[wellylug] access to windows shares

[Sam Vilain]

On Tue, 2009-12-08 at 07:40 +1300, E Chalaron wrote:
> I have something odd here.
> 3 Pcs : one is Opensuse accessing a windows 7 machine and an old 2000 one.
> 
> Linux can access all shares on the old 2000 by asking me login/password,
> then I can see and access all.
> When I try the same on the windows 7 machine, same thing login/password
> but only on some shares.
> For say there is a "Users" folder I can acess without a password but
> there is also a raid0 array called data_storage which asks for a password.
> Not only I cant see why I need a password for it since all security
> stuff is turned off on windows, and second when I enter the
> login/password of the only user on windows, it kicks me out.
> I tried, me, root, administrator, etc.... not a chance.
> 
> I am not even sure if it is a windows or a Linux thing since I have no
> troubles to access all the shares on the 2000 windows PC.
> 
> Just to be complete :
> - security is not an issue
> - all users (eg. me, myself and I ) are allowed to do whatever they want
> (R/W/E) on the windows shares.
> - same workgroup
> - conversely Windows does see all my Linux shares and I can access them
> (3 opensuse Pcs)
> 
> As for RTFM, its done and I dont get it.

IME, this happens with Windows, too - pick any two given releases of
Windows and the chances of them being able to read each others' shares
is slightly under 50%; ie, it tends to work in maybe one direction, if
you're lucky.  Especially once you get into multiple releases apart.

Perhaps the SMB client in Linux needs some updates to work with a
Windows 7 server.  Until then, you could try writing to the Samba users'
mailing list.

Good luck,
Sam.