shanenin Posted October 1, 2005 Report Share Posted October 1, 2005 (edited) I noticed on my XP pro computer, there is an option to save name and password when accessing my linux samba server(I think windows just sees it as a windows computer). On my xp home computer , that option(a check box to save name and password) is not available. Is it possible to enable this feature in my xp home machine. I thought maybe this could be done witha registry setting.edit//I reposted this with a corrected title Edited October 1, 2005 by shanenin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
naraku9333 Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Im not sure if its possible on a previous install, but there is a hack to create an XP lite disk from home. May be worth a try. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CataclysmCow Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Win XP Home is forced to use Simple File Sharing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Win XP Home is forced to use Simple File Sharing.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>so is saving my password consisdered complex file sharing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CataclysmCow Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Win XP Home is forced to use Simple File Sharing.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>so is saving my password consisdered complex file sharing <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Um, sure ... You can't stipulate users:passwords with Simple File Sharing. You are forced to use Guest. So there's no passwords to share.Fix? Get WinXP Pro, Win2k or Win2k3. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted October 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 when I log onto my linux file server running samba, even from XP home, I have to enter a name and password. The only thing lacking(in xp home) is it will not remember my name and password. after every reboot I need to enter it again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pete_C Posted October 2, 2005 Report Share Posted October 2, 2005 Win XP Home is forced to use Simple File Sharing.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>so is saving my password consisdered complex file sharing <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Um, sure ... You can't stipulate users:passwords with Simple File Sharing. You are forced to use Guest. So there's no passwords to share.Fix? Get WinXP Pro, Win2k or Win2k3.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>How about putting a password on the guest account? Would this force it to request that password? I see in control userpasswords2 there is an option to set a password on guest account. Or would it just create a new generic guest account without password ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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