Re: Connecting to NT share via samba
At 06:32 PM 9/21/1998 -0500, you wrote:
>At 08:53 PM 9/21/1998 +0200, you wrote:
>>On: Sun, 20 Sep 1998 16:35:34 -0500 (CDT) Kent West writes:
>>>
>>> I'm new to Linux/Unix/Debian/Samba. I've got Samba installed on a hamm
>>> box, but when I try to connect to an NT share I always get connected as
>>> guest. My username on the Debian box is westk. My username on the NT box
>>> is West Kent. I'm using the command:
>>> smbclient \\\\luke\\pc_apps -n West Kent
>>> It asks for a password, then reports "connectected as guest
>>> security=user" and I don't have the access on the NT box that I should
>have.
>>>
>>> I've also tried putting my NT username in double-quotes, single-quotes,
>>> and I've tried West_Kent and West$Kent.
>>
>>IIRC, -U username is the correct parameter. To include the space in
>>the username, use -U "West Kent".
>>
>> Torsten
>>
>>BTW: -n is related to the machines name IIRC.
>
>I tried "West Kent"; no difference. So I figured to make things simpler; I
>built an NT account for "Bubba" and logged in as him from my Linux box.
>Again, Linux/Samba reports that I am logged in as guest and I don't have
>the access I should have.
>
>BTW, I'm fairly new to internet/Linux-speak; what's "IIRC"? (Sorry for my
>ignorance.)
>
>Thanks.
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>Kent West | Technology Support/ |
Whoops. I didn't read Torsten's instructions close enough. I focused on the
"West Kent" instead of the -U.
When I used -U instead of -n, it works properly. Thanks, Torsten!
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