weird samba error

[Tim Judd]

Aggelidis Nikos wrote:
> hi to all the list,
> 
> i have a question concerning samba and freebsd:
> 
> whenever i use the option username map = /usr/local/etc/samba/smbusers
> in my smb.conf
> , and i try to connect to samba server like this
> 
> #smbclient //apollo/username
> Password:
> session setup failed: NT_STATUS_LOGON_FAILURE
> 
> i get this error even though i type the password correctly...
> 
> here is the smb.conf i use:
> 
> $cat /usr/local/etc/smb.conf
> [global]
>  netbios name = apollo
>  workgroup = PHOME
>  server string = Freebsd File Server
>  dns proxy = No
> 
>  security = user
>  encrypt passwords = yes
>  passdb backend = smbpasswd
>  smb passwd file = /usr/local/etc/samba/smbpasswd
> 
>  #*this options creates all the problems*
>  #username map = /usr/local/etc/samba/smbusers
> 
>  debug timestamp = no
>  log level = 1
>  log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
>  max log size = 50
> 
>  hosts allow = 192.168.1., 192.168.2., 127.
> 
> [homes]
> 	comment = Home Directories
> 	read only = No
> 	browseable = No
> 
> #cat /usr/local/etc/samba/smbusers
> 
> # Unix_name = SMB_Name1 SMB_Name2 ...
> # map_to = map_from
> root = administrator
> nobody = guest smbguest pcguest
> username = username anotherusername
> 
> any idea why this happens?or how i should investigate it more?
> 
> thanks in advance
> -nicolas
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I don't have a link, but a friend had similar problems.

He searched the list archives and the proposed solution (which worked 
for him) was username case sensitivity.

I think it's the windows side that needs ALL CAPS for the usernames for 
this mapping to work.

Please try that.  (and try the opposite if the first doesn't work).