Enabling SMBv1 in Samba

 Even though it's bad for security, sometimes you just have to do it.

1.  Make sure you have a /etc/samba/smb.conf file. You would have gotten this if you installed smbclient. If you didn't, then do that now. 
2. Edit /etc/samba/smb.conf and put somewhere below "[global]" the following line:
   client min protocol = NT1
3.  The change will likely be instantaneous (i.e., no restart required). When you are done, be sure to comment the line out:
   # client min protocol = NT1

 References here and here.

 

Samba: passwords

Samba drove me nuts until I figured out that it keeps its own database of passwords. In other words, for each user that you intend to permit access for in Samba, you must also create a password. It's easy enough to do:

sudo smbpasswd -a <username>

but if no one tells you this, you will go nuts trying to figure it out. Not even the official Samba HOW-TO gives you a decent clue about this.

Apparently, you can set Debian Etch up to sync Samba and user passwords, but I haven't gone there yet.