Samba

Without knowing exactly how things are set up in your smb.conf file, it sounds like there is a user account on the Linux box with your domain username but not an administrator username (no surprise, the administrator in Linux is called "root").

Ithink I would start with checking the accounts on the Linux box. In the /etc/samba directory, you'll find a file called smbusers and another one called smbpasswd (you'll have to be root to see into them). You'll probably find your NT username in one of them, but not administrator. To fix the situation, you'll have to create a group and then assign that group to the network resources you need.

paul

If you are using "domain" authentication (check your smb.conf file) then the samba server checks with your PDC instead of local files for access control. As noted in the previous answer, "root" doesn't have an domain account and administrator doesn't have a linux account. You need to either map usernames or give administrator a linux account. Also, check the share definitions in smb.conf. If access is by group, make sure administrator is in that group. Check with www.samba.org for more documentation.

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