samba will not authenticate

[bobdale]

I installed samba 4.19.5-Ubuntu on Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.1 (box 1).

I can NOT connect to any of the shares - even on the local machine. I continually get the "Authentication Required" dialog. I get the same response when trying to connect from Windows 11 (Box 2), Windows 10 (Box 3) and another Ubuntu Desktop 24.04.1 (Box 4).

UFW is enabled with samba open to IPv4 & IPv6

I have purged and reinstalled samba.

Any hints on what to try next?

Thanks in advance

Bob

[Morbius1]

Why not tell the folks here how samba is configured so they don't have to guess.

Please post the out put of the following commands:

testparm -s

net usershare info --long

[bobdale]

testparm -s
Load smb config files from /etc/samba/smb.conf
Loaded services file OK.
Weak crypto is allowed by GnuTLS (e.g. NTLM as a compatibility fallback)

Server role: ROLE_STANDALONE

# Global parameters
[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
logging = file
map to guest = Bad User
max log size = 1000
obey pam restrictions = Yes
pam password change = Yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
server role = standalone server
server string = %h server
unix password sync = Yes
usershare allow guests = Yes
idmap config * : backend = tdb


[printers]
browseable = No
comment = All Printers
create mask = 0700
path = /var/tmp
printable = Yes


[print$]
comment = Printer Drivers
path = /var/lib/samba/printers


[Music]
comment = Music
path = /home/robert-dale/Music
read only = No


[RED-BU]
comment = RED HP sync BU
path = /media/Hitach1_4GB/RED_HP-23
read only = No


[hitach-copy]
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
path = /home/robert-dale/hitach-copy
read only = No

net usershare info --long comes back blank (empty)

I have been using Webmin to look at the server. It lists samba users and groups. Why don't i see anything in /var/lib/samba/usershares/

Sorry, my forehead is sore from beating it on a brick wall over this.

[bobdale]

I tried to add a user with sudo adduser --no-create-home --disabled-password --disabled-login sambausernam
No joy it returns that the user already exists

[Morbius1]

[Music]
comment = Music
path = /home/robert-dale/Music
read only = No

[hitach-copy]
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
path = /home/robert-dale/hitach-copy
read only = No

The only user that is going to be able to access these shares is robert-dale because of the permissions on the /home/robert-dale folder.

If you plan on accessing them as robert-dale from the client you need to add that user to the samba password database:

sudo smbpasswd -a robert-dale

If you want multiple registered user to have access you need to add them to smbpasswd as well but you need to adjust your share definitions to make them all look like robert-dale:

[Music]
comment = Music
path = /home/robert-dale/Music
force user = robert-dale
read only = No

[hitach-copy]
create mask = 0777
directory mask = 0777
path = /home/robert-dale/hitach-copy
force user = robert-dale
read only = No

As for this one I don't know:

[RED-BU]
comment = RED HP sync BU
path = /media/Hitach1_4GB/RED_HP-23
read only = No

Does robert-dale have access to the path?

[bobdale]

Thank you!

I added robert-dale and now have access. Life will continue now.

Have a great evening.