if you are running the samba / linux server on the same network as your NT network, the username and passwords on the samba server must be set to the same as the NT username and passwords.
Often times you will be able to see the samba share from another windows machine, but since the user is not recoginzed by the samba share as a valid user, it wont allow them to do anything besides 'browse' it

If the samba share is not part of a windows domain then when you first connect to it, your windows machine should prompt you for your user name and password for this samba share.


Hope this gets you started.
Bob lee



>Hi,
>
>You might check your /etc/samba.smb.conf file to see how it is setup.
>
>Here is an example from my smb.conf file that make the entire linux partition available to smvfp and leland. These two user are setup in the windows DNS and also on the Linux box, so there is no need for them to again authenticate when accessing the Linux Partition.
>
>Also, I am including an example of setting up a share specifically for the Linux docs. Everyone that authenticates into the Domain will have access to the docs if they also have an account on the linux Box.
>
>
>

>[C]
>       comment = Linux Partition
>       valid users = smvfp leland
>       path = /
>       read only = No
>       printable = No
>       browseable = Yes
>[doc]
>       comment = Linux Docs
>       path = /usr/share/doc
>       read only = Yes
>       printable = No
>       browseable = Yes
>

>
>You can manually open smb.conf and use your editor of choice to make entries like the above. Often this is more convenient than using the swat browser interface. You might also take a look at the smb.conf.bak file, as it has lots of examples.
>
>Also, you might check out the documentation in swat. It is very through and even provide help on a per line basis. In particular you might want to take a look at the diagnostic utilities like smbstatus, testparm, and testprns.