[NBLUG/talk] why is Samba so bloody awful

[troy]

On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 05:42:55PM -0800, ME wrote:
> 
> You do realize that Windows 95,98 and ME OS do not support more than one
> username per session? That means you authenticate to all windows shares
> with the same username as you first "log into windows"

Yes, isn't that just silly?  

> Windows NT, 2000 and XP permit you to specify a username other than the
> one you have used when you logged into windows.

But I don't believe that you can connect to the same server
simultaneously using more than one username.  A workaround to this is to
add a server alias to the Linux samba's smb.conf:

netbios aliases = tux2

Then you can connect to each "different server" with a separate
user/pass.

That doesn't help Bob any, but I think it's useful to know.  BTW, I've
used samba extensively for several years now, and I think it's an
exceptional, reliable piece of software.  I've had some frustrating
samba experiences, but with one exception they've always been my fault.

-troy