That would be quite a flaw because I sit there supplying a password and never get in. If it was that kind of flaw then it wouldn't work at all and I suspect it would have been discovered. Rejean Proulx Visit my family at http://interfree.ca MSN is: rejp at rogers.com Ham License VA3REJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 4:14 PM Subject: RE: Help With Samba > This is only a guess, but it might be a flaw in that Windows XP is > trying to access or ask you for a password for every single individual > file and subdirectory it encounters? I have no clue how you would go > about fixing the problem if this were the case, but I just wanted to > offer that as a possibility. > > Hope this helps, > Sina > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin at braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Rejean Proulx > Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 3:32 PM > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > Subject: Help With Samba > > > I need help. I configure Samba and when I access it with Windows XP, > the first time it asks me for a user ID. I set one up so I enter it and > it happily lists resources for me which are a few folders and a printer > folder. When I select a folder it asks me for a user ID again. It > doesn't not bring forward the one I enter previously, so I figure that > is stupid so I supply it. after that it asks again, and again, and > again, and again, until I quit. > > Windows is a little different. It does the same thing except that it > tells me that it is unable to match credentials. It is interesting that > I can get as far as the list of folders. > > If I close it and go back in using Windows XP, it doesn't ask me for the > user ID again before listing the folders because if has obviously > remembered. When I select a folder, the loop comes. It asks again, and > again, and again. > > Here is how I have the folders set up. I tried turning off the > encryption but that makes it worse. When I do that, I can't even get to > the list of folders. Here is how it is set up. > > [web] > comment = Web Files > path = /var/www > valid users = @users > force group = users > read only = No > create mask = 0770 > directory mask = 0770 > guest ok = Yes > > > > > Rejean Proulx > Visit my family at http://interfree.ca > MSN is: rejp at rogers.com > Ham License VA3REJ > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
