From ca9384623054fde64510edfbee3fc291f1d09fb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Terpstra Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 05:42:10 +0000 Subject: Documentation Update for Beta3. (This used to be commit a88dc502cb3b6b2d905106675f50680bf22e2cfa) --- docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html | 21 +++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html') diff --git a/docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html b/docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html index f0c4b9aa0c..5f9a5f54b4 100644 --- a/docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html +++ b/docs/faq/FAQ-errors.html @@ -1,9 +1,10 @@ -Chapter 4. Common errors
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smbclient ignores -N !
The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!

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System Error 1240
smbclient ignores -N !
The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!
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 Session request failed (131,129) with myname=HOBBES destname=CALVIN
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If you get this when talking to a Samba box then it means that your global "hosts allow" or "hosts deny" settings are causing the Samba server to refuse the connection. @@ -14,17 +15,17 @@ global section of smb.conf. It can also be a problem with reverse DNS lookups not functioning correctly, leading to the remote host identity not being able to be confirmed, but that is less likely. -

System Error 1240

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System Error 1240

System error 1240 means that the client is refusing to talk to a non-encrypting server. Microsoft changed WinNT in service pack 3 to refuse to connect to servers that do not support SMB password encryption. -

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enable SMB password encryption in Samba. See the encryption part of +

There are two main solutions: +
enable SMB password encryption in Samba. See the encryption part of the samba HOWTO Collection
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smbclient ignores -N !

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smbclient ignores -N !

“When getting the list of shares available on a host using the command smbclient -N -L the program always prompts for the password if the server is a Samba server. @@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ This will set both the username and password to null, which is an anonymous login for SMB. Using -N would only set the password to null, and this is not accepted as an anonymous login for most SMB servers. -

The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!

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The data on the CD-Drive I've shared seems to be corrupted!

Some OSes (notably Linux) default to auto detection of file type on cdroms and do cr/lf translation. This is a very bad idea when use with Samba. It causes all sorts of stuff ups. -- cgit