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by **Matt Frode** » Sun, 03 Mar 2002 13:19:48

hi all
can somebody please help me?
We have a linux (kernel 2.2.13) computer running samba on our network. It
has been running more or less OK for some time with assorted windows
clients. However the powers that be have decided we should have a microsoft
server.
So we have set up a windows 2K advanced server and this worked well on a
test network.
Now we have brought the 2K onto the same network as the linux and our client
computers are taking hours after starting before they can access files on
the linux computer.
It appears the linux computer is not authenticating the users and so wont
allow access to files.
They can browse to the shares but when they try to open the share they get a
message saying that the network device is unavailable.
After they do get access everything seems OK, but this is HOURS later :(
There is probably some setting either in samba or in windows that will make
them work together, but i'm pulling my hair out trying to find it.
tia
matt

by **Nico Kadel-Garci** » Sun, 03 Mar 2002 14:29:41

Quote:> hi all
> can somebody please help me?
> We have a linux (kernel 2.2.13) computer running samba on our network. It
> has been running more or less OK for some time with assorted windows
> clients. However the powers that be have decided we should have a
microsoft
> server.

First, your linux kernel is fairly old. You're running RedHat 6.1? Update to
7.2, and grab the Samba 2.2.3a update from www.samba.org.

Quote:> So we have set up a windows 2K advanced server and this worked well on a
> test network.
> Now we have brought the 2K onto the same network as the linux and our
client
> computers are taking hours after starting before they can access files on
> the linux computer.

Hmm. This sounds to me like the Samba is not configured to recognize the
Win2K server as a "Primary Domain Controller", or vice versa, and you have
to wait until the other machine wins the argument about who should run
things. I could be wrong....

Quote:> It appears the linux computer is not authenticating the users and so wont
> allow access to files.
> They can browse to the shares but when they try to open the share they get
a
> message saying that the network device is unavailable.
> After they do get access everything seems OK, but this is HOURS later :(
> There is probably some setting either in samba or in windows that will
make
> them work together, but i'm pulling my hair out trying to find it.
> tia
> matt

Which Samba version are you running?

by **Rober** » Mon, 04 Mar 2002 08:32:18

[global]
os level = 34
This will raise it above the 2k server if it is set up as a server and not a
domain controller in which case you will have to do some major
re-configuration of your network.

Robert
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Quote:> hi all
> can somebody please help me?
> We have a linux (kernel 2.2.13) computer running samba on our network. It
> has been running more or less OK for some time with assorted windows
> clients. However the powers that be have decided we should have a
microsoft
> server.
> So we have set up a windows 2K advanced server and this worked well on a
> test network.
> Now we have brought the 2K onto the same network as the linux and our
client
> computers are taking hours after starting before they can access files on
> the linux computer.
> It appears the linux computer is not authenticating the users and so wont
> allow access to files.
> They can browse to the shares but when they try to open the share they get
a
> message saying that the network device is unavailable.
> After they do get access everything seems OK, but this is HOURS later :(
> There is probably some setting either in samba or in windows that will
make
> them work together, but i'm pulling my hair out trying to find it.
> tia
> matt

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