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sircharles

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Hi,

I recently reinstalled os x (10.3.8) and now I can not access my user folder.

I get following error message when try to get into my shared folder from PC running XP SP2.

\\hostname\username is not accessible. You might not have permission to use this network resource. Contatc the administrator of this server to find out if you have access permissions.

Access is denied.

I have no problem accessing PC shared folders from OS X.

Any advise would be grateful.

Sincerely,

Charles
 
Make sure 'Windows File Sharing' and 'Personal File Sharing' are enabled (checked) under System Preferences>Sharing>Services. They probably defaulted back to off when you reinstalled. Also make sure your usernames and passwords are the same on both machines.
 
The error it's giving you generally means one of two things:
  1. The mac doesn't like the credentials XP is sending to the Mac (differing usernames, passwords, or both).
  2. Sharing isn't enabled on the Mac (aka. no one is authorized to connect, regardless of credentials).

Check again and make sure the UserName and PWD are identical (case included to be safe), then restart both machines and wait a minute or two and try again.


How are the computers connected? You said XP, is it Home or Pro? What security software is the XP machine running?
 
Maybe you need to reconnect the computers, since that update might have reset some connection preferences (see mdnky above). :cool:
 
Hi All:

After further investigation, I have notice that my smb.conf file is incorrect.
I believe the culprit is line 'dos charset = 437' and previously it was set to another value. After reboot or alternatively restarting smb demon I can now logged in from a PC. I had 2 PCs which could not access the Mac, so I know it must be something wrong with my configuration.

Below is the correct file that did the job and thanks for all your help.

[global]
guest account = unknown
encrypt passwords = yes
auth methods = guest opendirectory
passdb backend = opendirectorysam guest
printer admin = @admin, @staff
server string = Mac OS X
unix charset = UTF-8-MAC
display charset = UTF-8-MAC
dos charset = 437
use spnego = no
client ntlmv2 auth = no
workgroup = HOME
hide dot files = yes

[homes]
comment = User Home Directories
browseable = no
read only = no


;[public]
;path = /tmp
;public = yes
;only guest = yes
;writable = yes
;printable = no


;[printers]
;path = /tmp
;printable = yes
 
Hi:

I have the same problem. Would you please tell me where can i find the file smb.conf to fixe the problem.

I have os x (10.3.8) and PC running XP SP1.


Thanks a lot
 
If your gonna play around with smb.conf, make sure to run testparm afterwards to be sure that you really have a functional file. :)
 
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