CIFS Authentication Error: Server not using user level security and no password supplied

  • Document ID:7010192
  • Creation Date:21-Feb-2012
  • Modified Date:27-Apr-2012
    • Micro Focus Products:
      Open Enterprise Server

Environment

Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2) Linux Support Pack 3

Situation

While trying to login to CIFS on Open Enterprise Server (OES) using the smbclient, the following error is received:
 
smbclient //localhost/DATA -U myuser%mypassword
session request to LOCALHOST failed (Called name not present)
Server not using user level security and no password supplied.
tree connect failed: ERRSRV - ERRbaduid (The UID is not known as a valid ID on this session.)
 

Resolution

The issue is that the nfapCIFSDialect is set to an incorrect value. This needs to be changed to a value of 4.
 
  1. Open iManager
  2. Select DIRECTORY ADMINISTRATION from iManager, then MODIFY OBJECT. 
  3. Browse for the NCP server object in question
  4. Under the GENERAL tab, select OTHER
  5. Under the VALUED ATTRIBUTES side, find nfapCIFSDialect, select it, and press EDIT
  6. Make sure this value is set to 4, save, and restart CIFS