Server 2008 UNC to Linux Machine not on Windows domain
I am trying to use the UNC path to my linux box from server 2008 and it seems to find the server but then when I try to login windows tries to pass the domain along with the username and login fails. We need to access the Linux server by UNC because of a service we are running on the Windows server. I have been googling for a couple of days and still have not found a solution to my problem. Has anyone been able to accomplish this? Thanks Jim
March 30th, 2011 2:18pm

Do you have samba installed on Linux? If yes try from Windows command line net use * \\linuxHostname\ShareName /u:username yoou will be propted for password so just provide proper password thereWith kind regards Krystian Zieja http://www.projectnenvision.com Follow me on twitter My Blog
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March 30th, 2011 2:43pm

Thanks for the response! Ahhh yes, samba! Come to find out I didn't have the user on the linux box in the smbusers. So I added that and now I can connect to the linux server but I can't connect to the share. I can see it but I am unable to access it. I have it set up as a a share in the smb.conf file but windows can't access it. Any ideas on that?
March 30th, 2011 3:42pm

permissions can be a problem, please double check thatWith kind regards Krystian Zieja http://www.projectnenvision.com Follow me on twitter My Blog
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March 30th, 2011 7:23pm

You may check if you can access the share folder with a local administrator on the Linux computer. Hope it helps.This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Please remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
April 4th, 2011 4:22am

Thanks for the replies! I found out that seLinux was turned back on... That was the problem!
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April 4th, 2011 10:32am

Thanks for the replies! I found out that seLinux was turned back on... That was the problem! SELinux can be run in permissive mode to allow auditing of activities deemed mischievious by SELinux. It's not recommended to completely turn off or disable SELinux as it is a form of Mandatory Access Control versus the Windows typical Discretionary Access Controls.Steve Kline Microsoft Certified IT Professional: Server Administrator Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist: Active Directory, Network Infrastructure, Application Platform, Windows 7 Microsoft Certified Product Specialist & Network Product Specialist Red Hat Certified System Administrator This posting is "as is" without warranties and confers no rights.
April 4th, 2011 3:47pm

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