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[ale] Authentication problem



On $1, George A. Nies wrote
>Your problem might be related...  is "jeff" in /etc/passwd?
>The syslog entry, specifically "PAM_pwdb" suggests an /etc/passwd
>lookup.

user jeff is in the /etc/passwd and uses the same password.  That is what
is confussing me if I couldn't authenticate why can I still use all the
shares?  


>Dan Newcombe wrote:
>> 
>> Are you sure the win95 box isn't sending encrypted passwords?
>> Samba doesn't do them that well.

After rechecking(just to be sure) I am sure the the win95 box is sending
plaintext authentication.  

Thanks for your help.

Jeff