Samba Share Server + XP SP2

[yameen101]

We have recently migrated to samba share server from Windows server 2003. We do have a xp with service pack 2 at our clients pc. We have map drives at client pc for share folders. At samba we have created users and assign passwords for users. However we are now facing problem when user try to access share folder through map drive.

The following error is appearing when user double click on map drive.

"An error occured while reconnecting Z: to \\192.168.1.200\share-data

Microsoft Windows Network: Multiple connections to a server or shared resource by the same user, using more than one user name, are not allowed. Disconnect all previous connections to the server or shared resource and try again.

This connection has not been restored"

This problem we do not face, if we allow share folder to all user by checking option "allow to all user" in samba. Whenever we restrict it some user the error become.

We use "net use" command at client system to delete all map drives and then to reconnect it. Then it works ok.

Kindly have your comments.

[Irithori]

This is not a samba problem.

MS says: "This behaviour is by design"

Error message when you use user credentials to connect to a network share from a Windows-based computer: "The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password"

[yameen101]

Dear Many thx for your response,

But when we allow "access to all" into samba share folder, this problem does not appear...

[Irithori]

yes, as the problem only appears, if user-to-share mapping comes into the game.

It is some rather obscure policy, but to be fair: I haven't read the explaining articles, which are linked in the ms knowledgebase article I posted above.

[yameen101]

Many thanks... Still i am looking for solution...

[Irithori]

There is none.
ms clearly states:
"This behaviour is by design"

The two "solutions" mentioned in the ms knowledgebase dont look so good:
Change to IP or use different DNS names for the same server.

That means essentially: Only one user authenticated share per servername.

Ask microsoft, that they were thinking

[withmudassir]

i m from Mr. Yameen company ,
we use ubuntu 8.04.3 LTS for samba server ,
remember our proxy server is also on linux and we are not using any DNS binding ,our client browse samba through ip , our client not using multiple samba servers or any other win server , we just use only one samba server and try to map as share drive with windows users.

Aslo following smb.conf we used

[global]
log file = /var/log/samba/log.%m
guest account = samba
passwd chat = *Enter\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *Retype\snew\s*\spassword:* %n\n *password\supdated\ssuccessfully* .
obey pam restrictions = yes
username map = /etc/samba/smbusers
map to guest = bad user
veto files = /*.eml/*.nws/*.dll/*.mp3/*.MP3/*.mpg/*.MPG/*.vbs/*.VBS/*.exe/*.inf/*.0/*.000/*.7z/*.a00/*.a01/*.a02/*.ace/*.ain/*.apz/*.ar/*.arc/*.ari/*.arj/*.ark/*.axx/*.b64/*.ba/*.bh/*.boo/*.bz/*.bz2/*.bzip/*.bzip2/*.c00/*.c01/*.c02/*.car/*.cb7/*.cbr/*.cbt/*.cbz/*.cp9/*.cpgz/*.cpt/*.dar/*.dd/*.deb/*.dgc/*.dist/*.ecs/*.gz/*.gzi/*.hbc/*.hbc2/*.hbe/*.hpk/*.hyp/*.ipg/*.mpkg/*.package/*.sqz/*.tar/*.taz/*.tbz/*.tbz2/*.tg/*.tgz/*.tlz/*.tlzma/*.tz/*.uc2/*.vsi/*.xef/*.z/*.z01/*.z02/*.z03/*.z04/*.zap/*.zip/*.zipx/*.zix/*.zz/*.zoo/*.agif/*.apng/*.png/*.gif/*.biz/*.imj/*.jpe/*.jtf/*.kpg/*.kodak/*.pm/*.evo/*.f4v/*.gvi/*.gvp/*.ifo/*.imovieprj/*.m1pg/*.m4u/*.m4e/*.m2j/*.avi/*.movie/*.mp4/*.playlist/*.vdo/*.
passdb backend = tdbsam
passwd program = /usr/bin/passwd %u
allow hosts = 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0
wins support = yes
dns proxy = no
writeable = yes
server string = %h dataserver
invalid users = root
unix password sync = yes
workgroup = HZCO
syslog only = yes
create mode = 777
security = user
syslog = 0
usershare allow guests = yes
panic action = /usr/share/samba/panic-action %d
max log size = 1000
directory mode = 777
pam password change = yes


[admin]
guest account = samba
writeable = yes
path = /HZ/share-data/admin
comment = Administration
create mode = 777
directory mode = 777
browseable = yes
valid users = haroon, hzco, lakhani, mehmood, zakaria

[Audit-Data]
guest account = samba
create mode = 777
path = /HZ/share-data/Audit-Data
directory mode = 777
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
valid users = ahmed, as1, as2, as3, as4, asim, farhan, hammad, haroon, hzco, iqbal, munir, yameen, zakaria

[Audit-Staff]
guest account = samba
create mode = 777
path = /HZ/share-data/Audit-Staff
directory mode = 777
browseable = yes
writeable = yes
valid users = ahmed, as1, as2, as3, as4, asim, farhan, hammad, haroon, hzco, iqbal, lakhani, munir, yameen, zakaria

[Irithori]

The directories and files are unneccasarily open (777), but other than that the config looks fine.

As I said, the problem is not within samba.

Windows simply wont allow to have multiple shares to one server with different user accounts.
Did you read the ms knowledgebase?

Error message when you use user credentials to connect to a network share from a Windows-based computer: "The network folder specified is currently mapped using a different user name and password"

[withmudassir]

thanks for reply

issue is we are mapping multiple folders in same share server with same user not different user .

[Irithori]

I dont know an answer to this.
Probably windows tries to authenticate with its local user and / or domain user first
before it uses the credentials you provide.
But this is just a guess.