[ILUG] SAMBA and W98

[Damian O'Sullivan]

Hi,
In the samba docs is a file called Win95.txt ..
The needed reg change is here. There is also a .reg file that you can
just run..

Damian O Sullivan

Niall O Broin wrote:
> 
> I have a Linux box which runs Samba and of course it works just fine to
> connect the sole Windows PC in this largely Macintosh office. Now I'm trying
> to replace this PC by a newer box with W98 (the existing one has W95). However
> I cannot get the W98 box to connect to a share on the Linux box - it asks for
> a password and it is consistently refused. Ideas, anyone ? My number one idea
> is that it is that encrypted password thing. The version of Samba in use is not
> current and I'd rather not upgrade it - it ain't broke, so I don't much feel like
> fixing it (of course, maybe now it is broke :-( ). Can I twiddle some registry
> settings on the 98 box to force it to use unencrypted passwords ?
> 
> Kindest regards,
> 
> Niall  O Broin
> 
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