passwords have to match because samba takes care of its own authentication.
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